Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School

Regular School · Milford, DE

Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School is a regular school school in Milford, Delaware, serving grades 01–05 with 540 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

01 – 05

Enrollment

540

Teachers (FTE)

31.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	232	43%
Black or African American	157	29%
Hispanic/Latino	107	20%
Two or more races	38	7%
Asian	6	1%
Total enrollment	540	276M / 264F

English Language Learners: 108 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	16.0% -12.8pp	28.8%	236
Reading Proficiency	27.0% -17.5pp	44.5%	239
Science Proficiency	6-9%	—	88

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.11 grade levels

Math

-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

None offered

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

17.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	540	100%

Contact & Location

449 North Street

Milford, DE 19963

Phone: (302)422-1630

http://be.milfordschooldistrict.org

District

Milford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,120

District enrollment: 4,470

Other Schools in District

Mispillion Elementary Elementary
Morris (Evelyn I.) Early Childhood Elementary
Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School Elementary
Milford Senior High School High
Milford Central Academy Middle

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19963) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100108000107

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD