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Enrollment
742
High
DISTRICT 965 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240069001306
Mardela Middle & High
24940 Delmar Rd, Mardela Springs, MD 21837 · (410) 677-5142 · Wicomico County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Maryland public high schools
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
333 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 89 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 99 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 143 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 11% |
Student demographics
42%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
56.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -12.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 33.3% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Mardela Middle & High
Mardela Middle & High's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mardela Middle & High this school | 742 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| Perryville High Perryville | 858 | 45.2% | 40.9% |
| Smithsburg High Smithsburg | 733 | 44.1% | 50.9% |
| Francis Scott Key High Union Bridge | 906 | 41.3% | 41.0% |
| Allegany High Cumberland | 719 | 50.1% | 37.2% |
| Catoctin High Thurmont | 823 | 40.2% | 37.4% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 Mardela Middle & High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #63 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #34 of 206 ▼ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #108 of 206 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #172 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #37 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #148 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.9% | #127 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #83 of 131 |
Ranked against other public high 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
742
+68 (+10%) vs 2020
+74% since 1990-91, when it was 426
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 742 | 52 | 14.3:1 | 45% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 53 | 13.3:1 | 42% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 691 | 52.7 | 13.1:1 | 43% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 49 | 13.8:1 | 42% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 692 | 49.7 | 13.9:1 | 38% (260) |
| 2015-16 | 667 | 48 | 13.9:1 | 36% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 652 | 45 | 14.5:1 | 37% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 40 | 15.1:1 | 21% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 426 | 31 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mardela Middle & High.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (692 to 742); teachers up 5% (49.7 to 52).
About Mardela Middle & High
Mardela Middle & High sits in Mardela Springs, Maryland, and is classified as a high school. The latest federal count shows 742 students in grades 6 through 12. The average for high schools in Maryland is about 1,185 students, so this school is 37% smaller than average.
Mardela Middle & High is one of 25 schools in Wicomico County Public Schools, which enrolls 15,582 students in total.
Roughly 75% of students at Mardela Middle & High are White. Other groups make up 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. County-wide, 59% of Wicomico County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.3:1, with 52 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Mardela Middle & High is 45%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Wicomico County is 59%.
The allk12 Grade for Mardela Middle & High is A-. Compared with Maryland public high schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mardela Middle & High would score about 47.7%. It scores 41.3%, 6.4 points below that figure.
Across Wicomico County, the median household income is $76,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Wicomico County is home to 25 public schools and about 15,582 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Northwestern Elementary, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Mardela Middle & High is 5th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Mardela Middle & High climbed 10% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 674 to 742 students.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Mardela Springs
- Northwestern ElementaryElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Northwestern Elementary0.3 mi · 340
- Westside Intermediate4.5 mi · 342
- Vienna Elementary School4.9 mi · 183
- Westside Primary7.2 mi · 201
- West Salisbury9.1 mi · 409
- Delmar Elementary9.4 mi · 914
Frequently asked questions
About Mardela Middle & HighHow large is Mardela Middle & High?
Mardela Middle & High enrolls approximately 742 students in grades 06-12.
Is Mardela Middle & High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mardela Middle & High is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Mardela Middle & High have?
Mardela Middle & High employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mardela Middle & High?
At Mardela Middle & High, the student body is approximately 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Mardela Middle & High?
Mardela Middle & High 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.