Milford Central Academy

Regular School · Milford, DE

Milford Central Academy is a regular school school in Milford, Delaware, serving grades 06–08 with 1,013 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 18.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

06 – 08

Enrollment

1,013

Teachers (FTE)

54.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

18.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	441	44%
Black or African American	279	28%
Hispanic/Latino	240	24%
Two or more races	37	4%
Asian	7	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	5	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	4	0%
Total enrollment	1,013	535M / 478F

English Language Learners: 163 (16% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	21.0% -7.8pp	28.8%	613
Reading Proficiency	36.0% -8.5pp	44.5%	628
Science Proficiency	15-19%	—	126

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)

-0.08 grade levels

Math

+0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

425 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

114

11.3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

281

27.7% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI) Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,013	100%

Contact & Location

1021 N Walnut Street

Milford, DE 19963

Phone: (302)430-7900

http://mca.milfordschooldistrict.org

District

Milford School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,120

District enrollment: 4,470

Other Schools in District

Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School Elementary
Mispillion Elementary Elementary
Morris (Evelyn I.) Early Childhood Elementary
Ross (Lulu M.) Elementary School Elementary
Milford Senior High School High

Related Data

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

NCES ID

100108000345

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