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Schools in Ocean Pines · Worcester County Public Schools

Ocean Pines’s public schools outscore 96% of Maryland districts

On the state math tests, 38% of Ocean Pines’s students scored proficient, above the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the public school district serving Ocean Pines, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maryland, not nationally.

#1of 261 Maryland townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
61%
▲ 16 pts vs MD 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 13 pts vs MD 25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 9 pts vs MD 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$24.2K
▲ 20% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
MD 14.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
6,338 students on the public path
In brief

Ocean Pines’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 61% and math 38% in spring 2022, against 45% and 25% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $24,221 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Five elementary schools, then three middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Ocean Pines’s grade

A Test scoresA− Graduation

A+: better than 96% of Maryland school districts, #1 of 261 Maryland towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maryland average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 96%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (178)Better than 97%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,494 test results and a graduating class of 556 could put Ocean Pines anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Ocean Pines’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,497 in math, 3,491 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ocean Pines, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–45 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
5–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Ocean Pines’s public schools are run by Worcester County Public Schools, which also serves Berlin, Ocean City, Pocomoke City and Snow Hill. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Worcester County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 13 schools · 7,002 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$24,221MD $20,258 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 45.1% · 3491 students tested
Math38%
State average 24.6% · 3497 students tested

Ocean Pines vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Ocean Pines’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ocean PinesA+Worcester County

Every school in Ocean Pines

11 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).

Also serving Ocean Pinesin other towns
Showell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Berlin
B+
638 students11:1Rate it →
Ocean City Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Ocean City
A−
566 students12:1Rate it →
Buckingham Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Berlin
B−
518 students12:1Rate it →
Pocomoke Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Pocomoke City
C+
491 students13:1Rate it →
Snow Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Snow Hill
B
387 students13:1Rate it →
Pocomoke Middle
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Pocomoke City
B
465 students10:1Rate it →
Snow Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Snow Hill
B
404 students10:1Rate it →
Stephen Decatur Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Berlin
B+
665 students13:1Rate it →
Stephen Decatur High
High · Grades 9–12 · Berlin
A+
1,462 students17:1Rate it →
Pocomoke High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pocomoke City
A
374 students11:1Rate it →
Snow Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Snow Hill
A+
368 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ocean Pines’s schools

Are Ocean Pines’s schools good?

By Maryland’s own tests, yes: the public schools Ocean Pines children attend outscore 96% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A+ Schools grade, #1 of 261 Maryland towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 97%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ocean Pines in?

Worcester County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,002 students in 13 schools (2024–25).

Where do Ocean Pines kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Stephen Decatur High, Pocomoke High and Snow Hill High.

What is Ocean Pines’s graduation rate?

95% of the class of 2023 in Worcester County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.

How much does Ocean Pines spend per student?

$24,221 in Worcester County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.