Photo: Linda Roy Walls · CC BY-SA 4.0Allen’s public schools
Wicomico County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Allen. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Maryland’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Allen’s schools, in brief
School by school
6 of Allen’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. James M. Bennett High places highest (better than 94%); Prince Street School lowest (10%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Allen, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then five middle schools and four high schools: James M. Bennett High, Wicomico High, Parkside High and Mardela Middle & High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Allen, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Wicomico County Public Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Allen vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Allen’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Allen | — | Wicomico County |
Every school in Allen
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Allen’s schools
Are Allen’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Allen. Wicomico County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Allen. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Allen in?
Wicomico County Public Schools.
Where do Allen kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: James M. Bennett High, Wicomico High, Parkside High and Mardela Middle & High.
Parents talk
What Allen families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Allen → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.