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Northwestern Elementary

(410) 677-5808

Physical Address:
9975 Sharptown RD
Mardela Springs, MD  21837
Mailing Address:
9975 Sharptown RD
Mardela Springs, MD  21837

School Information

District:
Wicomico County Public Schools
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Wicomico County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
PK - 5
Number of Students:
287

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Northwestern Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 79.09% 52.91% 45.40%
Black 16.38% 38.19% 40.38%
Hispanic 3.48% 5.46% 10.26%
American Indian 0.70% 0.45% 0.61%
Asian/Pacific 0.35% 3.24% 5.87%

Genders in Northwestern Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 53.31% 50.49% 50.53%
Female 46.69% 49.51% 49.47%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Northwestern Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 196 192 227
Black 51 54 47
Hispanic 9 10 10
American Indian 3 1 2
Asian/Pacific 1 0 1
Others 0 0 0
Total 260 257 287

Enrollment by Gender for Northwestern Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 139 143 153
Female 121 114 134
Total 260 257 287

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Northwestern Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 260 257 287
# Eligible for free lunch 97 (37%) 90 (35%) 103 (36%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 40 (15%) 41 (16%) 33 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 137 (53%) 131 (51%) 136 (47%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Northwestern Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 260 257 287
Fulltime teachers 20.2 20.3 18.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 12.90 12.70 15.51
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 14.22 14.13 14.33