Chesapeake Science Point

As a sprawling combined-grade school in Hanover, Maryland, Chesapeake Science Point serves 1,051 students from grades pre-K through 12, one of the schools within Anne Arundel County Public Schools. That puts it 282% above the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 275 students.

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

On demographics, Chesapeake Science Point shows that the most-represented group is Black (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 23% White, 12% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Chesapeake Science Point has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 6.7:1 average. Roughly 23% of students at Chesapeake Science Point qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Anne Arundel County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Chesapeake Science Point tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.1%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Anne Arundel County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,911 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), Chesapeake Science Point is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Viaduct Middle, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Chesapeake Science Point. On composite proficiency, Chesapeake Science Point comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 37.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. Chesapeake Science Point operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 127%: 463 students in 2018 compared to 1,051 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment grew from 36% to 47% over that span.

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