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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at High Point Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
665
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000079
High Point Elementary
7789 Edgewood Avenue, Pasadena, MD 21122 · (410) 222-6454 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL665 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
386 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 | 53 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
59%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
43.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
31.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 31.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 22.1% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 High Point Elementary
High Point Elementary's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point Elementary this school | 665 | 58.0% | 33.1% |
| Maugansville Elementary Maugansville | 698 | 60.2% | 52.4% |
| North East Elementary North East | 615 | 57.9% | 32.5% |
| Denton Elementary School Denton | 596 | 62.4% | 54.2% |
| Patuxent Appeal Elementary Campus Lusby | 641 | 59.8% | 53.7% |
| Williamsport Elementary Williamsport | 533 | 61.0% | 66.3% |
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 High Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #581 of 853 | #61 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #573 of 853 ▲ 91 | #60 of 80 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #509 of 853 ▲ 66 | #55 of 80 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 665 | #129 of 898 | #9 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #631 of 857 | #69 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #383 of 857 | #46 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #438 of 885 | #33 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #503 of 551 | #44 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
665
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 805
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 665 | 43.3 | 15.4:1 | 58% (386) |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 47.4 | 14.4:1 | 55% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 704 | 45.2 | 15.6:1 | 52% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 669 | 43 | 15.6:1 | 48% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 40.5 | 16.8:1 | 41% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 44% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 36% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 636 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 15% (95) |
| 1990-91 | 805 | 38 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Point Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (680 to 665); teachers up 7% (40.5 to 43.3).
About High Point Elementary
High Point Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Pasadena, Maryland, (ZIP code 21122). The school has 665 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students, which makes this school 38% larger than average.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools runs 125 schools with a combined 85,029 students. High Point Elementary is one of them.
About 59% of the student body at High Point Elementary is White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 59, compared with 70 nationally.
High Point Elementary has 43.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1. At High Point Elementary, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The gap from the 42% average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 16 points.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.9%. High Point Elementary scores 33.1%.
Census data for Anne Arundel County show median household income comes to about $124,911, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 129 public schools and about 85,074 students.
High Point Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Northeast High, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, High Point Elementary ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The school's size has been steady, with 669 students in 2020-21 and 665 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 Pasadena
- Chesapeake HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Northeast HighHigh · 1,387 students
- Chesapeake Bay MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
- Northeast MiddleMiddle · 901 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Bodkin ElementaryElementary · 504 students
Other High Point Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named High Point Elementary. High Point Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- High Point Elementary SchoolAtlanta, GA · 684 students
- HIGH POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLEARWATER, FL · 600 students
- High Point ElementaryBristol, VA · 582 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolTEMPLE, TX · 563 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolGahanna, OH · 555 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast High0.6 mi · 1,387
- Northeast Middle1.0 mi · 901
- Sunset Elementary1.1 mi · 520
- Jacobsville Elementary1.7 mi · 474
- Riviera Beach Elementary1.8 mi · 270
- Solley Elementary2.2 mi · 674
Frequently asked questions
About High Point ElementaryHow many students attend High Point Elementary?
High Point Elementary enrolls approximately 665 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does High Point Elementary serve?
High Point Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at High Point Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at High Point Elementary is approximately 15.4:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is High Point Elementary?
High Point Elementary reports a student body of 59% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is High Point Elementary public or private?
High Point 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.