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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000047
Broadneck Elementary
470 Shore Acres Rd, Arnold, MD 21012 · (410) 222-1680 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
114 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 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
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
76.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 68.9% | 59.8% |
% 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Broadneck Elementary
Broadneck Elementary's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadneck Elementary this school | 652 | 17.5% | 67.9% |
| Cape St. Claire Elementary Annapolis | 660 | 14.7% | 59.1% |
| Stoneleigh Elementary Baltimore | 645 | 18.4% | 76.1% |
| Twin Ridge Elementary Mt Airy | 703 | 20.6% | 62.1% |
| Mount Harmony Elementary Owings | 656 | 22.1% | 72.3% |
| Carrolltowne Elementary Sykesville | 593 | 14.5% | 73.3% |
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 Broadneck Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #124 of 853 | #12 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #132 of 853 ▲ 48 | #10 of 80 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #90 of 853 ▲ 48 | #15 of 80 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #145 of 898 | #11 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #773 of 857 | #76 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #569 of 857 | #62 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.5% | #814 of 885 | #68 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #184 of 551 | #15 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
652
-97 (-13%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 629
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 652 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 43.4 | 14.9:1 | 17% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 687 | 44.8 | 15.3:1 | 17% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 15% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 44.1 | 17.9:1 | 14% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 42 | 19.3:1 | 15% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 38 | 18.4:1 | 13% (88) |
| 2000-01 | 592 | 32 | 18.5:1 | 6% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 629 | 27 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broadneck Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (791 to 652); teachers down 12% (44.1 to 39).
About Broadneck Elementary
Broadneck Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Arnold, Maryland. There are 652 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools is made up of 125 schools with 85,029 students in all.
More than half of the students at Broadneck Elementary are White (72%). Other reported shares: 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 5% Asian. That compares with about 63% White among all Anne Arundel County residents. The diversity index for Broadneck Elementary is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Broadneck Elementary totals 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Broadneck Elementary is about 17%. The average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 42%.
On BeatsExpectations, Broadneck Elementary is 4.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
In the wider Anne Arundel County area, the median household earns about $124,911 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Broadneck Elementary shares Anne Arundel County with 128 other public schools.
About 1.2 miles separate Broadneck Elementary from the closest public school, Belvedere Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Broadneck Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 67.9% against a local average of 61.4%.
Broadneck Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% decline, from 749 to 652.
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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
- Belvedere ElementaryElementary · 542 students
- Arnold ElementaryElementary · 454 students
- AACPS Virtual AcademyCombined · 384 students
Nearby schools
- Belvedere Elementary1.2 mi · 542
- Arnold Elementary1.5 mi · 454
- Windsor Farm Elementary1.7 mi · 451
- Broadneck High1.7 mi · 2,143
- Magothy River Middle1.8 mi · 655
- AACPS Virtual Academy1.8 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Broadneck ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Broadneck Elementary?
Broadneck Elementary enrolls approximately 652 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Broadneck Elementary serve?
Broadneck Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Broadneck Elementary?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Broadneck Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Broadneck Elementary?
Student demographics at Broadneck Elementary are roughly 72% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Broadneck Elementary in?
Broadneck Elementary is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.