Summary:
Millsboro Middle School is a public middle school serving 771 students in grades 6-8 in the Indian River School District in Millsboro, Delaware. While the school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and rating in recent years, there are several key insights that parents should know about this institution.
Millsboro Middle School's student performance on standardized tests, such as Smarter Balanced Assessments and DeSSA, lags behind the district and state averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 38.87% of 6th and 7th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 42.65% and 48.18% for the district, respectively. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, with only 26.98% of 6th graders, 26.27% of 7th graders, and 20.94% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district's 31.29%, 37.53%, and 30.39%, respectively. Additionally, Millsboro Middle School has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 15% in 2017-2018 to 30% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is notably higher than the state's average.
When compared to other middle schools in the region, Millsboro Middle School generally underperforms. For instance, Selbyville Middle School, which is also in the Indian River School District, outperformed Millsboro Middle School on nearly all standardized test metrics, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. While Millsboro Middle School's spending per student in the 2018-2019 school year was $14,048, which is higher than some nearby schools, the school's performance suggests that additional resources and targeted interventions may be needed to improve student outcomes and address the challenges the school is facing.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Indian River School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
29th of 54 Delaware Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,048
Students who attend Millsboro Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Millsboro Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 14.5
Number of students: 771
Racial breakdown:
White:
51.1%
Hispanic:
25.4%
African American:
14.8%
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Two or more races:
6.2%
Asian:
1.7%
American Indian:
0.6%
Pacific Islander:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 41.9%
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