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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000044
Belvedere Elementary
360 Broadwater Rd, Arnold, MD 21012 · (410) 975-9432 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
117 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
38%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
69.2%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
63.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 63.7% |
| 2023-24 | 71.7% | 63.7% |
% 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
67.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Belvedere Elementary
Belvedere Elementary's state test result (67.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere Elementary this school | 542 | 21.6% | 67.1% |
| Deer Crossing Elementary New Market | 528 | 19.3% | 69.1% |
| Central Elementary Edgewater | 566 | 17.1% | 70.0% |
| New Market Elementary New Market | 571 | 19.8% | 73.5% |
| Middletown Elementary Middletown | 460 | 20.9% | 68.4% |
| Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary Leonardtown | 516 | 19.8% | 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 Belvedere Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.1% | #128 of 853 | #13 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #157 of 853 ▼ 13 | #14 of 80 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #159 of 853 ▼ 47 | #22 of 80 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #291 of 898 | #29 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #469 of 857 | #50 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.2% | #646 of 857 | #68 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.6% | #771 of 885 | #62 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #475 of 551 | #40 of 49 |
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
542
+59 (+12%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 603
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 542 | 38.2 | 14.2:1 | 22% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 37.8 | 14.1:1 | 18% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 37.7 | 14.2:1 | 19% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 13% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 37.8 | 14.9:1 | 12% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 538 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 17% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 15% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 503 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 6% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 603 | 28 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belvedere Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (563 to 542); teachers up 1% (37.8 to 38.2).
About Belvedere Elementary
Belvedere Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Arnold, Maryland, administered by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Enrolled students number 542 students, in pre-K through 5.
Belvedere Elementary falls under Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which has 125 schools enrolling 85,029 students.
Belvedere Elementary's enrollment is 77% White. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 63% of Anne Arundel County residents are White. By the diversity index, Belvedere Elementary comes in at 38%.
The school employs the equivalent of 38.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have a similar average ratio of 13.8:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 22%. Public schools in Anne Arundel County average 42%.
allk12 grades Belvedere Elementary an A-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Belvedere Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.1%; the prediction is 61.4%.
Census estimates describe Anne Arundel County this way: median household income is about $124,911, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County, with a combined enrollment of about 85,074.
The closest public school to Belvedere Elementary is Magothy River Middle, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Belvedere Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 67.1% is below the 68.3% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Belvedere Elementary is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 483 in 2020-21 and 542 in 2024-25, a 12% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.2:1.
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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
- Arnold ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- AACPS Virtual AcademyCombined · 384 students
Other Belvedere Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Belvedere Elementary. Belvedere Elementary is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Belvedere ElementaryBelvedere, SC · 617 students
- Belvedere ElementaryFalls Church, VA · 606 students
- Belvedere ElementaryHighland, CA · 557 students
- Belvedere ElementaryLos Angeles, CA · 526 students
- BELVEDERE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST PALM BEACH, FL · 467 students
Nearby schools
- Magothy River Middle0.6 mi · 655
- AACPS Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 384
- Severn River Middle0.6 mi · 675
- Broadneck Elementary1.2 mi · 652
- Arnold Elementary1.7 mi · 454
- Jones Elementary1.8 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Belvedere ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Belvedere Elementary?
Belvedere Elementary enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-05.
Is Belvedere Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Belvedere Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Belvedere Elementary have?
Belvedere Elementary employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Belvedere Elementary?
Student demographics at Belvedere Elementary are roughly 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Belvedere Elementary in?
Belvedere Elementary is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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