Georgetown East Elementary

As a cozy elementary-level community in Annapolis, Maryland, Georgetown East Elementary works with 330 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. That puts it 31% below the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Within Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which oversees 125 schools and 85,029 students, Georgetown East Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Georgetown East Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 42% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Anne Arundel County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Georgetown East Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 21.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Anne Arundel County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Anne Arundel County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), of which Georgetown East Elementary is one.

Tyler Heights Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Georgetown East Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Georgetown East Elementary has expanded 15%, going from 287 students in 2018 to 330 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share edged down from 51% to 43%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 9.3:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.

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