B
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns
Serves Annapolis and Highland Beach.
Students
85,029
Schools
128
Spent per student
$19,124
MD $20,258
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Debt
$917.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- School Grade B: better than 56% of Maryland districts
- Spends 6% less per student than the MD average
- 14 students per teacher
- Debt of $917.3M, about $10,788 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Crofton.
PK–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Crofton MiddleThis district
9–12Crofton High SchoolThis district
Test scores vs. MD
2020–21Math proficiency20%
State average 19.2%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 35.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)89%
State average 86.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$19,124 per student · 6% below MD
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 35%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 37%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
83,044’20
83,163’21
84,452’22
84,346’23
85,029’24
About steady.
Students
White 44%Black 22%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 7%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
128 public schools.
Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel Campus
B−830 students13:1
Crofton Woods Elementary
A−742 students17:1
Rippling Woods Elementary
C702 students13:1
Davidsonville Elementary
A−689 students17:1
Monarch Academy
B687 students14:1
Nantucket Elementary
B675 students15:1
Solley Elementary
C+674 students15:1
Four Seasons Elementary
B+667 students16:1
High Point Elementary
C+665 students15:1
Cape St. Claire Elementary
A−660 students16:1
Broadneck Elementary
B+652 students17:1
Jessup Elementary
C646 students15:1
Folger Mckinsey Elementary
A644 students18:1
Monarch Academy Annapolis ES
C+634 students12:1
Oak Hill Elementary
A−628 students17:1
Crofton Elementary
B+621 students15:1
Marley Elementary
C−618 students12:1
Odenton Elementary
C587 students13:1
Edgewater Elementary
C+577 students15:1
Southgate Elementary
C+573 students13:1
Central Elementary
B+566 students14:1
Two Rivers Elementary School
562 students17:1
Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary
D−559 students10:1
Glen Burnie Park Elementary
C−555 students12:1
Ridgeway Elementary
B−551 students14:1
Waugh Chapel Elementary
B+549 students14:1
Crofton Meadows Elementary
B+544 students16:1
Quarterfield Elementary
C544 students15:1
Belvedere Elementary
B+542 students14:1
Park Elementary
C−538 students11:1
Piney Orchard Elementary
B538 students14:1
Freetown Elementary
C−530 students10:1
Hilltop Elementary
D521 students11:1
Sunset Elementary
B−520 students15:1
Brock Bridge Elementary
C−514 students10:1
Linthicum Elementary
B509 students14:1
Seven Oaks Elementary
C+506 students14:1
Bodkin Elementary
B+504 students16:1
Benfield Elementary
A500 students15:1
Meade Heights Elementary
C+494 students13:1
Point Pleasant Elementary
C486 students10:1
Jacobsville Elementary
C+474 students13:1
Van Bokkelen Elementary
D−471 students11:1
Germantown Elementary
C−467 students11:1
Brooklyn Park Elementary
C−463 students11:1
Hebron - Harman Elementary
C+459 students12:1
Severn Elementary
B−458 students13:1
Lothian Elementary
C+457 students12:1
Arnold Elementary
B+454 students15:1
Windsor Farm Elementary
B451 students15:1
Maryland City Elementary
C−450 students11:1
Pasadena Elementary
B450 students13:1
Traceys Elementary
C448 students14:1
Glendale Elementary
C−438 students10:1
Pershing Hill Elementary
B434 students12:1
Tyler Heights Elementary
D−416 students9:1
Hillsmere Elementary
B402 students12:1
Rolling Knolls Elementary
B−402 students11:1
Fort Smallwood Elementary
B−397 students13:1
George T. Cromwell Elementary
C395 students11:1
Shady Side Elementary
B−391 students14:1
Millersville Elementary
B+386 students13:1
Richard Henry Lee Elementary
C−378 students11:1
Manor View Elementary
C+374 students15:1
Severna Park Elementary
A−372 students14:1
Mayo Elementary
B+351 students15:1
Shipley's Choice Elementary
A344 students15:1
Jones Elementary
A−334 students14:1
Georgetown East Elementary
D330 students10:1
Woodside Elementary
D330 students9:1
Oakwood Elementary
C309 students11:1
Belle Grove Elementary
C−305 students10:1
Eastport Elementary
C283 students10:1
Lake Shore Elementary
B280 students13:1
North Glen Elementary
C−278 students10:1
Riviera Beach Elementary
C270 students13:1
South Shore Elementary
B268 students13:1
Overlook Elementary
C−249 students10:1
West Meade Early Education Center
246 students15:1
West Annapolis Elementary
A−234 students13:1
Deale Elementary
B−203 students11:1
Annapolis Elementary
D190 students8:1
Severna Park Middle
A1,386 students17:1
Crofton Middle
A−1,345 students17:1
Arundel Middle
B+1,312 students16:1
Central Middle
A−1,204 students15:1
Old Mill Middle South
B+1,173 students15:1
Chesapeake Bay Middle
B+1,087 students14:1
MacArthur Middle
B992 students13:1
Marley Middle
C991 students13:1
Old Mill Middle North
B−958 students13:1
Northeast Middle
B−901 students15:1
Lindale Middle
B−884 students13:1
Annapolis Middle
C+790 students11:1
Brooklyn Park Middle
B784 students13:1
Southern Middle
B726 students14:1
Wiley H. Bates Middle
B+707 students11:1
Meade Middle
C697 students11:1
Severn River Middle
A−675 students14:1
Magothy River Middle
A−655 students15:1
Corkran Middle School
C+553 students11:1
Glen Burnie High
A−2,226 students17:1
North County High
A2,161 students15:1
Broadneck High
A+2,143 students19:1
Annapolis High
A2,075 students15:1
Meade High
A−2,045 students16:1
Crofton High School
1,906 students19:1
Severna Park High
A+1,842 students20:1
Old Mill High
A1,832 students16:1
Arundel High
A1,778 students19:1
South River High
A+1,680 students17:1
Severn Run High School
1,608 students17:1
Chesapeake High
A1,540 students18:1
Northeast High
A−1,387 students18:1
Southern High
A+1,080 students16:1
Anne Arundel Evening High
C439 students
Phoenix Academy
D64 students2:1
Center of Applied Technology-North
0 students0:1
Center of Applied Technology-South
0 students0:1
Studio 39
0 students0:1
Chesapeake Science Point
A1,051 students15:1
AACPS Virtual Academy
384 students9:1
Ferndale Early Education Center
130 students10:1
Ruth Parker Eason School
D128 students5:1
Central Special School
C−109 students6:1
Marley Glen School
C−99 students5:1
Carrie Weedon Early Education Center
58 students9:1
Mary Moss at Adams Academy
C−50 students3:1
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.