📍 1615 Glen Ave, Salisbury, Wicomico County, 21804
Glen Avenue School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salisbury, Wicomico County. The school has 379 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wicomico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 6% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Glen Avenue School enrolls 379 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Black or African American, 19% White and 9.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 229 | 60% |
| White | 71 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 9.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 32 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 379 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 265 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Glen Avenue School 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.
Glen Avenue School 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 379 students, Glen Avenue School is smaller than the district average of about 623 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small