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High Schools in Worcester County Public Schools

At a glance

DistrictWorcester County Public Schools1^st of 24 Maryland districtsFull district overview →

Schools

2,204

Students

Top rankedStephen Decatur High41^st of 227 Maryland high schools

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Biggest riser

Pocomoke High up 41 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The three high schools in the highly-ranked Worcester County Public Schools district in Maryland—Stephen Decatur High, Pocomoke High, and Snow Hill High—serve grades 9 through 12 and vary significantly in size and focus. Stephen Decatur High is the largest school with 1,462 students and stands out as the district's academic leader, ranking 41st out of 227 schools in Maryland and earning a 4-star rating. It is the only school in the district to exceed the state average in math proficiency (28.5% vs. 27.1% statewide) and leads in ELA proficiency at 71.7%. In contrast, the smaller schools—Pocomoke High (374 students) and Snow Hill High (368 students)—offer much lower student-teacher ratios (around 11:1) and higher per-student spending ($29,000 to $30,000), but they do not match Stephen Decatur's test scores.

Key metrics reveal a clear trade-off between school size and outcomes. Stephen Decatur High has a higher student-teacher ratio (17.4:1) and lower per-student spending ($19,242), yet it outperforms its peers academically. Pocomoke High is notable for its operational efficiency, with the lowest chronic absenteeism rate in the district (13.9%) despite having the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (67.11% free/reduced lunch). Snow Hill High is a consistent improver, climbing from a 55th percentile state ranking in 2023-2024 to a 78th percentile in 2025-2026, and it also maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.7%.

An interesting district-wide pattern is the strength in English Language Arts, where all three schools exceed the state average of 51.7%, with Stephen Decatur (71.7%) and Snow Hill (70.9%) performing particularly well. However, math proficiency is a systemic challenge, as all schools score near or below the state average of 27.1%. This suggests that while the district excels in literacy, it faces a shared hurdle in mathematics instruction at the high school level.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)	MCAP English Language Arts (2026)		MCAP Algebra I (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Worcester Technical High School	Public	9-12	6290 Worcester Hwy	Newark	21841	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5050	0	26	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Pocomoke High	Public	9-12	1817 Old Virginia Rd	Pocomoke City	21851	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5180	374	33	11.3	67.1%	144 (38.5%)	174 (46.5%)	19 (5.1%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.8%)	48.7	75^th of 227 public high schools	67.0%		37.3	116^th of 220 public high schools	47.3%	41	19.2	63.0	63.0	19.2	$29,411	$2,721	$26,690
Snow Hill High	Public	9-12	305 S Church St	Snow Hill	21863	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 632-5270	368	32	11.5	54.3%	196 (53.3%)	98 (26.6%)	30 (8.2%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (10.1%)	58.4	50^th of 227 public high schools	78.0%		52.7	64^th of 220 public high schools	70.9%	14	25.9	70.9	70.9	25.9	$30,738	$2,953	$27,785
Stephen Decatur High	Public	10-12	9913 Seahawk Rd	Berlin	21811	Worcester County	Worcester County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 641-2171	1,462	84	17.4	44.0%	1,046 (71.5%)	131 (9.0%)	143 (9.8%)	26 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	114 (7.8%)	61.2	41^st of 227 public high schools	81.9%		61.1	38^th of 220 public high schools	82.7%	3	28.5	71.7	71.7	28.5	$19,242	$1,701	$17,540

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wicomico County Public Schools	9.86 mi	25	16^th
Somerset County Public Schools	29.09 mi	8	23^rd
Dorchester County Public Schools	36.36 mi	13	21^st
Caroline County Public Schools	40.19 mi	10	15^th

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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.

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