Belvedere Elementary

Belvedere Elementary is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in Arnold, Maryland, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools, hosting 542 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which oversees 125 schools and 85,029 students, Belvedere Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Belvedere Elementary lists that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Anne Arundel County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Belvedere Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.4%, the actual is 67.1%, a residual of +5.6 points.

In the surrounding community, Anne Arundel County reports that median household income runs about $124,911, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belvedere Elementary is one of 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students).

Nearest neighbor: AACPS Virtual Academy, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Belvedere Elementary. On composite proficiency, Belvedere Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 68.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 563 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.