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1 Demographics  




2 Board of education  




3 List of Schools  


3.1  Elementary  




3.2  Middle  




3.3  High  






4 References  




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Wicomico County Public Schools
Address
2424 Northgate Drive Suite 100
Salisbury
, Wicomico, Maryland, 21801
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK-12
Established1868; 156 years ago (1868)
SuperintendentDr. Micah Stauffer
School board
  • Susan W. Beauchamp
  • Allen C. Brown, Sr.
  • Dr. Bonnie H. Ennis
  • Kristin Hazel
  • N. Eugene "Gene"​ Malone Jr.
  • John Palmer
  • David A. Plotts
    • Chair of the boardN. Eugene "Gene"​ Malone Jr.
    Schools24
    Budget$304 Million[1]
    NCES District ID2400690[2]
    Students and staff
    Students14,889
    Teachers1,108
    Staff1,218
    Athletic conferenceBayside Conference
    Other information
    Websitewww.wicomicoschools.org

    Wicomico County Public Schools is the public school district for Wicomico County, Maryland. WCPS has 24 schools, consisting of 16 elementary, 1 elementary/middle, 3 middle, 1 middle/high, and 3 high schools.[3]

    The district has over 15,000 students and close to 1,300 teachers.[4] It is the largest school district on the Eastern Shore.

    Demographics[edit]

    Ethnic composition of the district in 2020 was 44% Caucasian, 37% African American, 11% Hispanic/Latino, 3% Asian, 8% two races.[3] As of 2020, the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate was 83.93%.[3]

    Board of education[edit]

    The Wicomico County Board of Education was previously appointed by the governor of Maryland.[5] Beginning with the November 2018 election, the board transitioned to fully elected. It has one member elected from each of the five council districts, plus two elected at-large, in a non-partisan manner.[6]

    List of Schools[edit]

    The following are statistics from the FY 2024 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Facilities Inventory.[7]

    Elementary[edit]

    School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
    Beaver Run Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 2022 652 664 98,193
    Chipman Elementary Salisbury PK - 1 1986 262 384 40,752
    Delmar Elementary Delmar PK - 4 1978 858 683 76,645
    East Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 1942 421 424 61,889
    Fruitland Primary Elementary Fruitland PK - 2 1955 441 474 56,308
    Fruitland Intermediate Elementary Fruitland 3 - 5 1937 393 378 43,712
    Glen Avenue Elementary Salisbury 2 - 5 1964 397 470 55,068
    North Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 2006 505 506 76,999
    Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs PK - 5 1966 341 251 26,800
    Pemberton Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2001 529 523 73,917
    Pinehurst Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 1937 486 467 76,224
    Prince Street Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2008 854 616 73,830
    West Salisbury Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 2018 346 352 60,833
    Westside Primary Elementary Quantico PK - 1 1956 192 199 20,569
    Westside Intermediate Elementary Quantico 2 - 5 1999 343 414 54,797
    Willards Elementary Willards PK - 3 2003 309 362 51,247

    Delmar Elementary was previously until grade 6, but changed to being up to grade 5 in 2000 upon the opening of the new Delmar Middle School/Delmar High School complex of the Delmar School District. Residents of Delmar, Maryland may attend the Delmar, Delaware schools or they may attend Wicomico Middle School.[8]

    Middle[edit]

    School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
    Bennett Middle School Fruitland 6 - 8 2015 906 1,114 161,304
    Pittsville Elementary / Middle School Pittsville 4 - 8 1956 329 505 79,335
    Salisbury Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1999 873 999 143,519
    Wicomico Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1931 819 914 135,750

    In the late 1990s there was a movement to have Salisbury Middle School named after Charles Chipman, an African-American teacher who worked at Wicomico County schools.[9] He originated from New Jersey.[10]

    High[edit]

    School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
    James M. Bennett High School Salisbury 9 - 12 2010 1,343 1,496 247,202
    Mardela Middle & High School Mardela Springs 6 - 12 1980 691 616 87,633
    Parkside High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1975 1,160 944 277,724
    Wicomico High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1954 1,325 1,215 195,941

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Wicomico County Public Schools FY2023 Budget" (PDF). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  • ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Wicomico County Public Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  • ^ a b c "Wicomico County Public Schools Annual Report 2019-2020" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  • ^ "About Wicomico Public Schools / Fast Facts". www.wcboe.org. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  • ^ "November 8, 2016 Referendum on School Board - Wicomico Coun..." www.wcboe.org. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  • ^ Elections, Maryland State Board of. "2018 Candidate Listing". elections.state.md.us. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  • ^ "FY 2024 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Wicomico County Public Schools" (PDF). www.wicomicoschools.org. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  • ^ "Board of Ed finalizes redistricting". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. April 7, 1999. p. 7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  • ^ Stump, Brice (January 13, 1998). "Who was Charles Chipman?". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. pp. 11, 12. - Clipping of first page and of second page at Newspapers.com
  • ^ "Dr. Charles H. Chipman Is Outstanding Man". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. February 23, 1981. p. 6. - Clipping at Newspapers.com

    • External links[edit]


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