Lothian Elementary

Lothian Elementary is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in Lothian, Maryland, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools, caters to 457 students in grades pre-K through 5.

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

On demographics, Lothian Elementary records that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Anne Arundel County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Lothian Elementary reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Lothian Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Anne Arundel County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lothian Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.7%, the actual is 46.4%, a residual of +8.7 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Anne Arundel County) logs that median household income runs about $124,911, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), Lothian Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Southern Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lothian Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.2%.

Lothian Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 457 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 23% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.