📍 532 S. Division Street, Fruitland, Wicomico County, 21826
Bennett Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Fruitland, Wicomico County. The school has 906 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wicomico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–9 in a suburban setting. The school employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bennett Middle enrolls 906 students across grades 6–9. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 79 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 36% Black or African American and 17% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 340 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 328 | 36% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 153 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 26 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
430 of the school's 906 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 429 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bennett Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-10, state senate district 38.
Bennett Middle is one of 25 schools in Wicomico County Public Schools, based in Salisbury, Maryland. The district serves 15,582 students district-wide and employs 1,191 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 906 students, Bennett Middle is larger than the district average of about 623 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small