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Jacobsville Elementary
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Jacobsville Elementary
Located at 3801 Mountain Rd, in Pasadena, Maryland, Jacobsville Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community that educates 474 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Within Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which oversees 125 schools and 85,029 students, Jacobsville Elementary is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Jacobsville Elementary reports that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Jacobsville Elementary has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 38% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jacobsville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.4%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Anne Arundel County put median household earnings sit near $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Jacobsville Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Northeast Middle, around 1.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Jacobsville Elementary comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.6%.
The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jacobsville Elementary has ticked down 13%, going from 544 students in 2018 to 474 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 79% to 75%.
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