Delmar Elementary was once called The Maryland Elementary School.  The central section of the Maryland Elementary School was built in 1920, and in 1923 only grades seven to eleven attended (front office and the floors above).  Now the enlarged school teaches only elementary grades, Pre-K-5, and high school students go to school at the Delaware High School - now called Delmar Jr./Sr. High located in Delmar, Delaware.

Delmar Elementary is a bi-state School that serves students from the Wicomico County school district in Maryland and the Delmar school district in Delaware. The school also houses the Year-Round Education Program.  This program is the only one in the tri-state area.

Year-round education (YRE) reorganizes the school year to provide more continuous learning by dividing the long summer vacation into shorter, more frequent breaks.  It does not eliminate the summer vacation, but merely reduces it.  Year-round education is an alternative schedule for learning.  Students in a year-round program attend the same classes and receive the same amount of instruction as students on a nine-month calendar (usually 180 days).  The year-round calendar is organized into instructional blocks and vacation periods that are evenly distributed across 12 months.

Currently the most popular of the year-round calendars is the 45-15 Single-Track Plan.  The year is divided into four nine-week terms, separated by four three-week vacations or intersessions.  Students and teachers attend school for nine weeks (about 45 days), and then take a three-week vacation (15 days).  This sequence of sessions and vacations repeats four times each year, thus providing the usual 36 weeks or about 180 days of school.  Four additional weeks each year are allocated to winter holidays, spring vacation, and national, state, or local holidays.  Students attend the same number of days as on the traditional schedule.

If you would like to find out about putting your child in the year-round program or for more information, please contact Delmar Elementary School. 

The staff at Delmar Elementary is committed to offering an instructional program that promotes high academic performance.  Additionally, we strive to help our students learn how to conduct themselves in a socially acceptable manner and to accept responsibility for their behavior.  Promoting students' understanding and involvement is a vital element in this educational mission.