Ocean City Elementary

Ocean City Elementary is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Ocean City, Maryland, operated by Worcester County Public Schools, teacheing 566 students in grades pre-K through 4.

Ocean City Elementary is one of 13 schools operated by Worcester County Public Schools, a district that works with 7,002 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ocean City Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Ocean City Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Worcester County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Ocean City 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 51.8%; Ocean City Elementary posts 78.1%, +26.2 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Worcester County indicate median household income runs about $81,745, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Worcester County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,002 students), of which Ocean City Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Stephen Decatur Middle, roughly 4.5 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ocean City Elementary at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 580 students in 2018 compared to 566 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 73%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Ocean City Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.