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Best Public Schools in Wicomico County, MD

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Schools

15,582

Students

Top rankedNorth Salisbury Elementary219^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Prince Street School up 39 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Salisbury Middle 8.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)								MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (2026)	MCAP Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wicomico County Evening High	Public	9-12	916 S. Schumaker Dr	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-4537	35	11	3.1	42.9%	17 (48.6%)	11 (31.4%)	5 (14.3%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)																					$30,127	$946	$29,181
Salisbury Middle	Public	6-8	607 Morris St	Salisbury	21801	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5149	847	96	8.8	61.3%	191 (22.6%)	442 (52.2%)	97 (11.5%)	46 (5.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (7.6%)	50.6	160^th of 342 public middle schools	53.2%		53.5	143^rd of 337 public middle schools	57.6%	17				18.8	30.6	10.2	25.0				35.7	49.4	45.0		43.3	63.9				26.2	$18,806	$1,767	$17,039
Westside Intermediate	Public	2-5	8000 Quantico Rd	Hebron	21830	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5118	342	25	13.6	49.7%	211 (61.7%)	41 (12.0%)	47 (13.7%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.8%)	49.6	411^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.5%		61.1	324^th of 865 public elementary schools	62.5%	87	48.8	51.1	25.3				41.5	54.9	49.5	25.3					42.9				17.4		$19,978	$2,255	$17,723
Fruitland Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	301 N Division St	Fruitland	21826	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5171	445	36	12.3	58.9%	178 (40.0%)	130 (29.2%)	67 (15.1%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (11.2%)								(n/a)																					$18,256	$2,245	$16,011
Beaver Run School	Public	PK, KG-2	31481 Ocean City Rd	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 677-5101	741	51	14.5	71.1%	146 (19.7%)	384 (51.8%)	127 (17.1%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.9%)								(n/a)																					$17,604	$3,184	$14,420
Bennett Middle	Public	6-8	532 S. Division Street	Fruitland	21826	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5140	963	81	11.8	59.3%	313 (32.5%)	348 (36.1%)	178 (18.5%)	38 (3.9%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	76 (7.9%)	48.4	166^th of 342 public middle schools	51.5%		37.4	194^th of 337 public middle schools	42.4%	28				20.8	16.7	16.3	21.9				46.3	41.8	44.0		44.1	52.1		71.4		22.7	$19,198	$1,537	$17,662
Delmar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 S Second Street	Delmar	21875	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5178	914	53	17.2	30.3%	496 (54.3%)	180 (19.7%)	111 (12.1%)	21 (2.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	104 (11.4%)	57.7	347^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.9%		54.5	368^th of 865 public elementary schools	57.5%	21	53.0	40.4					45.8	44.4	48.0						46.4						$14,817	$1,908	$12,909
East Salisbury Elementary	Public	3-5	1201 Old Ocean City Rd	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 677-5803	486	38	12.7	73.5%	77 (15.8%)	256 (52.7%)	104 (21.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.8%)	14.6	760^th of 865 public elementary schools	12.1%		17.2	729^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.7%	31	19.3	13.3	8.9				14.0	28.1	23.1	21.9					24.5				7.6		$19,605	$3,882	$15,723
Fruitland Intermediate	Public	3-5	208 W Main St	Fruitland	21826	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5805	343	29	11.8	57.1%	161 (46.9%)	90 (26.2%)	45 (13.1%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	34 (9.9%)	47.7	428^th of 865 public elementary schools	50.5%		46.4	438^th of 865 public elementary schools	49.4%	10	48.9	28.8	28.1				35.4	50.4	40.8	41.9					44.4				25.4		$18,588	$2,193	$16,395
Glen Avenue School	Public	2-5	1615 Glen Ave	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 677-5806	386	37	10.4	82.4%	51 (13.2%)	254 (65.8%)	44 (11.4%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	30 (7.8%)	15.2	754^th of 865 public elementary schools	12.8%		18	713^th of 865 public elementary schools	17.6%	41	28.0	14.8	6.9				17.5	27.1	21.1	14.0					21.4				6.8		$20,621	$4,016	$16,605
James M. Bennett High	Public	9-12	300 E College Avenue	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5141	1,474	95	15.5	54.3%	516 (35.0%)	543 (36.8%)	232 (15.7%)	64 (4.3%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	101 (6.9%)	31.7	139^th of 227 public high schools	38.8%		26.3	147^th of 220 public high schools	33.2%	8							14.3							48.1	48.1	4.1	57.1	47.3			$17,555	$1,437	$16,119
Mardela Middle & High	Public	6-12	24940 Delmar Rd	Mardela Springs	21837	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5142	742	52	14.2	44.9%	553 (74.5%)	78 (10.5%)	42 (5.7%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.5%)	60.7	43^rd of 227 public high schools	81.1%		52.6	66^th of 220 public high schools	70.0%	23				32.3	32.6	17.6	31.7				71.0	58.1	64.9	64.9	64.9	35.3		44.4		30.2	$18,754	$1,645	$17,109
