Jessup Elementary

Jessup Elementary is an elementary school of mid-sized scale in Jessup, Maryland, one of the schools within Anne Arundel County Public Schools, enrolling 646 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 34% above typical.

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

On demographics, Jessup Elementary lists that 32% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 32% Hispanic, 20% White, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Jessup Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 46.1%, the actual is 38.4%, a residual of -7.7 points.

Across the wider county, Anne Arundel County reports that median household income runs about $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. Across Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), Jessup Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is West Meade Early Education Center, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jessup Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 37.8%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 26%: 512 students in 2018 compared to 646 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 34% to 20%.

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