Pinehurst Elementary

Pinehurst Elementary, a medium-sized K-5 school in Salisbury, Maryland, overseen by Wicomico County Public Schools, instructs 564 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Pinehurst Elementary is one of 25 schools operated by Wicomico County Public Schools, a district that teaches 15,582 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pinehurst Elementary logs that the largest single group is Black, at 58% of enrollment; the rest looks like 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pinehurst Elementary has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Pinehurst Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Wicomico County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Pinehurst Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.5%, the actual is 32.7%, a residual of -0.8 points.

Around the school, census data for Wicomico County shows the typical household earns roughly $76,210 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Pinehurst Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Wicomico County (combined enrollment of about 15,582 students).

Pemberton Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Pinehurst Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Pinehurst Elementary's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 564 (now 564). Over the same period, the Black share grew from 51% to 58%.

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