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Miseducation » Maryland

Wicomico County Public Schools

P.O. Box 1538, Salisbury, MD 21802

14.8K Students | 1,186 Teachers | 25 Schools

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Beaver Run School
Bennett Middle
Charles H. Chipman Elementary
Delmar Elementary
East Salisbury Elementary
Fruitland Intermediate
Fruitland Primary
Glen Avenue School
James M. Bennett High
Mardela Middle & High
North Salisbury Elementary
Northwestern Elementary
Parkside High
Pemberton Elementary
Pinehurst Elementary
Pittsville Elementary & Middle
Prince Street School
Salisbury Middle
West Salisbury Elementary
Westside Intermediate
Westside Primary
Wicomico County Evening High
Wicomico High
Wicomico Middle
Willards Elementary

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District Composition

The Racial Divide

ProPublica has found that in school districts across the country, Black and Hispanic students are, on average, less likely to be selected for gifted programs and take AP courses than their white peers. They are also more likely, on average, to be suspended and expelled. Another measure of disparities is how segregated schools are in a district. Explore if disparities exist at this school across all racial groups. The first scores shown below are for racial groups with the highest disparities.

Opportunity

2.8x

White students are 2.8 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Black students.

White students are 2.5 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as Hispanic students.

Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as White students.

White students are 2.2 times as likely to be enrolled in at least one AP class as students of Two or More Races.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White students enrolled at least one AP class is not available.

Discipline

3.8x

Black students are 3.8 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

Hispanic students are 1.5 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

White students are 3.8 times as likely to be suspended as Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students.

students of Two or More Races are 2 times as likely to be suspended as White students.

A comparison between Native American or Alaska Native students and White student suspensions is not available.

Segregation Index

Medium

Segregation between Black students students and White students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district is relatively uneven

Segregation between White students and Hispanic students is Medium, indicating that the distribution of these two racial groups among schools in this district isrelatively uneven

Achievement Gap

2.3 grades

Black students are, on average, academically 2.3 grades behind White students.

Hispanic students are, on average, academically 1.7 grades behind White students.

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Opportunity

School districts offer a variety of curricula and enrichment programs. Explore what advanced courses and specialized staff members are available for students in this district.

AP Course Composition

Gifted & Talented Composition

This District

State

Students

55% Nonwhite Students

60% Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch

82% High School Graduation Rate

25% High School Students Taking at Least One AP Course

1,047 students

1% Students in a Gifted & Talented Program

214 students

27% Students Taking the SAT or ACT

1,112 students

3% Students Enrolled in Physics

113 students

23% Students Enrolled in Advanced Math

935 students

25% Students Enrolled in in Geometry

1,006 students

30% Students Enrolled in Biology

1,233 students

14% Students Enrolled in Chemistry

594 students

5% Students Enrolled in Calculus

211 students

1% Students Enrolled in 8th-Grade Algebra

195 students

Teachers & Resources

12.5 Students for Every Teacher

15% Inexperienced Teachers

48% Chronically Absent Teachers

(Missed more than 10 days in a 180-day school year)

16.7 Average Number of AP Courses per School

2.9 Social Workers, Psychologists & Counselors per 1000 students

5 Schools With Credit Recovery Programs

4 Schools With Dual Enrollment Programs

6 Schools With Gifted & Talented Programs

0 Schools With International Baccalaureates

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State

Discipline

School districts differ in how they discipline students. Explore how often this district punishes its students with suspensions, expulsions and corporal punishment.

Out-of-School Suspension Composition

This District

State

Students

1,476 Total Out-of-School Suspended Students

10% of all students in this district

635 Total In-School Suspended Students

4% of all students in this district

0 Total Expelled Students

Outcomes & Resources

289 Average Days Missed to Out-of-School Suspension, per School

2.1Average Number of Days of an Out-of-School Suspension

288 Total Arrests

11 Average Arrests, per School

509 Total Referrals to Law Enforcement

20 Average Referrals to Law Enforcement, per School

0 Average Transfers to Alternative Schools, per School

0.5 Security Guards or Law Enforcement Officers per 1000 students

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Civil Rights Coordinators

Districts are required to designate specific employees to ensure schools are in compliance with federal civil rights laws. Here are the designated civil rights coordinators for this district.

