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Enrollment
465
Middle
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240072001329
Pocomoke Middle
800 8th St, Pocomoke City, MD 21851 · (410) 632-5150 · Worcester County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Maryland public middle schools
- A-Test 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
333 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 20% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 22% |
Student demographics
64%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
58.9%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
59.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +16.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 43.3% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% 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 25 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 Middle
Pocomoke Middle's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocomoke Middle this school | 465 | 71.6% | 56.5% |
| Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School Westover | 389 | 72.8% | 22.0% |
| General Smallwood Middle School Indian Head | 500 | 59.8% | 24.3% |
| Elkton Middle Elkton | 538 | 61.2% | 18.4% |
| Colonel Richardson Middle School Federalsburg | 390 | 68.5% | 34.0% |
| Kent County Middle School Chestertown | 354 | 75.4% | 24.6% |
Matched among Maryland middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #38 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #9 of 223 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #78 of 223 ▼ 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #202 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #6 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #92 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.6% | #39 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.3% | #19 of 95 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
465
+35 (+8%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 519
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 465 | 45 | 10.3:1 | 72% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 46.5 | 10.0:1 | 100% (466) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 42 | 10.7:1 | 72% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 43 | 10.0:1 | 71% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 44 | 8.5:1 | 66% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 48 | 8.7:1 | 64% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 45 | 10.2:1 | 61% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 51% (278) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pocomoke Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (374 to 465); teachers up 2% (44 to 45).
About Pocomoke Middle
Pocomoke Middle is a small middle school in Pocomoke City, Maryland, (ZIP code 21851). Total enrollment is 465 students, and the grades served are 4 through 8. That is 39% below the average of about 764 students for middle schools in Maryland.
District-wide, Worcester County Public Schools has 13 schools and 7,002 students.
Black students make up 44% of enrollment at Pocomoke Middle, the largest share of any group. Next come 39% White, 8% multiracial, and 7% Hispanic. That compares with about 12% Black among all Worcester County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Pocomoke Middle are from different groups.
Staffing at Pocomoke Middle comes to 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.3:1. Middle schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 14.3:1. On the income side, 72% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Worcester County report 49%.
Pocomoke Middle holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Maryland public middle schools.
Pocomoke Middle outperforms its prediction by 24.6 points. The model expects 31.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Maryland; the school's rate is 56.5%.
In Worcester County, the median household earns about $81,745 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Worcester County, 14 public schools serve about 7,002 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Pocomoke Elementary, is the closest to Pocomoke Middle. Pocomoke Middle has 2 other public schools within five miles. Pocomoke Middle comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Pocomoke Middle has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 465 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 430.
On allk12, people connected to Pocomoke Middle can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Pocomoke HighHigh · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Pocomoke Elementary0.8 mi · 491
- Pocomoke High0.9 mi · 374
- Somerset 6/7 Intermediate School8.9 mi · 389
- Arcadia High9.8 mi · 688
- Arcadia Middle9.8 mi · 469
- Washington Academy and High School10.3 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Pocomoke MiddleHow large is Pocomoke Middle?
Pocomoke Middle enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 04-08.
What grades does Pocomoke Middle serve?
Pocomoke Middle serves grades 04-08.
How many students per teacher at Pocomoke Middle?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Pocomoke Middle.
How diverse is Pocomoke Middle?
Pocomoke Middle reports a student body of 39% White, 7% Hispanic, 44% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Pocomoke Middle?
Pocomoke Middle is overseen by Worcester County Public Schools in Worcester County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.