Enrollment
203
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000063
Deale Elementary
759 Masons Beach Rd, Deale, MD 20751 · (410) 222-1695 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL203 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
40 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
30%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
77.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +15.8pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.5% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 48.3% |
% 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
58.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Deale Elementary
Deale Elementary's state test result (58.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deale Elementary this school | 203 | 19.7% | 58.8% |
| Pleasant Valley Elementary Knoxville | 186 | 27.4% | 64.0% |
| Fifth District Elementary Upperco | 262 | 15.6% | 80.9% |
| Lake Shore Elementary Pasadena | 280 | 25.0% | 60.5% |
| Norrisville Elementary White Hall | 213 | 30.5% | 66.9% |
| West Annapolis Elementary Annapolis | 234 | 17.5% | 80.6% |
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 Deale Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #233 of 853 | #26 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #324 of 853 ▼ 23 | #32 of 80 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #81 of 853 ▲ 139 | #14 of 80 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 203 | #854 of 898 | #81 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #85 of 857 | #16 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.7% | #727 of 857 | #76 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.7% | #794 of 885 | #65 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.5% | #194 of 551 | #16 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
203
-6 (-3%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 203 | 18.3 | 11.1:1 | 20% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 15.6 | 11.6:1 | 24% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 16.9 | 10.4:1 | 22% (38) |
| 2020-21 | 209 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 15% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 18.3 | 13.3:1 | 19% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 244 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 20% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 17% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 353 | 17 | 20.8:1 | 6% (22) |
| 1990-91 | 174 | 9 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deale Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (243 to 203); teachers unchanged (18.3 to 18.3).
About Deale Elementary
Deale Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Deale, Maryland. It has an enrollment of 203 students in kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Deale Elementary is part of a district of 125 schools: Anne Arundel County Public Schools, with 85,029 students.
Of every 100 students at Deale Elementary, about 83 are White. It is also 7% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Anne Arundel County is roughly 63% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 30, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Deale Elementary comes to 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1:1. Elementary schools in Maryland have an average ratio of 13.8:1. On the income side, 20% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Anne Arundel County averages 42%, higher than here.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.6%.
The school is in Anne Arundel County, where the median household earns about $124,911 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Deale Elementary shares Anne Arundel County with 128 other public schools.
About 2.2 miles separate Deale Elementary from the closest public school, Traceys Elementary. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. Deale Elementary is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 3%, from 209 to 203. Students per teacher dropped from 12.3 in 2020-21 to 11.1 in 2024-25.
Deale Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Nearby schools
- Traceys Elementary2.2 mi · 448
- Southern Middle4.4 mi · 726
- Windy Hill Middle4.6 mi · 669
- Carrie Weedon Early Education Center4.6 mi · 58
- Lothian Elementary4.7 mi · 457
- Windy Hill Elementary4.7 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Deale ElementaryHow many students attend Deale Elementary?
Deale Elementary enrolls approximately 203 students in grades KG-05.
Is Deale Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Deale Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deale Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deale Elementary is approximately 11.1:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Deale Elementary?
At Deale Elementary, the student body is approximately 83% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Deale Elementary?
Deale Elementary is overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Anne Arundel County.
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