Summary:
The 21830 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Westside Intermediate, which serves grades 2-5 with 342 students. Westside Intermediate is part of the Wicomico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 18 out of 25 districts in Maryland and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Westside Intermediate appears to be a standout school in the 21830 zip code, with generally higher test scores than the district and state averages, particularly in Mathematics. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics range from 39.6% (5th grade) to 61.2% (3rd grade), compared to the district's 23.6% and the state's 26.5%. In English Language Arts, Westside Intermediate's proficiency rates range from 36.2% (5th grade) to 58.3% (3rd grade), compared to the district's 39.6% and the state's 50.8%. The school also has a higher 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 27.4%, compared to the district's 17.5% and the state's 25.6%.
However, Westside Intermediate does have a higher-than-average chronic absenteeism rate of 25.1% in the 2023-2024 school year, which may be impacting student learning and achievement. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 50.58% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Despite these challenges, Westside Intermediate spends $19,978 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.7, which may be contributing to the school's strong academic performance.
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