Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Summary:

Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades 1-5 in the Milford School District in Milford, Delaware, with a diverse student population of around 668 students.

Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary consistently outperforms the Milford School District and the state of Delaware in academic assessments, maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking 41st out of 106 Delaware elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's Hispanic and White student populations have consistently ranked in the top half of Delaware elementary schools, and its English Language Learner and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations have also performed well compared to their peers statewide. However, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 10.3% in 2017-2018 to 16.9% in 2022-2023, which is an area of concern.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Milford School District, such as Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary and Mispillion Elementary, Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary stands out as a relatively high-performing school. The school's ability to maintain strong academic performance across various student subgroups, including its significant population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is a testament to its effectiveness in supporting the needs of all its students.


Detail:

Public 1-5

 310 Lovers Lane
       Milford, DE  19963-2699


(302) 422-1640

District: Milford School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
41st of 106 Delaware Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,348 Help


Students who attend Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Milford Central Academy
High:    Milford Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  668

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.9%
Hispanic:
26.6%
African American:
22.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  63.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School ranks better than 61.3% of elementary schools in Delaware. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Milford School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.44. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Milford School District. Student population at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.9%), Hispanic (26.6%), African American (22.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School is 14.5, which is the 2nd best among 3 elementary schools in the Milford School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School is $12,348. 2 elementary schools in the Milford School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School 41st of 106 Delaware public elementary schools. (See Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Milford School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Milford School District 22nd of 32 Delaware school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 69.18 27th 91 70.3%
2012 73.06 25th 90 72.2%
2013 63.66 35th 91 61.5%
2014 64.62 16th 36 55.6%
2015 57.85 43rd 108 60.2%
2016 48.25 42nd 86 51.2%
2017 51.31 44th 86 48.8%
2018 52.84 44th 85 48.2%
2019 66.73 36th 105 65.7%
2021 28.91 64th 95 32.6%
2022 51.36 44th 104 57.7%
2023 49.56 47th 103 54.4%
2024 58.44 41st 106 61.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 70.01 8th 29 72.4%
2022 54.46 7th 17 58.8%
2023 47.42 10th 18 44.4%
2024 65.01 5th 15 66.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 69.09 24th 92 73.9%
2021 53.45 5th 18 72.2%
2022 74.98 9th 62 85.5%
2023 57.69 26th 66 60.6%
2024 60.94 16th 66 75.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 62.98 35th 99 64.6%
2021 26.67 52nd 67 22.4%
2022 43.66 47th 90 47.8%
2023 39.64 58th 89 34.8%
2024 55.16 39th 97 59.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 67.07 30th 99 69.7%
2021 14.05 61st 67 9.0%
2022 46.14 45th 90 50.0%
2023 43.70 49th 89 44.9%
2024 47.41 47th 97 51.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.70 17th 72 76.4%
2021 34.93 17th 22 22.7%
2022 46.90 31st 60 48.3%
2023 29.33 45th 60 25.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 64.73 10th 37 73.0%
2021 22.92 12th 15 20.0%
2022 60.09 11th 36 69.4%
2023 42.15 27th 42 35.7%
2024 59.80 16th 37 56.8%
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Rank History for White students at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools DE State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 63.17 28th 82 65.9%
2021 29.75 47th 65 27.7%
2022 51.09 38th 75 49.3%
2023 48.35 37th 70 47.1%
2024 70.53 20th 73 72.6%
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Data source: test scores: Delaware Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Delaware Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 333 130 0 14 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1989 334 129 1 11 1 n/a n/a 0 476
1990 356 129 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1991 419 138 1 14 0 n/a n/a 0 572
1992 427 179 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 620
1993 486 178 1 18 1 n/a n/a 0 684
1994 446 133 2 17 0 n/a n/a 0 598
1995 404 149 4 27 0 n/a n/a 0 584
1996 404 149 4 27 0 n/a n/a 0 584
1997 405 149 3 30 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1998 388 134 3 37 0 n/a n/a 0 562
1999 386 145 5 37 0 n/a n/a 0 573
2000 382 134 4 50 0 n/a n/a 0 570
2001 381 162 3 53 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2002 417 134 8 59 0 n/a n/a 0 618
2003 417 134 8 59 0 n/a n/a 0 618
2004 388 140 9 80 1 n/a n/a 0 618
2005 375 137 9 85 0 n/a n/a 0 606
2006 364 133 6 107 3 n/a n/a 0 613
2007 350 142 6 105 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2008 351 155 4 109 3 n/a n/a 0 622
2009 362 178 5 106 4 n/a n/a 0 655
2010 354 189 3 98 2 n/a n/a 0 646
2011 375 178 5 124 2 0 9 0 693
2012 320 111 4 111 2 0 11 0 559
2013 231 89 3 94 4 0 12 0 433
2014 217 99 2 109 0 2 20 0 449
2015 235 105 2 113 0 1 19 0 475
2016 227 92 4 125 0 0 21 0 469
2017 251 105 5 132 2 1 22 0 518
2018 242 92 2 134 1 0 19 0 490
2019 327 120 2 184 2 0 21 0 656
2020 313 141 2 190 1 0 20 0 667
2021 300 138 4 191 1 0 18 0 652
2022 301 128 2 188 1 0 17 0 637
2023 313 150 2 178 1 1 23 0 668

