North Salisbury Elementary

North Salisbury Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in Salisbury, Maryland, part of Wicomico County Public Schools, teaches 526 students, covering grades 3 through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, North Salisbury Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black at 38%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 33% White, 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, North Salisbury Elementary has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Wicomico County's rate of about 59%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), North Salisbury Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 45.2%; North Salisbury Elementary posts 61.6%, +16.4 points above that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wicomico County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $76,210 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Wicomico County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,582 students), of which North Salisbury Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Charles H. Chipman Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts North Salisbury Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 27.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Salisbury Elementary has edged down 16%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025.

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