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Wicomico Middle

Summary:

Wicomico Middle is a public middle school in Salisbury, Maryland, serving 819 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Wicomico County Public Schools district, which is ranked 19 out of 25 in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wicomico Middle faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Maryland middle schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on MCAP tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 8% of Wicomico Middle students were proficient or better in MCAP Mathematics, compared to 20% for the Wicomico County district and 24.1% for the state. The school's student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and White students, all perform significantly below their peers in the state. Additionally, Wicomico Middle has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 67.64% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Wicomico Middle's academic performance is significantly lower than the nearby Pittsville Elementary & Middle and Bennett Middle schools, which are also part of the Wicomico County Public Schools district. Pittsville Elementary & Middle consistently ranks in the top 100 Maryland middle schools and outperforms Wicomico Middle across all MCAP subject areas, while Bennett Middle, while still underperforming the state average, performs better than Wicomico Middle in both Mathematics and English Language Arts.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 635 E Main St
       Salisbury, MD  21804

(410) 677-5145

District: Wicomico County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
281st of 328 Maryland Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,083 Help


Students who attend Wicomico Middle usually attend:

High:    Wicomico High

Feeder schools for Wicomico Middle:

Elementary:    Beaver Run School
    Delmar Elementary
    East Salisbury Elementary
    North Salisbury Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  11.3 Help
Number of students:  819

Racial breakdown:

African American:
42.9%
White:
24.5%
Hispanic:
19.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  67.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wicomico Middle ranks worse than 85.7% of middle schools in Maryland. It also ranks last among 4 ranked middle schools in the Wicomico County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.07. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Wicomico Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (42.9%), White (24.5%), Hispanic (19.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 67.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Wicomico County Public Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wicomico Middle is 11.3. 2 middle schools in the Wicomico County Public Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wicomico Middle is $19,083, which is the 2nd highest among 4 middle schools in the Wicomico County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Wicomico Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Wicomico Middle 281st of 328 Maryland public middle schools. (See Wicomico Middle in the ranking list.)

Wicomico County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Wicomico County Public Schools 19th of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wicomico Middle

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Rank History for all students at Wicomico Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 67.26 86th 252 65.9%
2005 73.53 68th 255 73.3%
2006 65.89 81st 254 68.1%
2007 53.71 124th 264 53.0%
2008 33.01 213th 283 24.7%
2009 40.81 215th 301 28.6%
2010 32.96 247th 324 23.8%
2011 36.59 213th 309 31.1%
2012 39.81 203rd 314 35.4%
2013 43.79 191st 316 39.6%
2014 36.34 234th 339 31.0%
2015 30.31 217th 315 31.1%
2016 31.88 215th 314 31.5%
2017 37.35 197th 317 37.9%
2018 34.74 208th 328 36.6%
2019 21.70 239th 316 24.4%
2021 18.16 250th 303 17.5%
2022 22.16 264th 333 20.7%
2023 11.32 291st 322 9.6%
2024 15.07 281st 328 14.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wicomico Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 22.23 111th 136 18.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wicomico Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 31.26 213th 273 22.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Wicomico Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 17.34 254th 303 16.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Wicomico Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 20.21 241st 288 16.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Wicomico Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 21.13 224th 259 13.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wicomico Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.02 193rd 207 6.8%
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Rank History for White students at Wicomico Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools MD State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 10.40 198th 210 5.7%
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Data source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Maryland State Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Wicomico Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 480 216 6 2 1 n/a n/a 0 705
1990 425 248 6 5 2 n/a n/a 0 686
1991 465 262 8 3 1 n/a n/a 0 739
1992 470 293 12 3 0 n/a n/a 0 778
1993 489 282 13 4 0 n/a n/a 0 788
1994 490 278 8 10 0 n/a n/a 0 786
1995 479 328 8 7 0 n/a n/a 0 822
1996 479 328 8 7 0 n/a n/a 0 822
1997 459 339 13 5 0 n/a n/a 0 816
1998 426 314 17 6 0 n/a n/a 0 763
1999 443 335 22 7 1 n/a n/a 0 808
2000 489 256 17 9 0 n/a n/a 0 771
2001 446 274 10 13 0 n/a n/a 0 743
2002 431 314 12 20 0 n/a n/a 0 777
2003 431 314 12 20 0 n/a n/a 0 777
2004 432 288 24 23 2 n/a n/a 0 769
2005 423 293 27 28 0 n/a n/a 0 771
2006 384 317 25 36 0 n/a n/a 0 762
2007 351 313 26 33 0 n/a n/a 0 723
2008 346 281 30 36 0 n/a n/a 0 693
2009 316 301 31 35 0 n/a n/a 0 683
2010 327 318 32 36 0 n/a n/a 0 713
2011 289 291 25 41 1 0 61 0 708
2012 266 266 20 42 0 0 45 0 639
2013 251 287 15 56 1 0 45 0 655
2014 237 294 15 64 1 0 49 0 660
2015 235 289 18 69 1 0 45 0 657
2016 236 316 18 86 2 1 41 0 700
2017 215 315 18 112 5 0 45 0 710
2018 188 336 18 135 7 1 44 0 729
2019 198 379 23 146 9 1 61 0 817
2020 198 419 16 156 8 1 77 0 875
2021 189 372 17 155 9 1 86 0 829
2022 191 353 16 165 5 3 89 1 823
2023 201 351 17 162 5 4 78 1 819

