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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000088
Linthicum Elementary
101 School Ln, Linthicum, MD 21090 · (410) 222-6935 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest 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
14.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
222 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 | 34 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
63%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
54.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
44.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.5% | 44.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 37.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Linthicum Elementary
Linthicum Elementary's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linthicum Elementary this school | 509 | 43.6% | 49.0% |
| Grasonville Elementary School Grasonville | 472 | 46.4% | 54.9% |
| Cranberry Station Elementary Westminster | 593 | 44.4% | 53.3% |
| Meadowvale Elementary Havre De Grace | 552 | 41.7% | 39.2% |
| Westminster Elementary Westminster | 564 | 41.5% | 62.0% |
| Barstow Elementary Prince Frederick | 630 | 41.1% | 62.1% |
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 Linthicum Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #349 of 853 | #36 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #368 of 853 ▲ 73 | #35 of 80 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #360 of 853 ▼ 110 | #40 of 80 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #362 of 898 | #36 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #504 of 857 | #55 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #332 of 857 | #38 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #581 of 885 | #41 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #222 of 294 | #23 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
509
+60 (+13%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 509 | 35.2 | 14.5:1 | 44% (222) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 32.4 | 13.7:1 | 42% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 33.9 | 13.5:1 | 38% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 30.1 | 16.3:1 | 19% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 23% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 20% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 4% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 599 | 28 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Linthicum Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (491 to 509); teachers up 17% (30.1 to 35.2).
About Linthicum Elementary
Linthicum Elementary is an elementary school in Linthicum, Maryland, reachable at (410) 222-6935. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 509 students.
Linthicum Elementary falls under Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which has 125 schools enrolling 85,029 students.
By race and ethnicity, Linthicum Elementary is 56% White. Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Linthicum Elementary has a diversity index of 63%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 14.5 students per teacher and 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average ratio is about 13.8:1. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Anne Arundel County, the average is about the same, 42%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Linthicum Elementary receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In Maryland, Linthicum Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.0% actual against a predicted 48.4%.
Linthicum Elementary is located in Anne Arundel County, where median household income is about $124,911, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Linthicum Elementary is one of 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County, which together enroll about 85,074 students.
Lindale Middle is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Linthicum Elementary places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
For locale, NCES codes Linthicum Elementary as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 13%, from 449 to 509.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Linthicum
- Lindale MiddleMiddle · 884 students
- Overlook ElementaryElementary · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Lindale Middle0.7 mi · 884
- Overlook Elementary0.8 mi · 249
- North County High1.0 mi · 2,161
- Hilltop Elementary1.3 mi · 521
- Ferndale Early Education Center1.4 mi · 130
- North Glen Elementary1.6 mi · 278
Frequently asked questions
About Linthicum ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Linthicum Elementary?
Linthicum Elementary enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
Is Linthicum Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Linthicum Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Linthicum Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Linthicum Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Linthicum Elementary?
At Linthicum Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Linthicum Elementary?
Linthicum 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.