Wicomico County Public Schools

Wicomico County Public Schools
Address
2424 Northgate Drive Suite 100
Salisbury
, Wicomico, Maryland, 21801
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK-12
Established1868; 157 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

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

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

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

Elementary

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

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

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 1937 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

  1. ^ "Wicomico County Public Schools FY2023 Budget" (PDF). Retrieved November 24, 2022.
  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 Annual Report 2019-2020" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. ^ "About Wicomico Public Schools". Wicomico County Public Schools. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "November 8, 2016 Referendum on School Board - Wicomico Coun..." www.wcboe.org. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  6. ^ Elections, Maryland State Board of. "2018 Candidate Listing". elections.state.md.us. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "FY 2024 Educational Facilities Master Plan - Wicomico County Public Schools" (PDF). www.wicomicoschools.org. Retrieved July 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Board of Ed finalizes redistricting". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. April 7, 1999. p. 7. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ "Dr. Charles H. Chipman Is Outstanding Man". The Daily Times. Salisbury, Maryland. February 23, 1981. p. 6. - Clipping at Newspapers.com