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What tradition at Pocomoke Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240072001328
Pocomoke Elementary
2119 Pocomoke Beltway, Pocomoke City, MD 21851 · (410) 632-5130 · Worcester County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
272 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 132 | 27% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 21% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
62.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -11.1pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.6% | 75.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Pocomoke Elementary
Pocomoke Elementary's state test result (70.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocomoke Elementary this school | 491 | 55.4% | 70.0% |
| Park Hall Elementary Park Hall | 569 | 58.5% | 48.0% |
| North Salisbury Elementary Salisbury | 526 | 49.0% | 61.6% |
| Fruitland Primary Fruitland | 445 | 58.9% | N/A |
| Green Holly Elementary School Lexington Park | 478 | 63.0% | 55.8% |
| Cecil Manor Elementary Elkton | 416 | 60.1% | 29.6% |
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 Pocomoke Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #101 of 853 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #114 of 853 ▼ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #247 of 853 ▼ 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #400 of 898 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #310 of 857 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #282 of 857 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.4% | #476 of 885 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.7% | #64 of 294 |
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
491
+75 (+18%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 491 | 37.4 | 13.1:1 | 55% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 36 | 12.8:1 | 100% (460) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 34 | 13.0:1 | 77% (339) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 71% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 397 | 32.5 | 12.2:1 | 63% (249) |
| 2015-16 | 389 | 33 | 11.8:1 | 72% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 36 | 11.0:1 | 65% (257) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 29 | 13.4:1 | 42% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pocomoke Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (397 to 491); teachers up 15% (32.5 to 37.4).
About Pocomoke Elementary
Pocomoke Elementary is an elementary school in Pocomoke City, Maryland, according to federal school records. It covers pre-K through 3, with a total enrollment of 491 students.
Worcester County Public Schools enrolls 7,002 students, and its 13 schools include Pocomoke Elementary.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Pocomoke Elementary is Black (43%). Other students are 37% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 12% Black share among all Worcester County residents. Pocomoke Elementary has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 13.1 students per teacher and 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 55%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Pocomoke Elementary receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pocomoke Elementary is in the top 10% of Maryland schools: 70.0% actual against 41.4% predicted.
Worcester County has about 53,700 residents, and median household income is about $81,745, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Worcester County number 14 and enroll about 7,002.
The nearest other public school, Pocomoke High, is about 0.3 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Pocomoke Elementary. By average proficiency, Pocomoke Elementary is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 491 was 18% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 416.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Pocomoke Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Worcester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,700
Census ACS
Median income
$81,745
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
7,002 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Worcester County Public Schools
- Stephen Decatur HighHigh · 1,462 students
- Stephen Decatur MiddleMiddle · 665 students
- Showell ElementaryElementary · 638 students
- Berlin IntermediateMiddle · 613 students
- Ocean City ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Buckingham ElementaryElementary · 518 students
Other schools in Pocomoke City
- Pocomoke MiddleMiddle · 465 students
- Pocomoke HighHigh · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Pocomoke High0.3 mi · 374
- Pocomoke Middle0.8 mi · 465
- Arcadia High9.1 mi · 688
- Arcadia Middle9.2 mi · 469
- Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School9.5 mi · 389
- Washington Academy and High School11.1 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Pocomoke ElementaryHow many students attend Pocomoke Elementary?
Pocomoke Elementary enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Pocomoke Elementary serve?
Pocomoke Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Pocomoke Elementary?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Pocomoke Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pocomoke Elementary?
At Pocomoke Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 6% Hispanic, 43% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Pocomoke Elementary?
Pocomoke Elementary is overseen by Worcester County Public Schools in Worcester County.
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