Westside Primary

Westside Primary is a small elementary school for students in Quantico, Maryland. It enrolls 201 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 1. That puts enrollment 58% below the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.

A total of 25 schools make up Wicomico County Public Schools, with 15,582 students enrolled.

More than half of enrollment at Westside Primary is White: 61%. The remaining shares are 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 11% multiracial. In Wicomico County overall, the White share is about 59%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.

Westside Primary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1, with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 61% at Westside Primary. Public schools in Wicomico County average a similar 59%.

In Wicomico County, home to about 104,914 people, the median household earns about $76,210 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Wicomico County number 25, with about 15,582 students.

Westside Intermediate, about 4.4 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

For locale, NCES codes Westside Primary as Rural: Fringe.

In 2020-21, Westside Primary enrolled 181 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 201. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.3:1 to 15.5:1.

This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.