Worcester County schools blend culture, tenure, individual attention to earn top test scores

Worcester County Schools Superintendent Annette has a mantra: Name. Strength. Need. Know every student’s name, their strength and their need. It's just one of the factors that have helped make the Eastern Shore system tops on state assessments for several years.

By: William J. Ford

Outlets: Maryland Matters

Published: August 31, 2026

Words: 1,601

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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Jennifer Copenhaver was getting her colorful third-grade classroom at Worcester County’s Pocomoke Elementary School ready last week — big-screen Smart TV, an oversized blue bean bag and one pink flamingo propped on a light blue bookshelf, waiting for about 20 students Monday.

“I can’t wait,” Copenhaver, a 15-year teaching veteran who’s entering her second year at Pocomoke Elementary, said Tuesday. “It’s feels like a community here [in Worcester] because everybody’s so inclusive and loving and …

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