Northwestern Elementary

Northwestern Elementary operates as a close-knit elementary school in Mardela Springs, Maryland, one of the schools within Wicomico County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 340 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Wicomico County Public Schools comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 15,582 students; Northwestern Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Northwestern Elementary lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. The remainder looks like 10% Black, 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Wicomico County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wicomico County (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northwestern Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.7%, the actual is 53.7%, a residual of +8.1 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Wicomico County indicate median household income runs about $76,210, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Wicomico County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,582 students), of which Northwestern Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mardela Middle & High, around 0.3 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Northwestern Elementary comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.8%.

Northwestern Elementary operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northwestern Elementary has climbed 4%, going from 328 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

On this page, the feed for Northwestern Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.