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 478 29.5 16.2 24.7
1989 476 27.5 17.3 25.6
1990 497 27.5 18.0 27.2
1991 572 30.5 18.7 26
1992 620 33.5 18.5 31.1
1993 684 37.5 18.2 35.7
1994 598 36.5 16.4 41.3
1995 584 36.5 16.0 45.2
1996 584 36.5 16.0 45.2
1997 587 34.5 17.0 42.4
1998 562 34.5 16.3 37
1999 573 37.0 15.5 43.3
2000 570 36.0 15.8 41.9
2001 599 39.1 15.3 43.2
2002 618 44.5 13.9 42.6
2003 618 44.5 13.9 42.6
2004 618 40.5 15.3 44.5
2005 606 40.5 15.0 49.3
2006 613 38.5 15.9 47.6
2007 604 37.0 16.3 46.5
2008 622 39.0 15.9 45.2
2009 655 42.0 15.6 52.1
2010 646 42.0 15.3 57.3
2011 693 41.0 16.9 58.3
2012 559 34.0 16.4 60.1
2013 433 32.0 13.5 74.6
2014 449 33.0 13.6 64.6
2015 475 39.0 12.1 62.9
2016 469 39.0 12.0 63.5
2017 518 37.0 14.0 n/a
2018 490 38.0 12.8 n/a
2019 656 42.0 15.6 n/a
2020 667 43.0 15.5 n/a
2021 652 44.0 14.8 n/a
2022 637 45.0 14.1 n/a
2023 668 46.0 14.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 478 29.5 16.2 24.7
1989 476 27.5 17.3 25.6
1990 497 27.5 18.0 27.2
1991 572 30.5 18.7 26
1992 620 33.5 18.5 31.1
1993 684 37.5 18.2 35.7
1994 598 36.5 16.4 41.3
1995 584 36.5 16.0 45.2
1996 584 36.5 16.0 45.2
1997 587 34.5 17.0 42.4
1998 562 34.5 16.3 37
1999 573 37.0 15.5 43.3
2000 570 36.0 15.8 41.9
2001 599 39.1 15.3 43.2
2002 618 44.5 13.9 42.6
2003 618 44.5 13.9 42.6
2004 618 40.5 15.3 44.5
2005 606 40.5 15.0 49.3
2006 613 38.5 15.9 47.6
2007 604 37.0 16.3 46.5
2008 622 39.0 15.9 45.2
2009 655 42.0 15.6 52.1
2010 646 42.0 15.3 57.3
2011 693 41.0 16.9 58.3
2012 559 34.0 16.4 60.1
2013 433 32.0 13.5 74.6
2014 449 33.0 13.6 64.6
2015 475 39.0 12.1 62.9
2016 469 39.0 12.0 63.5
2017 518 37.0 14.0 n/a
2018 490 38.0 12.8 n/a
2019 656 42.0 15.6 n/a
2020 667 43.0 15.5 n/a
2021 652 44.0 14.8 n/a
2022 637 45.0 14.1 n/a
2023 668 46.0 14.5 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,242 (10.1%) $10,553 (85.5%) $12,348

Data source: Delaware Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 36th of 105 Elementary schoolsRanks 47th of 103 Elementary schools
 11.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School)56.843
 13.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Milford School District)48.831.2
 17.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)50.538.4
 12.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School)57.543
 14.5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Milford School District)53.133.1
 20%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Delaware)5342.2
 10.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School)62.749.2
 13.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Milford School District)55.935.9
 20%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)53.539.9
 13.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School)59.345.4
 13.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Milford School District)55.835.4
 20.5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)50.839.1
 11.7%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School)59.737
 22.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Milford School District)64.639.4
 25.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Delaware)56.944.1
 12.8%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School)59.123.7
 35.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Milford School District)52.325.8
 26.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Delaware)44.432.3
 12.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students656668
 1.8%
African American120150
 25%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian22
Hispanic184178
 3.3%
Pacific Islander01
White327313
 4.3%
Two or More Races2123
 9.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School

In the 2022-23 school year, 668 students attended Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School.

Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School ranks 41st of 106 Delaware elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Milford Central Academy
High : Milford Senior High School

Students at Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School are 47% White, 27% Hispanic, 22% African American, 3% Two or more races.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Delaware Department of Education.

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