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Alumni: what's one memory from Pinehurst Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240069001311
Pinehurst Elementary
520 S Pinehurst Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801 · (410) 677-5810 · Wicomico County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
388 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 | 60 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 26% larger than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
60%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
34.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
28.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.3% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 37.1% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Pinehurst Elementary
Pinehurst Elementary's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinehurst Elementary this school | 564 | 68.8% | 32.7% |
| G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale Aberdeen | 528 | 70.3% | 38.5% |
| Pemberton Elementary Salisbury | 506 | 65.6% | 34.0% |
| East Salisbury Elementary Salisbury | 486 | 73.5% | 25.9% |
| Meade Heights Elementary Ft. Meade | 494 | 65.8% | 35.1% |
| Edmondson Heights Elementary Baltimore | 556 | 70.1% | 28.6% |
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 Pinehurst Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Wicomico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #587 of 853 | #8 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #619 of 853 ▼ 179 | #10 of 11 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #651 of 853 ▼ 8 | #7 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #264 of 898 | #4 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #237 of 857 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #377 of 857 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.8% | #294 of 885 | #6 of 16 |
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
564
+75 (+15%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 564 | 45 | 12.5:1 | 69% (388) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 44 | 12.3:1 | 70% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 42 | 11.6:1 | 59% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 489 | 45 | 10.9:1 | 71% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 564 | 47 | 12.0:1 | 77% (434) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 42 | 12.2:1 | 77% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 41 | 11.3:1 | 69% (319) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 46 | 12.0:1 | 56% (308) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 32 | 10.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pinehurst Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (564 to 564); teachers down 4% (47 to 45).
About Pinehurst Elementary
Pinehurst Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Salisbury, Maryland. It reports enrollment of 564 students in pre-K through 5.
Across its 25 schools, Wicomico County Public Schools enrolls 15,582 students. Pinehurst Elementary is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Pinehurst Elementary is Black: 58%. Enrollment also includes 19% White, 15% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's Black share is 32 points above the 27% share among Wicomico County residents. The diversity index for Pinehurst Elementary is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.5 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 1.3 students per teacher. Roughly 69% of students at Pinehurst Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Wicomico County, the school's rate is higher.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pinehurst Elementary is 33.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.7%.
The school is in Wicomico County, where median household income comes to about $76,210, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Wicomico County's 25 public schools enroll about 15,582 students and include Pinehurst Elementary.
Pemberton Elementary sits about 1.0 miles from Pinehurst Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Pinehurst Elementary ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Pinehurst Elementary inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 489 to 564, a 15% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.9:1 in 2020-21 to 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
Pinehurst Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Pinehurst Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Pinehurst Elementary. Pinehurst Elementary is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Pinehurst ElementaryNorth Charleston, SC · 758 students
- Pinehurst ElementaryPinehurst, NC · 584 students
- PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE VIEW, NY · 573 students
- PINEHURST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINEHURST, ID · 430 students
- Pinehurst Elementary SchoolAshland, OR · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Pemberton Elementary1.0 mi · 506
- James M. Bennett High1.3 mi · 1,474
- Prince Street School1.3 mi · 976
- Wicomico Middle1.7 mi · 827
- Charles H. Chipman Elementary1.8 mi · 303
- Fruitland Intermediate1.9 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Pinehurst ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Pinehurst Elementary?
Pinehurst Elementary enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pinehurst Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pinehurst Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pinehurst Elementary have?
Pinehurst Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pinehurst Elementary?
At Pinehurst Elementary, the student body is approximately 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 58% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Pinehurst Elementary public or private?
Pinehurst Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wicomico County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.