Schools in Pasadena · Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Pasadena’s public schools beat 56% of Maryland districts
The public schools Pasadena’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 56% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (188)Better than 44%
High confidence. Built on 40,746 tested students and a graduating class of 5,911; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maryland’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maryland only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pasadena.
4 schools teach Pre-K in Pasadena’s district. Which one depends on your address: Two Rivers Elementary School, West Meade Early Education Center, Ferndale Early Education Center and Carrie Weedon Early Education Center.
Straight-line distance from the center of Pasadena. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.