Elementary school (grades K-5) · Ocean View, DE

Lord Baltimore Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Lord Baltimore Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 100068000086
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
62
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lord Baltimore Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Delaware median.

45
Resource Index · Typical
12.7:1
students per teacher
557
students enrolled

Lord Baltimore Elementary School has class sizes near the Delaware median. Computed live against every Delaware school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-13 students YoY

Lord Baltimore Elementary School held near 566 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 44.0 → 44.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-13 students YoY 100068000086 · Ocean View, DE Elementary · MID · TRAD

557 enr · 12.7:1 · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Sussex Central High School (2,012 students)

Lord Baltimore Elementary School held near 566 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-13 headcount). Teacher FTE held 44.0 → 44.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Delaware schools → · Find another →

Lord Baltimore Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Lord Baltimore Elementary School reports 557 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Lord Baltimore Elementary School compares

Lord Baltimore Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Delaware and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Delaware Delaware avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.7:1 ▼ 9% 13.9:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 557 top 43% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
557
Bigger than 68% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.7:1
students per teacher - 9% below state mean
Top 35% in Delaware - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$19,367
per pupil, district-wide - above Delaware avg of $18,304
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 557 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 77.6%
Hispanic or Latino 10.4%
Two or More 5.9%
African American 4.8%
Asian 1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 77.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.1, Lord Baltimore Elementary School is less mixed than the Delaware school average of 61.3.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Indian River School District reports $19,367 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lord Baltimore Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Sussex Central High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Indian River High School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Georgetown Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Georgetown Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
East Millsboro Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lord Baltimore Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Indian River School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Lord Baltimore Elementary School

How many students attend Lord Baltimore Elementary School?

Lord Baltimore Elementary School has 557 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Ocean View, DE. CCD year-over-year: 579 (2022-23) → 566 (2023-24), nearly flat (-13).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lord Baltimore Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lord Baltimore Elementary School is 12.7:1, which is 9% lower than the Delaware average of 13.9:1 and 19% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lord Baltimore Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Lord Baltimore Elementary School is White at 77.6% of enrollment, in Ocean View, DE.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lord Baltimore Elementary School?

Lord Baltimore Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Indian River School District?

Besides Lord Baltimore Elementary School, Indian River School District also operates Sussex Central High School (2,012 students), Indian River High School (1,073 students), and Georgetown Middle School (861 students). See the Indian River School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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