Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICOMICO COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240069001322
Willards Elementary
36161 Richland Rd, Willards, MD 21874 · (410) 677-5819 · Wicomico County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
153 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 22% |
Student demographics
34%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Willards Elementary→Pittsville Elementary & Middle
Based on grade levels within Wicomico County Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
61.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
61.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +11.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 61.9% |
| 2023-24 | 52.8% | 50.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Willards Elementary
Willards Elementary's state test result (56.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willards Elementary this school | 311 | 49.2% | 56.6% |
| Fountain Rock Elementary Hagerstown | 319 | 48.0% | 53.1% |
| Kenmore Elementary Elkton | 290 | 49.7% | 60.3% |
| Leeds Elementary Elkton | 284 | 47.2% | 52.9% |
| Warwick Elementary School Secretary | 346 | 51.2% | 65.8% |
| Northwestern Elementary Mardela Springs | 340 | 48.2% | 53.7% |
Matched among Maryland elementary 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 Willards Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Wicomico County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #259 of 853 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #179 of 853 ▲ 103 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #273 of 853 ▲ 55 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #738 of 898 | #14 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #741 of 857 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #684 of 857 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.2% | #529 of 885 | #13 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #321 of 551 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
311
+51 (+20%) vs 2020
+246% since 1990-91, when it was 90
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 311 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 49% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 55% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 57% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 59% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 20 | 17.5:1 | 52% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 53% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 111 | 6 | 18.5:1 | 39% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 90 | 4 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willards Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (350 to 311); teachers down 5% (20 to 19).
About Willards Elementary
Located in Willards, Maryland, Willards Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. The latest federal count shows 311 students in pre-K through 3. Against the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland, enrollment here is 35% lower.
Willards Elementary is a school in Wicomico County Public Schools. The district has 25 schools and 15,582 students.
The student body at Willards Elementary is 80% White. Other reported shares: 9% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Wicomico County's residents are about 59% White, 21 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 34%, meaning two students picked at random have a 34% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Willards Elementary's 19 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 16.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Maryland have 13.8:1, compared with 16.4:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%. That is 10 points below the 59% average for public schools in Wicomico County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.1% at Willards Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.6%.
Willards Elementary is located in Wicomico County, where the median household income is $76,210, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Willards Elementary, Wicomico County has 24 other public schools.
Pittsville Elementary & Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.4 miles away. The ten-mile area around Willards Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 58.8% on proficiency, and Willards Elementary is below that at 56.6%.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 51 students since 2020-21, to 311. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.4:1, from 13.7:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Pittsville Elementary & Middle3.4 mi · 325
- Indian River Intensive Learning Center8.4 mi · 156
- Southern Delaware School of the Arts8.5 mi · 404
- Buckingham Elementary8.9 mi · 518
- Showell Elementary8.9 mi · 638
- Beaver Run School8.9 mi · 741
Frequently asked questions
About Willards ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Willards Elementary?
Willards Elementary enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Willards Elementary serve?
Willards Elementary serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willards Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willards Elementary is approximately 16.4:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willards Elementary?
At Willards Elementary, the student body is approximately 80% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 9% Two or more.
What district is Willards Elementary in?
Willards Elementary is part of Wicomico County Public Schools.
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