📍 2119 Pocomoke Beltway, Pocomoke City, Worcester County, 21851
Pocomoke Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pocomoke City, Worcester County. The school has 443 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Worcester County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Pocomoke Elementary enrolls 443 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 39% White and 9.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 188 | 42% |
| White | 173 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 44 | 9.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 443 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 329 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pocomoke Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Pocomoke Elementary is one of 14 schools in Worcester County Public Schools, based in Newark, Maryland. The district serves 7,002 students district-wide and employs 598 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 443 students, Pocomoke Elementary is close to the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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