Crofton Woods Elementary

Crofton Woods Elementary operates as a roomy K-5 school in Crofton, Maryland, part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 742 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools runs 125 schools in total, collectively educating 85,029 students. Crofton Woods Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Crofton Woods Elementary records that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% multiracial. Compared to Anne Arundel County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Anne Arundel County's rate of about 42%.

After controlling for student poverty, Crofton Woods Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.3%; this one delivers 65.5%.

Across the wider county, Anne Arundel County reports that median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Anne Arundel County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), of which Crofton Woods Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Crofton Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Crofton Woods Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crofton Woods Elementary has held roughly steady, going from 744 students in 2018 to 742 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 74% to 64% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 16.8:1 in 2025.

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