📍 1817 Old Virginia Rd, Pocomoke City, Worcester County, 21851
Pocomoke High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Pocomoke City, Worcester County. The school has 352 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Worcester County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 3 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pocomoke High enrolls 352 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% Black or African American, 39% White and 8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 158 | 45% |
| White | 136 | 39% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 7 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
248 of the school's 352 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 qualify for free lunch and 21 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 High 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 High 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 352 students, Pocomoke High is smaller than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant