Summary:
The city of Fruitland, Maryland is home to three schools: two elementary schools (Fruitland Primary and Fruitland Intermediate) and one middle school (Bennett Middle), all part of the Wicomico County Public Schools district. While the schools face some challenges, there are also areas of strength that stand out.
Fruitland Intermediate has shown relatively strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics, with 35.7% of students proficient or better compared to 23.6% for the district and 26.5% for the state. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates are also higher than the district average. In contrast, Bennett Middle stands out for its strong performance in Algebra I and Geometry end-of-course assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages.
However, the schools in Fruitland face some challenges, including low proficiency rates in mathematics across all three schools and high chronic absenteeism rates, with 25.1% of students chronically absent. Additionally, the schools serve a relatively high proportion of students from low-income families, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 51.69% to 59.4%. Addressing these issues, while building on the strengths of schools like Fruitland Intermediate, could be key to improving overall student outcomes in the Fruitland area.
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