📍 1321 West Road, Salisbury, Wicomico County, 21801
West Salisbury is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salisbury, Wicomico County. The school has 361 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wicomico County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in an urban setting. The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Salisbury enrolls 361 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Black or African American, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 206 | 57% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 19% |
| White | 50 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
209 of the school's 361 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 209 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.
West Salisbury is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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 37.
West Salisbury 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 361 students, West Salisbury is smaller than the district average of about 623 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small