Wicomico County Public Schools is the public school district for Wicomico County, Maryland. WCPS has 24 schools, consisting of 16 elementary, 1 elementary/middle, 3 middle, 1 middle/high, and 3 high schools.
The district has over 15,000 students and close to 1,300 teachers. It is the largest school district on the Eastern Shore.
Demographics Ethnic composition of the district in 2020 was 44% Caucasian, 37% African American, 11% Hispanic/Latino, 3% Asian, 8% two races. As of 2020, the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate was 83.93%.
Board of education The Wicomico County Board of Education was previously appointed by the governor of Maryland. Beginning with the November 2018 election, the board transitioned to fully elected. It has one member elected from each of the five council districts, plus two elected at-large, in a non-partisan manner.
List of Schools The following are statistics from the FY 2024 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Facilities Inventory.
Elementary +School nameCity or CommunityGradesOpening DateStudentsState CapacitySquare FootageBeaver Run ElementarySalisburyPK - 2202265266498,193Chipman ElementarySalisburyPK - 1198626238440,752Delmar ElementaryDelmarPK - 4197885868376,645East Salisbury ElementarySalisbury3 - 5194242142461,889Fruitland Primary ElementaryFruitlandPK - 2195544147456,308Fruitland Intermediate ElementaryFruitland3 - 5193739337843,712Glen Avenue ElementarySalisbury2 - 5196439747055,068North Salisbury ElementarySalisbury3 - 5200650550676,999Northwestern ElementaryMardela SpringsPK - 5196634125126,800Pemberton ElementarySalisburyPK - 5200152952373,917Pinehurst ElementarySalisburyPK - 5193748646776,224Prince Street ElementarySalisburyPK - 5200885461673,830West Salisbury ElementarySalisburyPK - 2201834635260,833Westside Primary ElementaryQuanticoPK - 1195619219920,569Westside Intermediate ElementaryQuantico2 - 5199934341454,797Willards ElementaryWillardsPK - 3200330936251,247
Delmar Elementary was previously until grade 6, but changed to being up to grade 5 in 2000 upon the opening of the new Delmar Middle School/Delmar High School complex of the Delmar School District. Residents of Delmar, Maryland may attend the Delmar, Delaware schools or they may attend Wicomico Middle School. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
Middle +School nameCity or CommunityGradesOpening DateStudentsState CapacitySquare FootageBennett Middle SchoolFruitland6 - 820159061,114161,304Pittsville Elementary / Middle SchoolPittsville4 - 8195632950579,335Salisbury Middle SchoolSalisbury6 - 81999873999143,519Wicomico Middle SchoolSalisbury6 - 81931819914135,750
In the late 1990s there was a movement to have Salisbury Middle School named after Charles Chipman, an African-American teacher who worked at Wicomico County schools. - Clipping of first page and of second page at Newspapers.com He originated from New Jersey. - Clipping at Newspapers.com
High +School nameCity or CommunityGradesOpening DateStudentsState CapacitySquare FootageJames M. Bennett High SchoolSalisbury9 - 122010 1,3431,496247,202Mardela Middle & High SchoolMardela Springs6 - 121937 69161687,633Parkside High SchoolSalisbury9 - 1219751,160944277,724Wicomico High SchoolSalisbury9 - 1219541,3251,215195,941
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