Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School
449 North St Milford DE, 19963, Sussex County Phone: 302-422-1630 Ranking:  (25 out of 134, top 19%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 1 to Grade 5 School District: Milford School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 28 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 42 | 43 | 43 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 525 | 524 | 514 | 636 | 612 | 617 | 632 | |||||||
| Grade 1: | 95 | 18.1% | 114 | 21.8% | 100 | 19.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 13 | 2.1% |
| Grade 2: | 108 | 20.6% | 96 | 18.3% | 102 | 19.8% | 161 | 25.3% | 159 | 26.0% | 168 | 27.2% | 143 | 22.6% |
| Grade 3: | 100 | 19.0% | 100 | 19.1% | 111 | 21.6% | 157 | 24.7% | 159 | 26.0% | 137 | 22.2% | 164 | 25.9% |
| Grade 4: | 109 | 20.8% | 109 | 20.8% | 99 | 19.3% | 169 | 26.6% | 142 | 23.2% | 157 | 25.4% | 165 | 26.1% |
| Grade 5: | 113 | 21.5% | 105 | 20.0% | 102 | 19.8% | 149 | 23.4% | 152 | 24.8% | 155 | 25.1% | 147 | 23.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 263 | 50.1% | 263 | 50.2% | 269 | 52.3% | 342 | 53.8% | 320 | 52.3% | 318 | 51.5% | 329 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 262 | 49.9% | 261 | 49.8% | 245 | 47.7% | 294 | 46.2% | 284 | 46.4% | 291 | 47.2% | 299 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.8% |
| Asian: | 3 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.4% | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.4% | 13 | 2.1% | 17 | 2.8% | 16 | 2.5% |
| Hispanic: | 101 | 19.2% | 97 | 18.5% | 70 | 13.6% | 87 | 13.7% | 75 | 12.3% | 65 | 10.5% | 77 | 12.2% |
| Black: | 135 | 25.7% | 115 | 21.9% | 145 | 28.2% | 171 | 26.9% | 165 | 27.0% | 161 | 26.1% | 154 | 24.4% |
| White: | 249 | 47.4% | 264 | 50.4% | 286 | 55.6% | 355 | 55.8% | 358 | 58.5% | 372 | 60.3% | 380 | 60.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 6.3% | 44 | 8.4% | 7 | 1.4% | 12 | 1.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 295 | 56.2% | 327 | 62.4% | 320 | 62.3% | 334 | 52.5% | 308 | 50.3% | 268 | 43.4% | 232 | 36.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 14 | 2.7% | 16 | 3.1% | 22 | 3.5% | 25 | 4.1% | 42 | 6.8% | 33 | 5.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.75 | 17.47 | 16.06 | 15.90 | 14.57 | 14.30 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 74.8% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.17% | 84.18% | 72.90% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 69.3% | 62.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 88% | 76% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91.18% | 80.49% | 70.55% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 56.3% | 65.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.96% | 81.57% | 73.72% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 64.1% | 60.5% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 85% | 75% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.29% | 80.78% | 73.62% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 58.6% | 64.4% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 70% | 68% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 4th Grade | % met std | 60.36% | 64.85% | 68.72% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.9% | 71.2% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 89% | 74% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.79% | 75.87% | 70.52% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72.2% | 64.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 95% | 78% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | > 95.0% | 87.03% | 76.65% |
| 2011 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 46.5% | 48.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 66% | 52% |
| 2013 | Science | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.87% | 52.06% | 50.33% |
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* Banneker (Benjamin) Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.