Broadneck Elementary

Set in Arnold, Maryland, Broadneck Elementary is a medium-sized elementary campus, run under Anne Arundel County Public Schools. It works with 652 students across grades K through 5. That puts it 36% above the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Across the 125 schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (85,029 students total), Broadneck Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Broadneck Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Broadneck Elementary has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Broadneck Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 17% of students at Broadneck Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Anne Arundel County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Broadneck Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.9%; this one delivers 67.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Anne Arundel County put median household income runs about $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Broadneck Elementary is one of 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students).

The closest other public school is Belvedere Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Broadneck Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 61.4%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Broadneck Elementary has ticked down 18%, going from 791 students in 2018 to 652 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 72%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.

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