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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000038
Arnold Elementary
95 Joyce Lane E, Arnold, MD 21012 · (410) 757-4400 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
59 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
74.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.5% | 58.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arnold Elementary
Arnold Elementary's state test result (69.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arnold Elementary this school | 454 | 13.0% | 69.2% |
| Kemptown Elementary Monrovia | 448 | 14.1% | 65.2% |
| Forest Hill Elementary Forest Hill | 451 | 15.7% | 72.6% |
| Eldersburg Elementary Sykesville | 470 | 16.2% | 70.9% |
| Jarrettsville Elementary Jarrettsville | 467 | 14.1% | 62.0% |
| Mount Airy Elementary Mount Airy | 462 | 19.7% | 63.9% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arnold Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #109 of 853 | #10 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #127 of 853 ▲ 66 | #9 of 80 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #104 of 853 ▼ 35 | #17 of 80 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #490 of 898 | #49 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #598 of 857 | #64 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #567 of 857 | #61 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.0% | #845 of 885 | #76 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #185 of 294 | #19 of 32 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
454
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 469
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 454 | 30.1 | 15.1:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 496 | 33.9 | 14.6:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 503 | 34.5 | 14.6:1 | 16% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 12% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 24.3 | 17.6:1 | 6% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 388 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 7% (26) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 25 | 18.5:1 | 9% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 469 | 26 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arnold Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (427 to 454); teachers up 24% (24.3 to 30.1).
About Arnold Elementary
Arnold Elementary is an elementary school located in Arnold, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. School enrollment was 454 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools has 125 schools and 85,029 students, and Arnold Elementary is one of those schools.
At Arnold Elementary, White students make up 72% of the student body. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. Anne Arundel County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1, with 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Arnold Elementary is 13%. It compares with 42% for public schools in Anne Arundel County.
In Maryland, Arnold Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 69.2% actual against a predicted 66.5%.
Arnold Elementary is located in Anne Arundel County, where the median household income is $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Arnold Elementary is one of 129 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Broadneck Elementary, about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Arnold Elementary is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 6% enrollment decrease, from 481 in 2020-21 to 454 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Arnold Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Anne Arundel County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
598,166
Census ACS
Median income
$124,911
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
129
85,074 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Broadneck HighHigh · 2,143 students
- Annapolis HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Meade HighHigh · 2,045 students
- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
Other schools in Arnold
- Severn River MiddleMiddle · 675 students
- Magothy River MiddleMiddle · 655 students
- Broadneck ElementaryElementary · 652 students
- Belvedere ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- AACPS Virtual AcademyCombined · 384 students
Other Arnold Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Arnold Elementary. Arnold Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 673 students
- Arnold Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 633 students
- Arnold Elementary SchoolJonesboro, GA · 454 students
- Arnold Elementary SchoolMICHIGAN CENTER, MI · 321 students
- ARNOLD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLARNOLD, NE · 121 students
Nearby schools
- Broadneck Elementary1.5 mi · 652
- Belvedere Elementary1.7 mi · 542
- Severn River Middle1.8 mi · 675
- AACPS Virtual Academy1.8 mi · 384
- Magothy River Middle1.8 mi · 655
- Windsor Farm Elementary2.4 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About Arnold ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Arnold Elementary?
Arnold Elementary enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Arnold Elementary serve?
Arnold Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arnold Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arnold Elementary is approximately 15.1:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arnold Elementary?
At Arnold Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Arnold Elementary public or private?
Arnold Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.