Jones Elementary
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Jones Elementary
Located at 122 Hoyle Ln, in Severna Park, Maryland, Jones Elementary is an intimate elementary-level community that caters to 334 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Jones Elementary sits 31% smaller than that benchmark.
Jones Elementary is one of 125 schools operated by Anne Arundel County Public Schools, a district that instructs 85,029 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Jones Elementary logs that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Anne Arundel County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Jones Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 64.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.6%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Anne Arundel County indicate the typical household earns roughly $124,911 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Jones Elementary is one of 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students).
Severna Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jones Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 66.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 330 students in 2018 compared to 334 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 71%.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Jones Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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