Deale Elementary

Located at 759 Masons Beach Rd, in Deale, Maryland, Deale Elementary is a modestly sized elementary-level community that teaches 203 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 58% leaner than typical.

Deale Elementary is one of 125 schools operated by Anne Arundel County Public Schools, a district that works with 85,029 students overall.

On demographics, Deale Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school logs 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

In terms of school funding signals, Deale Elementary shows 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Anne Arundel County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Deale Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Anne Arundel County) records that median household earnings sit near $124,911, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), Deale Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Traceys Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Deale Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 52.2%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Looking at the recent track record. Deale Elementary's enrollment has declined 16% since 2018, when it stood at 243 (now 203). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

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