Civil Rights Title IX Coordinator

(i.e. sex discrimination)

Vince Pavic
(410) 677-4531
Email

Civil Rights Title VI Coordinator

(i.e. race, color and national origin discrimination)

Vince Pavic
(410) 677-4531
Email

Civil Rights ADA/504 Coordinator

(i.e. disability discrimination)

Bonnie Walston
(410) 677-4507
Email

All Schools

Explore the disparities in discipline and academic opportunities across all schools in this district.

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Two+ RacesTwo or More Races

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Black students)	Discipline (Black students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Beaver Run School	Salisbury	74%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bennett Middle	Fruitland	55%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.5x
Charles H. Chipman Elementary	Salisbury	82%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Delmar Elementary	Delmar	34%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	72%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fruitland Intermediate	Fruitland	40%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Fruitland Primary	Fruitland	45%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.9x
Glen Avenue School	Salisbury	82%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
James M. Bennett High	Salisbury	53%	45%	83%	3.3x	3.9x
Mardela Middle & High	Mardela Springs	24%	36%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	4.8x
North Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	60%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.1x
Northwestern Elementary	Mardela Springs	27%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside High	Salisbury	46%	43%	89%	2.8x	3.6x
Pemberton Elementary	Salisbury	70%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pinehurst Elementary	Salisbury	74%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.4x
Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Pittsville	15%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5.2x
Prince Street School	Salisbury	81%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Salisbury Middle	Salisbury	62%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.7x
West Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	81%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Intermediate	Hebron	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Primary	Quantico	35%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wicomico County Evening High	Salisbury	75%	0%	Between 11% and 19%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wicomico High	Salisbury	67%	65%	79%	1.9x	3.6x
Wicomico Middle	Salisbury	66%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.4x
Willards Elementary	Willards	18%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Hispanic students)	Discipline (Hispanic students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Beaver Run School	Salisbury	74%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bennett Middle	Fruitland	55%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Charles H. Chipman Elementary	Salisbury	82%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Delmar Elementary	Delmar	34%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	72%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fruitland Intermediate	Fruitland	40%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fruitland Primary	Fruitland	45%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	5x
Glen Avenue School	Salisbury	82%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James M. Bennett High	Salisbury	53%	45%	83%	2.3x	0 Not available
Mardela Middle & High	Mardela Springs	24%	36%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	5.6x
North Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	60%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northwestern Elementary	Mardela Springs	27%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside High	Salisbury	46%	43%	89%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pemberton Elementary	Salisbury	70%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pinehurst Elementary	Salisbury	74%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Pittsville	15%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.3x
Prince Street School	Salisbury	81%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Salisbury Middle	Salisbury	62%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.1x
West Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	81%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Intermediate	Hebron	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Primary	Quantico	35%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wicomico County Evening High	Salisbury	75%	0%	Between 11% and 19%	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Wicomico High	Salisbury	67%	65%	79%	1.9x	2.6x
Wicomico Middle	Salisbury	66%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Willards Elementary	Willards	18%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students)	Discipline (Asian, Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Beaver Run School	Salisbury	74%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bennett Middle	Fruitland	55%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Charles H. Chipman Elementary	Salisbury	82%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Delmar Elementary	Delmar	34%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	72%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fruitland Intermediate	Fruitland	40%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fruitland Primary	Fruitland	45%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	4.9x
Glen Avenue School	Salisbury	82%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James M. Bennett High	Salisbury	53%	45%	83%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Mardela Middle & High	Mardela Springs	24%	36%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
North Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	60%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northwestern Elementary	Mardela Springs	27%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside High	Salisbury	46%	43%	89%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Pemberton Elementary	Salisbury	70%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pinehurst Elementary	Salisbury	74%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Pittsville	15%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Prince Street School	Salisbury	81%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Salisbury Middle	Salisbury	62%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
West Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	81%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Intermediate	Hebron	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Primary	Quantico	35%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wicomico County Evening High	Salisbury	75%	0%	Between 11% and 19%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wicomico High	Salisbury	67%	65%	79%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Wicomico Middle	Salisbury	66%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Willards Elementary	Willards	18%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Native American or Alaska Native students)	Discipline (Native American or Alaska Native students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Beaver Run School	Salisbury	74%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bennett Middle	Fruitland	55%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Charles H. Chipman Elementary	Salisbury	82%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Delmar Elementary	Delmar	34%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	72%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fruitland Intermediate	Fruitland	40%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fruitland Primary	Fruitland	45%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Glen Avenue School	Salisbury	82%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
James M. Bennett High	Salisbury	53%	45%	83%	0 Not available	3.5x
Mardela Middle & High	Mardela Springs	24%	36%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	0 Not available
North Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	60%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northwestern Elementary	Mardela Springs	27%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside High	Salisbury	46%	43%	89%	.5Less likely	0 Not available
Pemberton Elementary	Salisbury	70%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pinehurst Elementary	Salisbury	74%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Pittsville	15%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Prince Street School	Salisbury	81%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Salisbury Middle	Salisbury	62%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	7.2x
West Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	81%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Intermediate	Hebron	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Primary	Quantico	35%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wicomico County Evening High	Salisbury	75%	0%	Between 11% and 19%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wicomico High	Salisbury	67%	65%	79%	0 Not available	6.3x
Wicomico Middle	Salisbury	66%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Willards Elementary	Willards	18%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

