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Alumni: what's one memory from Brock Bridge Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000048
Brock Bridge Elementary
405 Brock Bridge Rd, Laurel, MD 20724 · (301) 498-6280 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
358 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 58 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 13% |
Student demographics
61%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
43.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.7pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.1% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 21.4% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Brock Bridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #621 of 853 | #66 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #595 of 853 | #64 of 80 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #514 of 853 | #56 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #354 of 898 | #35 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #23 of 857 | #6 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #356 of 857 | #43 of 81 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #255 of 551 | #23 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
514
-82 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 14.9:1
% White
4%
was 9%
% Hispanic
46%
was 40%
% Black
41%
was 41%
% Asian
3%
was 6%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 514 | 50.8 | 10.1:1 | 70% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 46.1 | 11.5:1 | 72% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 472 | 35.8 | 13.2:1 | 76% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 596 | 40 | 14.9:1 | 56% (332) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brock Bridge Elementary.
About Brock Bridge Elementary
Brock Bridge Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Laurel, Maryland. The school counted 514 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5.
Brock Bridge Elementary is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, where 125 schools serve 85,029 students.
The largest group at Brock Bridge Elementary is Hispanic students, at 46%. Smaller groups are 41% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% White, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Anne Arundel County is roughly 11% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brock Bridge Elementary scores 61%.
Brock Bridge Elementary has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1, with 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. The school has 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Anne Arundel County report 42%.
On BeatsExpectations, Brock Bridge Elementary is 1.9 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Maryland schools.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Anne Arundel County show that median household income comes to about $124,911, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 129, with about 85,074 students.
Brock Bridge Elementary's nearest public school is Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel Campus (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Brock Bridge Elementary is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Brock Bridge Elementary is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 596 students in 2017-18, enrollment decreased to 514 by 2024-25. Hispanic students made up 40% of enrollment in 2017-18 and 46% in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.9 to 10.1 over 7 years.
This page is set up for the Brock Bridge Elementary community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
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- Crofton High SchoolHigh · 1,906 students
Other schools in Laurel
- Laurel HighHigh · 2,129 students
- Chesapeake Math and IT Public CharterCombined · 1,681 students
- Dwight D. Eisenhower MiddleMiddle · 1,047 students
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Nearby schools
- Monarch Global Academy PCS Laurel Campus0.2 mi · 830
- Maryland City Elementary0.6 mi · 450
- Oaklands Elementary1.6 mi · 483
- Deerfield Run Elementary1.8 mi · 482
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle1.9 mi · 1,047
- Maya Angelou Academy at New Beginnings formerly Oak Hill2.0 mi · 45
Frequently asked questions
About Brock Bridge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Brock Bridge Elementary?
Brock Bridge Elementary enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brock Bridge Elementary serve?
Brock Bridge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Brock Bridge Elementary have?
Brock Bridge Elementary employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brock Bridge Elementary?
At Brock Bridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 46% Hispanic, 41% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Brock Bridge Elementary public or private?
Brock Bridge 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.