Summary:
Hebron, Maryland, is home to a single public school, Westside Intermediate, which serves students in grades 2 through 5 as part of the Wicomico County Public Schools district, with an enrollment of 342 students.
Westside Intermediate is a strong academic performer, particularly in mathematics, where its proficiency rates (46.8% in 2024-2025 and 41.5% in 2025-2026) are nearly double the district average. The school has maintained a consistent 3-star state rating over the past three years, placing it in the 52nd to 63rd percentile of Maryland elementary schools. It also boasts a low chronic absenteeism rate of 12.0%, significantly better than the district's 22.4%, and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.6. However, the school faces notable challenges. There is a sharp decline in performance between 4th and 5th grade, with math proficiency dropping from 51.1% to 25.3% and ELA proficiency falling from 49.5% to 25.3% in the 2025-2026 school year. Additionally, while the school excels in math, its ELA proficiency (42.9%) is only slightly above the district average and well below the state average of 51.7%.
Despite high per-student spending of $19,978, which correlates with strong math outcomes, the school struggles to achieve similar success in ELA and science, where 5th-grade science proficiency is just 17.4% compared to the state's 32.4%. The school's state ranking has shown some volatility, moving from the 54th percentile to the 63rd and back to the 52nd, suggesting that overall performance is heavily influenced by the upper-grade results. For parents, Westside Intermediate offers a supportive environment with small class sizes and strong early-grade math instruction, but the significant 5th-grade drop in all subjects indicates a need for targeted support as students prepare for middle school.
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