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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Salisbury Middle this year?
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Enrollment
847
Middle
DISTRICT 741 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240069001145
Salisbury Middle
607 Morris St, Salisbury, MD 21801 · (410) 677-5149 · Wicomico County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL847 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
96 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
519 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 6 | 279 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 273 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 295 | 35% |
Student demographics
65%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
39.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
25.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 25.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 21.0% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Salisbury Middle
Salisbury Middle's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury Middle this school | 847 | 61.3% | 31.6% |
| Pikesville Middle Baltimore | 943 | 57.6% | 21.9% |
| Middle River Middle Baltimore | 822 | 66.1% | 21.4% |
| Aberdeen Middle Aberdeen | 1,071 | 61.4% | 29.6% |
| Wicomico Middle Salisbury | 827 | 68.2% | 20.1% |
| Loch Raven Technical Academy Baltimore | 722 | 62.6% | 23.1% |
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 Salisbury Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #132 of 223 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.2% | #105 of 223 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #170 of 223 ▼ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 847 | #81 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #1 of 225 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.4% | #88 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #72 of 227 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.1% | #12 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
847
-50 (-6%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 819
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 847 | 96 | 8.8:1 | 61% (519) |
| 2023-24 | 869 | 89 | 9.8:1 | 61% (532) |
| 2022-23 | 873 | 88 | 9.9:1 | 51% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 897 | 87 | 10.3:1 | 68% (607) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 85 | 7.7:1 | 61% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 795 | 85 | 9.3:1 | 59% (468) |
| 2010-11 | 849 | 87 | 9.8:1 | 52% (445) |
| 2000-01 | 819 | 66 | 12.4:1 | 35% (290) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salisbury Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (656 to 847); teachers up 13% (85 to 96).
About Salisbury Middle
Salisbury Middle is a mid-sized middle school located in Salisbury, Maryland. The school covers grades 6 through 8 and reported 847 students in 2024-25.
Wicomico County Public Schools enrolls 15,582 students in 25 schools, including Salisbury Middle.
Federal enrollment data show Salisbury Middle is 52% Black. Next come 23% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 27% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
Salisbury Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1, with 96 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Maryland is 14.3:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 61% at Salisbury Middle. Public schools in Wicomico County average a similar 59%.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.0%. Salisbury Middle scores 31.6%.
In Wicomico County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $76,210, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 25 public schools and about 15,582 students.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Charles H. Chipman Elementary, is the closest to Salisbury Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 32.4%, higher than Salisbury Middle's 31.6%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Small.
In 2020-21, Salisbury Middle enrolled 897 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 847. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.8:1) than in 2020-21 (10.3:1).
The discussion board for Salisbury Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Wicomico MiddleMiddle · 827 students
- Beaver Run SchoolElementary · 741 students
Other Salisbury Middle schools
One other US public school is named Salisbury Middle. Salisbury Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Salisbury Middle SchoolAllentown, PA · 448 students
Nearby schools
- Charles H. Chipman Elementary0.5 mi · 303
- West Salisbury0.5 mi · 409
- North Salisbury Elementary0.8 mi · 526
- Wicomico Middle1.4 mi · 827
- Pemberton Elementary1.4 mi · 506
- East Salisbury Elementary1.8 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Salisbury MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Salisbury Middle?
Salisbury Middle enrolls approximately 847 students in grades 06-08.
Is Salisbury Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salisbury Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Salisbury Middle?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at Salisbury Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salisbury Middle?
At Salisbury Middle, the student body is approximately 23% White, 11% Hispanic, 52% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Salisbury Middle public or private?
Salisbury Middle 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.