📍 9975 Sharptown Rd, Mardela Springs, Wicomico County, 21837
Northwestern Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mardela Springs, Wicomico County. The school has 341 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wicomico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Northwestern Elementary enrolls 341 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 8.2% Black or African American and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
185 of the school's 341 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 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.
Northwestern Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 37.
Northwestern Elementary 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 341 students, Northwestern Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 623 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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