Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000085
Lake Shore Elementary
4531 Mountain Rd, Pasadena, MD 21122 · (410) 222-6465 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
12.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
70 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
28%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
69.4%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
49.4%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.4% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 51.0% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Lake Shore Elementary
Lake Shore Elementary's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore Elementary this school | 280 | 25.0% | 60.5% |
| Liberty Elementary Frederick | 265 | 32.8% | 54.5% |
| Churchville Elementary Churchville | 364 | 25.3% | 70.5% |
| Fifth District Elementary Upperco | 262 | 15.6% | 80.9% |
| Kingsville Elementary Kingsville | 326 | 19.3% | 75.1% |
| Mayo Elementary Edgewater | 351 | 17.4% | 64.0% |
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 Lake Shore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #208 of 853 | #21 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #303 of 853 ▼ 26 | #28 of 80 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.4% | #154 of 853 ▼ 47 | #21 of 80 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #776 of 898 | #74 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #263 of 857 | #33 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #746 of 857 | #78 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #753 of 885 | #58 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #257 of 551 | #24 of 49 |
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
280
-37 (-12%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 387
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 280 | 22 | 12.7:1 | 25% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 22.3 | 13.4:1 | 26% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 333 | 24.5 | 13.6:1 | 24% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 24 | 13.2:1 | 23% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 324 | 20.9 | 15.5:1 | 22% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 20 | 15.0:1 | 29% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 20% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 8% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 387 | 17 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Shore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (324 to 280); teachers up 5% (20.9 to 22).
About Lake Shore Elementary
Lake Shore Elementary runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in Pasadena, Maryland. Its 280 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.
Across its 125 schools, Anne Arundel County Public Schools enrolls 85,029 students. Lake Shore Elementary is one of those schools.
The student body at Lake Shore Elementary is 84% White. Other groups make up 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, 63% of Anne Arundel County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 22 full-time equivalents, or about 12.7 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.1 below the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 25%. The average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Lake Shore Elementary is B. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lake Shore Elementary is 1.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 60.5%. Predicted: 59.4%.
Lake Shore Elementary is located in Anne Arundel County, where the median household income is $124,911, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Lake Shore Elementary, Anne Arundel County has 128 other public schools.
Nearby, Chesapeake High is about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles of Lake Shore Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lake Shore Elementary is 3rd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Lake Shore Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 37 fewer students in 2024-25.
Community posts for Lake Shore Elementary can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Pasadena
- Chesapeake HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Northeast HighHigh · 1,387 students
- Chesapeake Bay MiddleMiddle · 1,087 students
- Northeast MiddleMiddle · 901 students
- High Point ElementaryElementary · 665 students
- Sunset ElementaryElementary · 520 students
Other Lake Shore Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Lake Shore Elementary. Lake Shore Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lake Shore ElementaryVANCOUVER, WA · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Chesapeake High1.7 mi · 1,540
- Chesapeake Bay Middle1.9 mi · 1,087
- Jacobsville Elementary2.0 mi · 474
- Fort Smallwood Elementary2.1 mi · 397
- Bodkin Elementary2.1 mi · 504
- Folger Mckinsey Elementary2.9 mi · 644
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Shore ElementaryHow large is Lake Shore Elementary?
Lake Shore Elementary enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lake Shore Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Shore Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lake Shore Elementary?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Lake Shore Elementary.
How diverse is Lake Shore Elementary?
Lake Shore Elementary reports a student body of 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lake Shore Elementary?
Lake Shore Elementary is overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Anne Arundel County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.