Salisbury Middle

Salisbury Middle is a reasonably sized junior high in Salisbury, Maryland, one of the schools within Wicomico County Public Schools. The school serves 847 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 25 schools in Wicomico County Public Schools (15,582 students total), Salisbury Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Salisbury Middle reports that the most-represented group is Black (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 23% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.8:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Salisbury Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.0%; this one delivers 31.6%.

Zooming out to the county, 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 roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Wicomico County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,582 students), of which Salisbury Middle is one.

Charles H. Chipman Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Salisbury Middle comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 32.4%.

Salisbury Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Salisbury Middle's enrollment has grew 29% since 2018, when it stood at 656 (now 847). The White share of enrollment fell from 32% to 23% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 7.7:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.