School Name	City	Nonwhite Students	Students Who Get Free/Reduced-Price Lunch	High School Graduation Rate	Opportunity (White students are this number of times as likely to be in an AP class, compared with Two or More Races students)	Discipline (Two or More Races students are this number of times as likely to be suspended, compared with White students)
Beaver Run School	Salisbury	74%	70%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Bennett Middle	Fruitland	55%	60%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.5x
Charles H. Chipman Elementary	Salisbury	82%	100%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Delmar Elementary	Delmar	34%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
East Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	72%	84%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fruitland Intermediate	Fruitland	40%	47%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Fruitland Primary	Fruitland	45%	52%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Glen Avenue School	Salisbury	82%	99%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
James M. Bennett High	Salisbury	53%	45%	83%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Mardela Middle & High	Mardela Springs	24%	36%	Between 90% and 94%	0 Not available	2.9x
North Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	60%	56%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Northwestern Elementary	Mardela Springs	27%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Parkside High	Salisbury	46%	43%	89%	0 Not available	3x
Pemberton Elementary	Salisbury	70%	69%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Pinehurst Elementary	Salisbury	74%	77%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	10.8x
Pittsville Elementary & Middle	Pittsville	15%	51%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.8x
Prince Street School	Salisbury	81%	85%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Salisbury Middle	Salisbury	62%	59%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	3.5x
West Salisbury Elementary	Salisbury	81%	86%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Intermediate	Hebron	35%	44%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available
Westside Primary	Quantico	35%	49%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	.5 No White students suspended
Wicomico County Evening High	Salisbury	75%	0%	Between 11% and 19%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wicomico High	Salisbury	67%	65%	79%	0 Not available	0 Not available
Wicomico Middle	Salisbury	66%	71%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	2.5x
Willards Elementary	Willards	18%	53%	0 Not Available	0 Not available	0 Not available

Sources & Notes

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, Stanford University's Center for Education Policy Analysis, EDFacts, U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Maps courtesy of Mapbox Community. Read our methodology →

Notes: The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights occasionally updates the underlying dataset. ProPublica may update the interactive’s data in response.

Disparity scores are not available if there are too few students in a specific racial group to make a statistically significant calculation. They are also not available if data about a particular racial group was not reported. Some schools or districts reported an overcount of students in a disparity category (such as suspensions or AP courses) when compared with the total enrollment of that particular student group. In such cases, we also omit the disparity score.

Due to rounding, demographic breakdowns in composition charts may add up to more than 100 percent.

The racial categories we show data for are: Black, Hispanic, White, Asian/Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, Two or More Races, and Native American or Alaska Native. In some cases, we abbreviate the last three of these racial groups to Asian, Two+ Races, and Native Am.

Due to a technical issue with the Office for Civil Rights’ collection of data on sworn law enforcement officers in schools, the data for security staff may be an undercount.

As with any self-reported data, there may be errors in the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. Though districts are required to ensure the accuracy of their data, some may still report incorrect figures. Additionally, for some variables, the CRDC rounds the number of students for privacy reasons. In these cases, groups of students may represent a slight undercount or overcount.

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Data specific to high school testing or high school level courses (including geometry, biology, calculus, AP enrollment, SAT testing rates, etc.) is calculated out of total high school enrollment, while data for other classes (such as eighth-grade algebra) is calculated out of total student enrollment. Read more about our data in our methodology →