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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000080
Hillsmere Elementary
3052 Arundel On The Bay Rd, Annapolis, MD 21403 · (410) 222-1622 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
161 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
4
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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
61%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
79.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +23.1pp since 2023
Math
65.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.3% | 65.1% |
| 2023-24 | 56.2% | 62.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Maryland's top 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 Hillsmere Elementary
Hillsmere Elementary's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsmere Elementary this school | 402 | 40.0% | 65.7% |
| Snow Hill Elementary Snow Hill | 387 | 44.4% | 74.8% |
| Linthicum Elementary Linthicum | 509 | 43.6% | 49.0% |
| Pasadena Elementary Pasadena | 450 | 36.0% | 55.5% |
| Grasonville Elementary School Grasonville | 472 | 46.4% | 54.9% |
| Thomas Johnson Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 532 | 40.4% | 61.2% |
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 Hillsmere Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #148 of 853 | #15 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #147 of 853 ▲ 14 | #12 of 80 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #61 of 853 ▲ 227 | #12 of 80 ▲ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #590 of 898 | #57 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #232 of 857 | #30 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #368 of 857 | #45 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #621 of 885 | #44 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #504 of 551 | #45 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
402
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 402 | 32.2 | 12.5:1 | 40% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 393 | 31.5 | 12.5:1 | 37% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 390 | 28.1 | 13.9:1 | 34% (131) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 31% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 411 | 25.9 | 15.9:1 | 32% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 35% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 454 | 28 | 16.2:1 | 34% (155) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 23 | 14.6:1 | 32% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 23 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsmere Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (411 to 402); teachers up 24% (25.9 to 32.2).
About Hillsmere Elementary
Located in Annapolis, Maryland, Hillsmere Elementary is a small elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 402 students.
Besides Hillsmere Elementary, Anne Arundel County Public Schools runs 124 other schools. The district enrolls 85,029 students.
At 56%, White students outnumber all other groups at Hillsmere Elementary combined. After that, the student body is 20% Black, 18% Hispanic, and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Hillsmere Elementary comes in at 61%.
A ratio of 12.5:1 comes from the school's 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 40% in 2024-25. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Anne Arundel County.
Compared with Maryland schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Hillsmere Elementary does better than predicted by 15.1 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.7%; the prediction is 50.5%.
In Anne Arundel County (population about 598,166), median household income is about $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 129 public schools operate in Anne Arundel County, serving about 85,074 students.
Georgetown East Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Hillsmere Elementary ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 65.7% versus a 25.7% average.
Hillsmere Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (398) to 2024-25 (402). By 2024-25, the school had 12.5 students per teacher, compared with 14.2 in 2020-21.
Discussions about Hillsmere Elementary may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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Nearby schools
- Georgetown East Elementary0.9 mi · 330
- Tyler Heights Elementary1.2 mi · 416
- Annapolis Middle1.8 mi · 790
- Eastport Elementary2.0 mi · 283
- Wiley H. Bates Middle2.4 mi · 707
- Annapolis Elementary2.5 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsmere ElementaryHow large is Hillsmere Elementary?
Hillsmere Elementary enrolls approximately 402 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hillsmere Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillsmere Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hillsmere Elementary?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Hillsmere Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Hillsmere Elementary?
Student demographics at Hillsmere Elementary are roughly 56% White, 18% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hillsmere Elementary public or private?
Hillsmere Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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