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What's something Hebron - Harman Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000078
Hebron - Harman Elementary
7660 Ridge Chapel Road, Hanover, MD 21076 · (410) 859-4510 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
283 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
74%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
39.8%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.8% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 17.9% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Hebron - Harman Elementary
Hebron - Harman Elementary's state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebron - Harman Elementary this school | 459 | 61.7% | 30.8% |
| Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary Germantown | 428 | 62.4% | 36.0% |
| Cedarmere Elementary Reisterstown | 502 | 59.6% | 31.9% |
| Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary Silver Spring | 485 | 61.9% | 52.0% |
| Reisterstown Elementary Reisterstown | 518 | 61.6% | 24.7% |
| Ducketts Lane Elementary Elkridge | 573 | 60.6% | 44.6% |
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 Hebron - Harman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #625 of 853 | #68 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #512 of 853 ▲ 221 | #53 of 80 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #569 of 853 ▲ 78 | #63 of 80 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 459 | #476 of 898 | #46 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #163 of 857 | #25 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #57 of 857 | #5 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #374 of 885 | #31 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.8% | #15 of 551 | #1 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
459
-228 (-33%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 459 | 38.6 | 11.9:1 | 62% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 613 | 40.2 | 15.3:1 | 62% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 42.6 | 15.9:1 | 61% (414) |
| 2020-21 | 687 | 49 | 14.0:1 | 49% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 789 | 47 | 16.8:1 | 43% (336) |
| 2015-16 | 794 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 42% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 673 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 44% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 50% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 31 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hebron - Harman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (789 to 459); teachers down 18% (47 to 38.6).
About Hebron - Harman Elementary
Hebron - Harman Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Hanover, Maryland. A federal count lists 459 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools enrolls 85,029 students, and its 125 schools include Hebron - Harman Elementary.
At Hebron - Harman Elementary, the largest share of students is Black, at 37%. The remaining shares are 30% Hispanic, 13% White, 11% Asian, and 9% multiracial. Anne Arundel County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 38.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 11.9:1. That is lower than the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligible students account for 62% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. It compares with 42% for public schools in Anne Arundel County.
allk12 grades Hebron - Harman Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 37.7% for a school in Maryland with Hebron - Harman Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hebron - Harman Elementary posts 30.8%.
Hebron - Harman Elementary is located in Anne Arundel County, where the median household income is $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hebron - Harman Elementary is one of 129 public schools in the county.
Severn Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of Hebron - Harman Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 30.8% is below the 37.0% average for nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Hebron - Harman Elementary declined 33% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 687 to 459 students. The ratio was 14.0:1 in 2020-21 and 11.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Other schools in Hanover
- Chesapeake Science PointCombined · 1,051 students
- Hanover Hills ElementaryElementary · 875 students
- Thomas Viaduct MiddleMiddle · 758 students
Nearby schools
- Severn Elementary1.6 mi · 458
- Chesapeake Science Point1.7 mi · 1,051
- Van Bokkelen Elementary1.8 mi · 471
- Meade Middle1.9 mi · 697
- Meade Heights Elementary2.0 mi · 494
- Meade High2.0 mi · 2,045
Frequently asked questions
About Hebron - Harman ElementaryHow many students attend Hebron - Harman Elementary?
Hebron - Harman Elementary enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Hebron - Harman Elementary serve?
Hebron - Harman Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hebron - Harman Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hebron - Harman Elementary is approximately 11.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hebron - Harman Elementary?
Student demographics at Hebron - Harman Elementary are roughly 13% White, 30% Hispanic, 37% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Hebron - Harman Elementary public or private?
Hebron - Harman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.