Westside Primary

Westside Primary, a cozy K-5 school in Quantico, Maryland, one of the schools within Wicomico County Public Schools, teaches 201 students, covering grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Westside Primary sits 58% smaller than that benchmark.

Westside Primary is one of 25 schools operated by Wicomico County Public Schools, a district that teaches 15,582 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Westside Primary shows that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Wicomico County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Westside Primary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Westside Primary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Westside Primary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wicomico County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $76,210 per year, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Westside Primary is one of 25 public schools in Wicomico County (combined enrollment of about 15,582 students).

Westside Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 223 students in 2018 compared to 201 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 18% to 13% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Westside Primary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.