George T. Cromwell Elementary

George T. Cromwell Elementary is one of the intimate primary schools in Glen Burnie, Maryland, operated by Anne Arundel County Public Schools, with 395 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Across the 125 schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (85,029 students total), George T. Cromwell Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, George T. Cromwell Elementary lists that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 36% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

On the resource side, George T. Cromwell Elementary logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Anne Arundel County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, George T. Cromwell Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Anne Arundel County put median household income runs about $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), George T. Cromwell Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hilltop Elementary, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George T. Cromwell Elementary. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), George T. Cromwell Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at George T. Cromwell Elementary has climbed 27%, going from 311 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 20% to 36%. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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