The top reported proficiency rate is 20% in Math. The lowest is 4% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Glen Avenue School
Glen Avenue School is a regular public elementary school in Salisbury, Maryland, serving students from second through fifth grade. It is part of the Wicomico County Public Schools district, the countywide system that covers both the city and surrounding communities. The school occupies a site on Glen Avenue in a residential area of the city.
Salisbury is the largest city on Maryland's Eastern Shore and functions as the commercial, healthcare, and educational hub of the Delmarva Peninsula. The city has a historic downtown corridor along Main Street, a separate campus for Salisbury University just south of the core, and a riverfront marina district. Major employers include TidalHealth Peninsula Regional, Perdue Farms (which is headquartered here), and the university itself. The area has seen steady economic growth, with job growth in recent years outpacing many other parts of the country. Housing in the Salisbury area is priced well below the statewide median, and rents are moderate, making it a relatively affordable market compared to much of Maryland. The unemployment rate has been stable near the national figure, and median household income is close to the typical U.S. level.
Glen Avenue School enrolls a student body that is predominantly Black, with smaller shares of white, Hispanic, and multiracial students. A substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a measure that reflects the income level of the families the school serves. The school's grade span, second through fifth, means that it does not have a high school graduation rate to report, nor does it participate in the state testing program for grades outside that range. Data on chronic absenteeism, teacher-to-student ratios, and special education or English learner populations were not available in the sources used for this profile.
On the most recent Maryland state assessments, proficiency rates across tested subjects were low. In math, a modest portion of third-graders met the proficient benchmark, while the share was smaller in fourth and fifth grades. English language arts results followed a similar pattern, with third grade showing a slightly higher proportion of proficient students than the upper grades. Science results, assessed in fifth grade, were notably low, with only a very small number of students reaching the proficient level. These results are based on a single year of data, so it is not possible to assess trends over time. The school did not have participation rate information, so the reliability of these results could not be fully evaluated.
Wicomico County Public Schools recently opened a new elementary school in the Salisbury area, Beaver Run Elementary, which serves younger students and represents a significant facility investment. The district has also published an updated Educational Facilities Master Plan that outlines long-term building and capacity plans. These developments may be relevant for families considering the pipeline of elementary schools feeding into higher grades.
Overall, Glen Avenue School serves a diverse, lower-income student population in an affordable mid-sized city that functions as a regional economic center. The school's state assessment results point to academic challenges that parents may want to explore further with the school and district, particularly around how the school supports math, reading, and science learning from grade to grade. The available data does not include information on programs, extracurriculars, or support services, so families would need to contact the school directly to learn about those offerings.
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