Hilltop Elementary

Located at 415 Melrose Ave, in Glen Burnie, Maryland, Hilltop Elementary is a medium-sized elementary-level community that caters to 521 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

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

Looking at the student body, Hilltop Elementary records that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% Hispanic, 22% White, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Anne Arundel County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hilltop Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.1%; this one delivers 27.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Anne Arundel County put median household earnings sit near $124,911, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anne Arundel County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), of which Hilltop Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: North County High, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Hilltop Elementary comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 34.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 708 students in 2018 compared to 521 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 30% to 22% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.