Beaver Run School

Beaver Run School is a high-enrollment primary school in Salisbury, Maryland, part of Wicomico County Public Schools. The school serves 741 students in grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Across the 25 schools in Wicomico County Public Schools (15,582 students total), Beaver Run School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Beaver Run School reports that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 20% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, Wicomico County as a whole is about 27% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wicomico County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wicomico County indicate the typical household earns roughly $76,210 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Beaver Run School is one of 25 public schools in Wicomico County (combined enrollment of about 15,582 students).

Glen Avenue School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Beaver Run School.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Beaver Run School's enrollment has increased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 609 (now 741).

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