North Salisbury Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1213 Emerson Ave	Salisbury	21801	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 677-5807	526	41	12.8	49.0%	171 (32.5%)	200 (38.0%)	78 (14.8%)	27 (5.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (8.9%)	75.8	219^th of 865 public elementary schools	74.7%		77.7	200^th of 865 public elementary schools	76.9%	19	58.0	47.4	47.2				50.6	62.0	53.2	58.3					57.6				47.2		$17,552	$1,530	$16,022
Northwestern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9975 Sharptown Rd	Mardela Springs	21837	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5808	340	22	15.4	48.2%	269 (79.1%)	33 (9.7%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	67.3	273^rd of 865 public elementary schools	68.4%		63.5	303^rd of 865 public elementary schools	65.0%	30	61.3	40.5	33.3				43.0	54.8	61.9	54.2					57.0				35.4		$16,197	$1,625	$14,572
Parkside High	Public	9-12	1015 Beaglin Park Dr	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5143	1,272	108	11.7	53.2%	574 (45.1%)	416 (32.7%)	148 (11.6%)	40 (3.1%)	12 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (6.3%)	27.6	152^nd of 227 public high schools	33.0%		24.9	152^nd of 220 public high schools	30.9%								7.5							47.9	47.9	2.1	33.3	21.0			$17,630	$1,377	$16,253
Pemberton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Pemberton Dr	Salisbury	21801	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 677-5809	506	44	11.5	65.6%	124 (24.5%)	287 (56.7%)	35 (6.9%)	17 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	38 (7.5%)	26.5	613^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.1%		22.5	650^th of 865 public elementary schools	24.9%	37	31.2	18.9	20.3				23.5	44.3	32.4	21.3					32.6				11.1		$20,305	$2,932	$17,373
Pinehurst Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 S Pinehurst Ave	Salisbury	21801	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 677-5810	564	45	12.5	68.8%	108 (19.1%)	329 (58.3%)	82 (14.5%)	10 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	31 (5.5%)	23.1	648^th of 865 public elementary schools	25.1%		23.9	629^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.3%	19	28.8	20.8	15.7				21.6	32.4	33.3	19.4					28.4				15.1		$20,002	$3,010	$16,992
Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Public	4-8	34404 Old Ocean City Rd	Pittsville	21850	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5811	325	34	9.5	57.5%	247 (76.0%)	8 (2.5%)	37 (11.4%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.3%)	64.9	113^th of 342 public middle schools	67.0%		56.9	130^th of 337 public middle schools	61.4%	17		46.4	20.5	33.3	20.5	44.4	35.3		63.8	46.2	47.2	49.3	60.6		53.2	100.0			27.3	26.8	$22,947	$1,904	$21,043
Prince Street School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Prince Street	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 677-5813	976	64	15.2	73.0%	87 (8.9%)	528 (54.1%)	268 (27.5%)	16 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	68 (7.0%)	25	629^th of 865 public elementary schools	27.3%		21.8	668^th of 865 public elementary schools	22.8%	39	42.4	22.3	19.1				27.9	27.2	21.5	21.7					23.5				14.9		$15,949	$2,815	$13,134
Charles H. Chipman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	711 Lake St	Salisbury	21801	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 677-5814	303	25	12.3	70.6%	39 (12.9%)	207 (68.3%)	32 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.6%)								(n/a)																					$21,985	$4,087	$17,898
West Salisbury	Public	PK, KG-2	1321 West Road	Salisbury	21801	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 677-5816	409	31	13.1	68.0%	45 (11.0%)	220 (53.8%)	95 (23.2%)	10 (2.4%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	28 (6.8%)								(n/a)																					$19,028	$2,631	$16,397
Westside Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	6046 Quantico Rd	Quantico	21856	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5117	201	13	15.4	61.2%	122 (60.7%)	27 (13.4%)	25 (12.4%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	22 (10.9%)								(n/a)																					$23,813	$2,774	$21,039
Wicomico Middle	Public	6-8	635 E Main St	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5145	827	74	11.1	68.2%	147 (17.8%)	418 (50.5%)	170 (20.6%)	23 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.7%)	26	251^st of 342 public middle schools	26.6%		21.4	270^th of 337 public middle schools	19.9%	19				10.3	8.8	8.7	10.8				28.5	33.3	31.3		31.0	41.7				12.4	$20,427	$2,017	$18,410
Wicomico High	Public	9-12	201 Long Avenue	Salisbury	21804	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5146	1,304	92	14.1	66.4%	234 (17.9%)	656 (50.3%)	255 (19.6%)	34 (2.6%)	8 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (8.7%)	15.6	197^th of 227 public high schools	13.2%		17.6	183^rd of 220 public high schools	16.8%	14							3.2							32.8	32.8	1.9		17.9			$17,924	$1,518	$16,407
Willards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	36161 Richland Rd	Willards	21874	Wicomico County	Wicomico County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 677-5819	311	19	16.3	49.2%	250 (80.4%)	11 (3.5%)	21 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.3%)								(n/a)	42.9						42.9	45.2							45.2						$18,115	$2,351	$15,763

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.