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If you had an hour of school board time for Lothian Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000089
Lothian Elementary
5175 Solomons Island Rd, Lothian, MD 20711 · (410) 222-1697 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
282 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 | 37 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
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
50.0%
MD avg 50.6% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 are up about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 52.3% | 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
46.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Lothian Elementary
Lothian Elementary's state test result (46.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lothian Elementary this school | 457 | 61.7% | 46.4% |
| Traceys Elementary Traceys Landing | 448 | 60.5% | 44.5% |
| George T. Cromwell Elementary Glen Burnie | 395 | 66.1% | 38.1% |
| Point Pleasant Elementary Glen Burnie | 486 | 71.2% | 38.7% |
| Charlesmont Elementary Baltimore | 373 | 69.4% | 45.8% |
| Essex Elementary Baltimore | 481 | 70.5% | 29.2% |
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 Lothian Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.4% | #386 of 853 | #42 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #347 of 853 ▲ 95 | #34 of 80 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #424 of 853 ▼ 89 | #49 of 80 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #486 of 898 | #48 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #200 of 857 | #27 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.9% | #329 of 857 | #37 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #373 of 885 | #30 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #262 of 551 | #25 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
457
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 621
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 457 | 37.5 | 12.2:1 | 62% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 39.9 | 12.1:1 | 60% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 36.9 | 13.1:1 | 58% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 36 | 13.1:1 | 53% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 33.9 | 15.6:1 | 50% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 48% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 36% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 21% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 621 | 32 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lothian Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (527 to 457); teachers up 11% (33.9 to 37.5).
About Lothian Elementary
Lothian Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Lothian, Maryland. It reported 457 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Lothian Elementary reports to Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which has 125 schools and 85,029 students.
The student body at Lothian Elementary has no majority group. White students lead at 44%. Next come 40% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 63% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 282 students, or 62%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Anne Arundel County average 42%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lothian Elementary is 8.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.4% actual, 37.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
For the population of Anne Arundel County, median household income comes to about $124,911, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools enroll about 85,074 students and include Lothian Elementary.
The closest school to Lothian Elementary is Southern Middle, located about 0.3 miles away. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Lothian Elementary. On proficiency, Lothian Elementary is behind the 48.2% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment fell by 3% across 4 years, from 472 in 2020-21 to 457 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Lothian Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- Southern Middle0.3 mi · 726
- Southern High2.9 mi · 1,080
- Traceys Elementary3.3 mi · 448
- Carrie Weedon Early Education Center3.6 mi · 58
- Deale Elementary4.7 mi · 203
- Patuxent Elementary5.2 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Lothian ElementaryHow large is Lothian Elementary?
Lothian Elementary enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lothian Elementary serve?
Lothian Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lothian Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lothian Elementary is approximately 12.2:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lothian Elementary?
Student demographics at Lothian Elementary are roughly 44% White, 40% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lothian Elementary?
Lothian 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.