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What's something Pemberton Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240069001310
Pemberton Elementary
1300 Pemberton Dr, Salisbury, MD 21801 · (410) 677-5809 · Wicomico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
332 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
61%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
30.8%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
MD avg 34.8% . -8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.1% | 40.6% |
% 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
34.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Pemberton Elementary
Pemberton Elementary's state test result (34.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton Elementary this school | 506 | 65.6% | 34.0% |
| Pinehurst Elementary Salisbury | 564 | 68.8% | 32.7% |
| G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale Aberdeen | 528 | 70.3% | 38.5% |
| Carney Elementary Baltimore | 524 | 70.8% | 33.0% |
| Indian Head Elementary School Indian Head | 443 | 63.0% | 26.4% |
| Jonathan Hager Elementary Hagerstown | 498 | 69.3% | 32.1% |
Matched among Maryland elementary 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 Pemberton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Wicomico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #566 of 853 | #7 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #556 of 853 ▼ 156 | #9 of 11 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #711 of 853 ▼ 83 | #9 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #371 of 898 | #6 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #125 of 857 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #367 of 857 | #9 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #334 of 885 | #8 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #344 of 551 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
506
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+117% since 1990-91, when it was 233
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 506 | 44 | 11.5:1 | 66% (332) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 41 | 12.3:1 | 66% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 55% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 74% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 71% (401) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 39 | 14.5:1 | 69% (392) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 37 | 16.4:1 | 41% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 22 | 15.2:1 | 54% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 233 | 13 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pemberton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (563 to 506); teachers up 10% (40 to 44).
About Pemberton Elementary
Pemberton Elementary is an elementary school in Salisbury, Maryland, according to federal school records. A total of 506 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Pemberton Elementary is run by Wicomico County Public Schools, whose 25 schools enroll 15,582 students.
At Pemberton Elementary, Black students make up 57% of the student body. The next largest groups are 25% White, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. The school's Black share is 30 points above the 27% share among Wicomico County residents. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 44 full-time equivalents, or about 11.5 students per teacher. This ratio sits 2.3 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 66%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pemberton Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 34.0% actual against 35.4% predicted.
Federal survey data for Wicomico County show that the median household income is $76,210, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 25 public schools in Wicomico County, enrolling about 15,582 students in all.
Pinehurst Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles away. Within five miles of Pemberton Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Pemberton Elementary is ahead of the 33.8% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
Locale data from NCES put Pemberton Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 517 in 2020-21 and 506 in 2024-25.
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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 Salisbury
- James M. Bennett HighHigh · 1,474 students
- Wicomico HighHigh · 1,304 students
- Parkside HighHigh · 1,272 students
- Prince Street SchoolElementary · 976 students
- Salisbury MiddleMiddle · 847 students
- Wicomico MiddleMiddle · 827 students
Other Pemberton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Pemberton Elementary. Pemberton Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Pemberton ElementaryRichmond, VA · 344 students
Nearby schools
- Pinehurst Elementary1.0 mi · 564
- Charles H. Chipman Elementary1.2 mi · 303
- Salisbury Middle1.4 mi · 847
- Wicomico Middle1.7 mi · 827
- Prince Street School1.8 mi · 976
- North Salisbury Elementary1.8 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Pemberton ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pemberton Elementary?
Pemberton Elementary enrolls approximately 506 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pemberton Elementary serve?
Pemberton Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pemberton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pemberton Elementary is approximately 11.5:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pemberton Elementary?
At Pemberton Elementary, the student body is approximately 25% White, 7% Hispanic, 57% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Pemberton Elementary in?
Pemberton Elementary is part of Wicomico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.