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wicomico Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 705 48.6 14.5 n/a
1990 686 50.0 13.7 20.3
1991 739 48.0 15.3 19.8
1992 778 48.0 16.2 25.2
1993 788 52.5 15.0 24.9
1994 786 53.3 14.7 28.8
1995 822 53.5 15.4 30.9
1996 822 53.5 15.4 30.9
1997 816 55.2 14.8 34.3
1998 763 55.9 13.6 31.2
1999 808 55.9 14.5 42.7
2000 771 50.5 15.3 31.5
2001 743 55.5 13.4 34.7
2002 777 55.8 13.9 46.2
2003 777 55.8 13.9 46.2
2004 769 56.5 13.6 51.4
2005 771 56.0 13.8 52.7
2006 762 65.0 11.7 56.8
2007 723 67.2 10.8 56
2008 693 66.9 10.4 54.5
2009 683 66.2 10.3 60.2
2010 713 65.5 10.8 55.8
2011 708 66.5 10.6 63.8
2012 639 64.5 9.9 71
2013 655 67.5 9.7 72.2
2014 660 64.5 10.2 73.6
2015 657 60.0 10.9 68.2
2016 700 64.0 10.9 70.7
2017 710 65.5 10.8 71.7
2018 729 66.5 10.9 72.7
2019 817 67.5 12.1 76.4
2020 875 70.5 12.4 74.6
2021 829 70.5 11.7 79.5
2022 823 73.0 11.2 83
2023 819 72.0 11.3 67.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wicomico Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 705 48.6 14.5 n/a
1990 686 50.0 13.7 20.3
1991 739 48.0 15.3 19.8
1992 778 48.0 16.2 25.2
1993 788 52.5 15.0 24.9
1994 786 53.3 14.7 28.8
1995 822 53.5 15.4 30.9
1996 822 53.5 15.4 30.9
1997 816 55.2 14.8 34.3
1998 763 55.9 13.6 31.2
1999 808 55.9 14.5 42.7
2000 771 50.5 15.3 31.5
2001 743 55.5 13.4 34.7
2002 777 55.8 13.9 46.2
2003 777 55.8 13.9 46.2
2004 769 56.5 13.6 51.4
2005 771 56.0 13.8 52.7
2006 762 65.0 11.7 56.8
2007 723 67.2 10.8 56
2008 693 66.9 10.4 54.5
2009 683 66.2 10.3 60.2
2010 713 65.5 10.8 55.8
2011 708 66.5 10.6 63.8
2012 639 64.5 9.9 71
2013 655 67.5 9.7 72.2
2014 660 64.5 10.2 73.6
2015 657 60.0 10.9 68.2
2016 700 64.0 10.9 70.7
2017 710 65.5 10.8 71.7
2018 729 66.5 10.9 72.7
2019 817 67.5 12.1 76.4
2020 875 70.5 12.4 74.6
2021 829 70.5 11.7 79.5
2022 823 73.0 11.2 83
2023 819 72.0 11.3 67.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Wicomico Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $693 (4.8%) $13,682 (95.2%) $14,375
2020 $794 (5.6%) $13,356 (94.4%) $14,150
2021 $4,163 (27.0%) $11,265 (73.0%) $15,427
2022 $2,269 (13.3%) $14,789 (86.7%) $17,058
2023 $2,912 (15.3%) $16,172 (84.7%) $19,083

Data source: Maryland Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wicomico Middle

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 239th of 316 Middle schoolsRanks 291st of 322 Middle schools
 14.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students817819
 0.2%
African American379351
 7.4%
American Indian95
 44.4%
Asian2317
 26.1%
Hispanic146162
 11%
Pacific Islander14
 300%
White198201
 1.5%
Two or More Races6178
 27.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.4%67.6%
 8.7%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Wicomico Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 819 students attended Wicomico Middle.

Wicomico Middle ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Maryland middle schools.

Students who attend Wicomico Middle usually go on to attend Wicomico High

Students at Wicomico Middle are 43% African American, 25% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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