The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Math. The lowest is 63% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Pocomoke Elementary
Pocomoke Elementary is a regular public school in Pocomoke City, Maryland, serving children from prekindergarten through third grade. It is part of Worcester County Public Schools, the single school district that covers the county’s public schools. Because it serves only the earliest grades, there is no graduation rate, no high school course data, and the only state test results available come from third grade, the sole tested year in the building.
Pocomoke City is a small incorporated municipality on the lower Eastern Shore, set along the Pocomoke River. Historically a center for truck farming and later poultry, the town today hosts an industrial park with defense contractors, aerospace engineering, and plastics fabrication, anchored by the defense manufacturer Hardwire, LLC. NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility and the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard have also been part of the area’s employment base. The downtown includes a historic district, the MarVa Theater, a nature trail, the Delmarva Discovery Museum, and the Sturgis One Room School Museum, which preserves local African American educational history. Monthly Fourth Fridays events bring food trucks, music, and vendors to the downtown core. The city is about a half-hour drive from Ocean City and Assateague beaches. Three Worcester County schools are located within the town—Pocomoke Elementary, Pocomoke Middle, and Pocomoke High—and both the elementary and high school have publicly been named Blue Ribbon Schools, a federal recognition of academic excellence.
On the most recent state assessments, administered to third graders through the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program, a solid majority of students scored at or above the proficiency standard in both math and English language arts. Performance was a bit stronger in math than in ELA. Because this is the only tested grade in the building, these results represent the school’s entire academic picture for that year. Only a single year of data was available, so there is no trend to compare.
The student body is diverse, with Black and White students each making up a substantial share, followed by smaller populations of students who are Hispanic, Asian, two or more races, and American Indian or Alaska Native. Every student at the school qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, reflecting a high level of economic need in the surrounding community. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the provided information; a parent may want to ask the school directly about these populations and the supports available.
Other dimensions of school environment—discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, and course access—were not reported in the available data. Because the school covers only prekindergarten through third grade, many typical school quality metrics simply do not apply here.
Pocomoke Elementary functions as the entry point for children in the Pocomoke City area. After third grade, students move on to Pocomoke Middle School and later Pocomoke High School, both also located in town. For families considering this school, the core picture is of a small-city primary school with strong academic results on grade 3 assessments, a high-need student body, and a local economy tied to defense manufacturing and agriculture. The missing information on special populations and school climate is a gap a prospective parent may want to fill by visiting or contacting the school directly.
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