Wicomico County Public Schools

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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
SuperintendentDr. Donna C. Hanlin
Schools24
Budget$206 Million[1]
NCES District ID2400690[2]
Students and staff
Students14,889
Teachers1,108
Staff1,218
Athletic conferenceBayside Conference
Other information
Websitewww.wcboe.org

Wicomico County Public Schools is the public school district in 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 had 14,889 students, 1,108 certified teachers, and 1,218 other staff.[3][4] It is the largest school district on the Eastern Shore.

Demographics[]

Ethnic composition of the district in 2017 was 44.16% Caucasian, 35.95% African American, 9.33% Hispanic/Latino, 2.97% Asian, 0.55% American Indian and 6.99% two races.[3] As of 2017, the 4-year adjusted cohort graduation rate was 83.79% and drop out rate was 10.46%.[5]

Board of Education[]

The Wicomico County Board of Education was previously appointed by the Governor of Maryland.[6] 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.[7]

List of Schools[]

The following are statistics from the FY 2019 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Facilities Inventory.[8]

Elementary[]

School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
Beaver Run Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 1958 589 544 58,893
Chipman Elementary Salisbury PK - 1 1986 405 412 40,752
Delmar Elementary Delmar PK - 4 1978 821 683 76,645
East Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 1942 499 422 61,889
Fruitland Primary Elementary Fruitland PK - 2 1955 450 474 56,308
Fruitland Intermediate Elementary Fruitland 3 - 5 1937 468 378 43,712
Glen Avenue Elementary Salisbury 2 - 5 1964 415 470 55,068
North Salisbury Elementary Salisbury 3 - 5 2006 624 552 76,999
Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs PK - 5 1966 312 251 26,800
Pemberton Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2001 543 523 73,917
Pinehurst Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 1937 545 467 76,224
Prince Street Elementary Salisbury PK - 5 2008 786 616 73,830
West Salisbury Elementary Salisbury PK - 2 2018 Building under construction, planned opening in 2018
Westside Primary Elementary Quantico PK - 1 1956 202 199 20,569
Westside Intermediate Elementary Quantico 2 - 5 1999 406 414 54,797
Willards Elementary Willards PK - 3 2003 330 362 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.[9]

Middle[]

School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
Bennett Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 2015 1,049 1,114 161,304
Pittsville Elementary / Middle School Pittsville 4 - 8 1956 398 412 79,335
Salisbury Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1999 656 999 143,519
Wicomico Middle School Salisbury 6 - 8 1931 729 914 135,750

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.[10] He originated from New Jersey.[11]

High[]

School Name City or Community Grades Opening Date Students State Capacity Square Footage
James M. Bennett High School Salisbury 9 - 12 2010 (current building) 1962 (original building) 1,542 1,496 247,202
Mardela Middle & High School Mardela Springs 6 - 12 1980 (current building) 1937 (original building) 692 616 87,633
Parkside High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1975 1,191 944 277,724
Wicomico High School Salisbury 9 - 12 1954 1,043 1,215 195,941

References[]

  1. ^ "Wicomico County Public Schools 2017-2018 Budget" (PDF). Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b c "Wicomico County Public Schools 2016-2017 Annual Report". January 31, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Wicomico County Public Schools". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  5. ^ "Wicomico County : 2017 Maryland Report Card". reportcard.msde.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  6. ^ "November 8, 2016 Referendum on School Board - Wicomico Coun..." www.wcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  7. ^ Elections, Maryland State Board of. "2018 Candidate Listing". elections.state.md.us. Retrieved 2018-03-18.
  8. ^ "Educational Facilities Master Plan - Wicomico County Public Schools". www.wcboe.org. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  9. ^ "Board of Ed finalizes redistricting". . Salisbury, Maryland. 1999-04-07. p. 7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Stump, Brice (1998-01-13). "Who was Charles Chipman?". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. pp. 11, 12. - Clipping of first page and of second page at Newspapers.com
  11. ^ "Dr. Charles H. Chipman Is Outstanding Man". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. 1981-02-23. p. 6. - Clipping at Newspapers.com

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