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Northwestern Elementary Primary School
9975 Sharptown Rd
Mardela Springs MD, 21837, Wicomico County
Phone: 410-677-5808
Ranking: 
(367 out of 1,074, top 34%)*
(367 out of 1,074, top 34%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5
School District: Wicomico County Public Schools
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 325 | 307 | 286 | 289 | 287 | 257 | 260 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 29 | 8.9% | 24 | 7.8% | 19 | 6.6% | 17 | 5.9% | 34 | 11.8% | 28 | 10.9% | 25 | 9.6% |
| Kindergarten: | 48 | 14.8% | 50 | 16.3% | 41 | 14.3% | 45 | 15.6% | 47 | 16.4% | 36 | 14.0% | 42 | 16.2% |
| Grade 1: | 52 | 16.0% | 45 | 14.7% | 48 | 16.8% | 53 | 18.3% | 41 | 14.3% | 37 | 14.4% | 35 | 13.5% |
| Grade 2: | 45 | 13.8% | 47 | 15.3% | 50 | 17.5% | 40 | 13.8% | 36 | 12.5% | 39 | 15.2% | 43 | 16.5% |
| Grade 3: | 48 | 14.8% | 51 | 16.6% | 44 | 15.4% | 40 | 13.8% | 43 | 15.0% | 43 | 16.7% | 35 | 13.5% |
| Grade 4: | 54 | 16.6% | 47 | 15.3% | 41 | 14.3% | 44 | 15.2% | 45 | 15.7% | 35 | 13.6% | 35 | 13.5% |
| Grade 5: | 49 | 15.1% | 43 | 14.0% | 43 | 15.0% | 50 | 17.3% | 41 | 14.3% | 39 | 15.2% | 45 | 17.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 161 | 49.5% | 155 | 50.5% | 137 | 47.9% | 150 | 51.9% | 149 | 51.9% | 139 | 54.1% | 137 | 52.7% |
| Female: | 164 | 50.5% | 152 | 49.5% | 149 | 52.1% | 139 | 48.1% | 130 | 45.3% | 110 | 42.8% | 119 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.4% | 3 | 1.2% |
| Asian: | 6 | 1.8% | 6 | 2.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.4% |
| Hispanic: | 13 | 4.0% | 17 | 5.5% | 18 | 6.3% | 22 | 7.6% | 10 | 3.5% | 10 | 3.9% | 9 | 3.5% |
| Black: | 37 | 11.4% | 34 | 11.1% | 30 | 10.5% | 28 | 9.7% | 47 | 16.4% | 54 | 21.0% | 51 | 19.6% |
| White: | 233 | 71.7% | 219 | 71.3% | 211 | 73.8% | 213 | 73.7% | 227 | 79.1% | 192 | 74.7% | 196 | 75.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 10.5% | 30 | 9.8% | 26 | 9.1% | 24 | 8.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 147 | 45.2% | 152 | 49.5% | 139 | 48.6% | 125 | 43.3% | 103 | 35.9% | 90 | 35.0% | 97 | 37.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 15 | 4.6% | 14 | 4.6% | 18 | 6.3% | 19 | 6.6% | 33 | 11.5% | 41 | 16.0% | 40 | 15.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.12 | 18.06 | 16.82 | 15.62 | 15.51 | 12.70 | 12.90 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| MSA | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70.3% | 75.5% | 72.2% |
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 79.9% | 76.8% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 81.0% | 79.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 79.7% | 78.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 82% | 82.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 83.0% | 84.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 84.9% | 86.0% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.6% | 90.2% | 86.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 88.9% | 87.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.0% | 86.0% | 82.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 64.1% | 71.0% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 71.1% | 75.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.7% | 78.3% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.0% | 80.9% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 80.6% | 83.0% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 84.1% | 84.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 81.5% | 84.0% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 84.4% | 85.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.8% | 85.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.0% | 81.3% | 82.6% |
| 2004 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 74.5% | 69.6% |
| 2005 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.8% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 86.1% | 82.1% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 89.8% | 86% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 91.5% | 88.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 93.1% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 91.5% | 90.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 93.5% | 90.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 92.3% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100.0% | 92.0% | 88.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 73.7% | 75.1% |
| 2005 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 75.0% | 81.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 80.7% | 81.8% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.0% | 83.8% | 86.0% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.3% | 88.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 85.0% | 86.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 84.4% | 87.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 88.5% | 88.7% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.7% | 89.2% | 89.8% |
| 2013 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.8% | 88.0% | 88.2% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 57.2% | 63.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 66.5% | 69.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.0% | 73.0% | 73.4% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 80.6% | 78.3% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 79.0% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.4% | 79.3% | 81.2% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 80.2% | 83.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 82.3% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 84.9% | 85.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 82.8% | 80.8% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.2% | 63.3% | 68.4% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 66.3% | 74.3% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.0% | 73.4% | 76.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 73.8% | 76.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.4% | 86.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 88.4% | 89.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 84.8% | 89.4% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 92% | 88.8% | 90.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.5% | 87.0% | 90.0% |
| 2013 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 86.7% | 88.4% |
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* Northwestern Elementary Primary School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.