Mardela Middle & High

As a tight-knit secondary school in Mardela Springs, Maryland, Mardela Middle & High educates 742 students from grades 6 through 12, run under Wicomico County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 37% smaller than the state mean of about 1,185.

Wicomico County Public Schools comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 15,582 students; Mardela Middle & High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Mardela Middle & High reports that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Wicomico County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.3:1, putting Mardela Middle & High tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 45% of students at Mardela Middle & High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wicomico County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Mardela Middle & High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.7%, the actual is 41.3%, a residual of -6.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wicomico County) records that median household income runs about $76,210, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Mardela Middle & High is one of 25 public schools in Wicomico County (combined enrollment of about 15,582 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northwestern Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Mardela Middle & High. On composite proficiency, Mardela Middle & High comes 5th of 6 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 7%: 692 students in 2018 compared to 742 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment edged down from 15% to 11% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.