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Wicomico County Public Schools Schools
Wicomico County Public Schools is a public school district in Maryland, based in Wicomico County (Salisbury). SchoolGrade grades 25 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Wicomico County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Wicomico County Public Schools
20 of 25 schools in Wicomico County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (5 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 2C: 4D: 8F: 6
Best schools in Wicomico County Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 198 high schools in Maryland · all 212 middle schools in Maryland · all 855 elementary schools in Maryland
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B- James M Bennett High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Parkside High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Mardela Middle And High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C North Salisbury Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Wicomico High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Northwestern Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Westside Intermediate (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Fruitland Intermediate (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Bennett Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D Wicomico County Evening High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Wicomico County Public Schools
High schools (4)
- B- James M Bennett High, Salisbury
- B- Parkside High, Salisbury
- D Wicomico County Evening High, Salisbury
- C Wicomico High, Salisbury
Middle and junior high schools (7)
- D Bennett Middle, Fruitland
- D+ Fruitland Intermediate, Fruitland
- C Mardela Middle And High, Mardela Springs
- D Pittsville Elementary And Middle, Pittsville
- D Salisbury Middle, Salisbury
- D+ Westside Intermediate, Hebron
- D- Wicomico Middle, Salisbury
Elementary and primary schools (10)
- Charles H Chipman Elementary, Salisbury
- F Delmar Elementary, Delmar
- F East Salisbury Elementary, Salisbury
- Fruitland Primary, Fruitland
- C North Salisbury Elementary, Salisbury
- C- Northwestern Elementary, Mardela Springs
- D- Pemberton Elementary, Salisbury
- F Pinehurst Elementary, Salisbury
- Westside Primary, Quantico
- F Willards Elementary, Willards
Other schools and academies (4)
- Beaver Run School, Salisbury
- F Glen Avenue School, Salisbury
- F Prince Street School, Salisbury
- West Salisbury, Salisbury
Where Wicomico County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (8)
- Salisbury (15)
- Fruitland (3)
- Mardela Springs (2)
- Delmar (1)
- Hebron (1)
- Pittsville (1)
- Quantico (1)
- Willards (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maryland
- County: Wicomico County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 15,086 students with 1,216 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,569 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2400690
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Worcester County Public Schools (13 schools, 20 mi)
- Somerset County Public Schools (8 schools, 23 mi)
- Dorchester County Public Schools (11 schools, 24 mi)
- Caroline County Public Schools (9 schools, 36 mi)
- Talbot County Public Schools (8 schools, 39 mi)
- Calvert County Public Schools (24 schools, 50 mi)
- St. Mary's County Public Schools (26 schools, 50 mi)
- Queen Anne's County Public Schools (14 schools, 52 mi)
Questions about Wicomico County Public Schools
How many schools are in Wicomico County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 25 public schools in Wicomico County Public Schools, across 8 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Wicomico County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Salisbury, Fruitland, Mardela Springs, Delmar, Hebron and 3 more.
How good are the schools in Wicomico County Public Schools?
Across the 20 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 21.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 27.5%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Wicomico County Public Schools?
15,086 students were enrolled in Wicomico County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Wicomico County Public Schools?
Wicomico County Public Schools is in Maryland, based in Wicomico County, with its district office in Salisbury. Its boundary covers about 374 sq mi.