Willards’s public schools score below 80% of Maryland districts on tests and graduation
On the state reading tests, 34% of Willards’s students scored proficient, below the Maryland average (45%). The grade covers the public school district serving Willards, 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.
From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.
Willards’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 149 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Willards’s, its schools beat 32%, higher than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 45% and 25% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $19,183 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then five middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Willards’s grade
C−: better than 20% of Maryland school districts. Both inputs trail the Maryland average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Willards, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Willards
Willards Elementary
Grades PK–3 · 311 students · 16:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Willards
Willards Elementary
Grades PK–3 · 311 students · 16:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Willards
Willards Elementary
Grades PK–3 · 311 students · 16:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Willards
Willards Elementary
Grades PK–3 · 311 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Willards’s public schools are run by Wicomico County Public Schools, which also serves Delmar, Fruitland, Hebron and Mardela Springs and others. 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.
Well below the state in reading
Willards vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Willards’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Willards | C− | Wicomico County |
Every school in Willards
9 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 Willards’s schools
Are Willards’s schools good?
On Maryland’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Willards children attend score below 80% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 32%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Willards in?
Wicomico County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 15,582 students in 25 schools (2024–25).
Where do Willards kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: James M. Bennett High, Wicomico High, Parkside High and Mardela Middle & High.
What is Willards’s graduation rate?
85% of the class of 2023 in Wicomico County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.
How much does Willards spend per student?
$19,183 in Wicomico County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Willards families are saying about school.
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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.