Beaver Run School

Beaver Run School is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in Salisbury, Maryland. Students in pre-K through 2 attend, and enrollment is 741 students. The school's enrollment is 54% bigger than the 481 average for elementary schools in Maryland.

Wicomico County Public Schools is made up of 25 schools with 15,582 students in all.

A majority of students at Beaver Run School, 52%, are Black. The next largest groups are 20% White, 17% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The school's Black share is 25 points above the 27% share among Wicomico County residents. Beaver Run School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Beaver Run School's 51 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 14.5:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 71%. The rate at public schools in Wicomico County averages 59%, lower than here.

Wicomico County has about 104,914 residents, and median household income is about $76,210, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Wicomico County number 25 and enroll about 15,582.

Glen Avenue School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

Beaver Run School had 546 students in 2020-21 and 741 in 2024-25, a 36% rise.

The Beaver Run School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.