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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000083
Jessup Elementary
2798 Champion Forest Avenue, Jessup, MD 20794 · (410) 799-1200 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
307 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 | 67 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
74%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
43.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 32.6% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Jessup Elementary
Jessup Elementary's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jessup Elementary this school | 646 | 47.5% | 38.4% |
| Phelps Luck Elementary Columbia | 681 | 46.5% | 51.8% |
| Maryvale Elementary Rockville | 617 | 49.4% | 61.5% |
| William Tyler Page Elementary Silver Spring | 620 | 42.1% | 59.8% |
| Orchard Grove Elementary Frederick | 613 | 53.7% | 56.8% |
| Tuscarora Elementary Frederick | 793 | 46.9% | 58.1% |
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 Jessup Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #495 of 853 | #53 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #552 of 853 ▼ 41 | #58 of 80 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #519 of 853 ▼ 92 | #58 of 80 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #149 of 898 | #12 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #643 of 857 | #71 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.1% | #56 of 857 | #4 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #549 of 885 | #38 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.2% | #52 of 294 | #3 of 32 |
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
646
+89 (+16%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 646 | 41.8 | 15.4:1 | 48% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 40.8 | 14.6:1 | 47% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 39.6 | 15.1:1 | 47% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 41% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 32.3 | 15.8:1 | 32% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 31 | 16.2:1 | 45% (225) |
| 2010-11 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 38% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 679 | 40 | 17.0:1 | 29% (200) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 32 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jessup Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (512 to 646); teachers up 29% (32.3 to 41.8).
About Jessup Elementary
Jessup Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Jessup, Maryland. The school had 646 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maryland) has about 481 students.
The district, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, operates 125 schools serving 85,029 students.
Jessup Elementary's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 32%. Smaller groups are 32% Hispanic, 20% White, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. County-wide, 18% of Anne Arundel County residents are Black. By the diversity index, Jessup Elementary comes in at 74%.
Federal data list 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jessup Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 48%.
The allk12 Grade for Jessup Elementary is C. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Jessup Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.4% is 7.7 points below the 46.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the county around the school, Anne Arundel County, median household income is about $124,911, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. A total of 129 public schools operate in Anne Arundel County, serving about 85,074 students.
The nearest other public school, West Meade Early Education Center, is about 1.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Jessup Elementary places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 557 to 646.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Jessup
- Guilford Park HighHigh · 1,218 students
- Patuxent Valley MiddleMiddle · 840 students
- Bollman Bridge ElementaryElementary · 775 students
Other Jessup Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Jessup Elementary. Jessup Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- Jessup Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 326 students
- Jessup ElementaryCheyenne, WY · 118 students
Nearby schools
- West Meade Early Education Center1.8 mi · 246
- Meade Middle2.2 mi · 697
- Pershing Hill Elementary2.2 mi · 434
- Meade High2.3 mi · 2,045
- MacArthur Middle2.3 mi · 992
- Chesapeake Science Point2.3 mi · 1,051
Frequently asked questions
About Jessup ElementaryHow large is Jessup Elementary?
Jessup Elementary enrolls approximately 646 students in grades PK-05.
Is Jessup Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jessup Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Jessup Elementary have?
Jessup Elementary employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Jessup Elementary?
Student demographics at Jessup Elementary are roughly 20% White, 32% Hispanic, 32% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Jessup Elementary public or private?
Jessup 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.