Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240069001304
Glen Avenue School
1615 Glen Ave, Salisbury, MD 21804 · (410) 677-5806 · Wicomico County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
318 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 103 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 105 | 27% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
32.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
MD avg 34.8% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.2% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.1% | 25.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Glen Avenue School
Glen Avenue School's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Avenue School this school | 386 | 82.4% | 29.3% |
| Deep Creek Elementary Baltimore | 385 | 80.3% | 21.0% |
| Sandy Hill Elementary Cambridge | 393 | 80.9% | 24.4% |
| Princess Anne Elementary School Princess Anne | 391 | 82.1% | N/A |
| Sandalwood Elementary Baltimore | 440 | 83.0% | 46.6% |
| Southwest Baltimore Charter School Baltimore | 363 | 81.3% | 19.7% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Glen Avenue School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Wicomico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #654 of 853 | #9 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #437 of 853 ▲ 178 | #8 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #691 of 853 ▲ 85 | #8 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #625 of 898 | #10 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #41 of 857 | #1 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #477 of 857 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #162 of 885 | #1 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #413 of 551 | #8 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 386 | 37 | 10.4:1 | 82% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 36 | 10.8:1 | 78% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 70% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 34 | 12.0:1 | 89% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 34 | 12.2:1 | 100% (415) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 99% (412) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 26 | 10.5:1 | 82% (224) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 28 | 10.2:1 | 67% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glen Avenue School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (415 to 386); teachers up 9% (34 to 37).
About Glen Avenue School
As a small elementary school, Glen Avenue School serves students in Salisbury, Maryland. It had 386 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 2 through 5.
Wicomico County Public Schools is the local district for Glen Avenue School. It runs 25 schools with 15,582 students.
At Glen Avenue School, 66% of students are Black. After that, the student body is 13% White, 11% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census figures show Wicomico County is about 27% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
Staffing at Glen Avenue School comes to 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.4:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 3.4 more students per teacher than here. Glen Avenue School counts 82% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 59% average for public schools in Wicomico County.
On the allk12 Grade, Glen Avenue School lands at C, ahead of 32% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Glen Avenue School would be expected to post about 25.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.3%.
Census data for Wicomico County show median household income comes to about $76,210, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 25 public schools and about 15,582 students.
Glen Avenue School's closest public school neighbor is Wicomico County Evening High, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Glen Avenue School at 2nd of 8.
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.
From 409 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 386 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.4:1, from 12.0:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Glen Avenue School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wicomico County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
104,914
Census ACS
Median income
$76,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
15,582 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wicomico County Public Schools
- James M. Bennett HighHigh · 1,474 students
- Wicomico HighHigh · 1,304 students
- Parkside HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Prince Street SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Bennett MiddleMiddle · 963 students
- Delmar ElementaryElementary · 914 students
Other schools in Salisbury
- James M. Bennett HighHigh · 1,474 students
- Wicomico HighHigh · 1,304 students
- Parkside HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Prince Street SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Salisbury MiddleMiddle · 847 students
- Wicomico MiddleMiddle · 827 students
Nearby schools
- Wicomico County Evening High0.8 mi · 35
- Parkside High0.9 mi · 1,272
- Wicomico High1.0 mi · 1,304
- East Salisbury Elementary1.2 mi · 486
- Prince Street School1.4 mi · 976
- Wicomico Middle1.4 mi · 827
Frequently asked questions
About Glen Avenue SchoolHow large is Glen Avenue School?
Glen Avenue School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Glen Avenue School serve?
Glen Avenue School serves grades 02-05.
How many students per teacher at Glen Avenue School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Glen Avenue School.
How diverse is Glen Avenue School?
Glen Avenue School reports a student body of 13% White, 11% Hispanic, 66% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Glen Avenue School?
Glen Avenue School is overseen by Wicomico County Public Schools in Wicomico County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.