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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000093
Marley Elementary
715 Cooper Rd, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 · (410) 424-3200 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.4:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
443 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 | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
72%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
39.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
29.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 29.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 33.8% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Marley Elementary
Marley Elementary's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marley Elementary this school | 618 | 71.7% | 35.0% |
| Freetown Elementary Glen Burnie | 530 | 72.1% | 40.8% |
| Ruth Ann Monroe Primary Hagerstown | 579 | 69.9% | N/A |
| Southgate Elementary Glen Burnie | 573 | 69.1% | 35.9% |
| Glen Burnie Park Elementary Glen Burnie | 555 | 76.8% | 39.0% |
| Monocacy Elementary Frederick | 523 | 67.9% | 49.2% |
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 Marley Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #541 of 853 | #59 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #599 of 853 ▼ 104 | #65 of 80 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #574 of 853 ▼ 36 | #65 of 80 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #187 of 898 | #17 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #221 of 857 | #28 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #132 of 857 | #16 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #253 of 885 | #22 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.0% | #81 of 551 | #3 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
618
-160 (-21%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 618 | 49.9 | 12.4:1 | 72% (443) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 56.6 | 13.2:1 | 64% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 756 | 52.5 | 14.4:1 | 62% (467) |
| 2020-21 | 778 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 53% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 846 | 50.7 | 16.7:1 | 56% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 47 | 15.2:1 | 66% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 65% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 543 | 30 | 18.1:1 | 38% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 20 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marley Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (846 to 618); teachers down 2% (50.7 to 49.9).
About Marley Elementary
Marley Elementary serves students in Glen Burnie, Maryland, as a mid-sized elementary school. It teaches 618 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Maryland enroll about 481 students on average.
A total of 125 schools make up Anne Arundel County Public Schools, with 85,029 students enrolled.
The biggest share of students at Marley Elementary, 36%, is Black. The remaining shares are 31% Hispanic, 22% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Black share of Anne Arundel County's population at about 18%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Marley Elementary scores 72%.
Staffing at Marley Elementary comes to 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4:1. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 13.8:1 for elementary schools in Maryland. On the income side, 72% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Anne Arundel County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, Marley Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Marley Elementary is +3.3 points: 35.0% actual, 31.8% predicted.
Anne Arundel County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $124,911, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 129 public schools in the county, enrolling about 85,074, Marley Elementary among them.
Marley Elementary's nearest public school is Marley Glen School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Marley Elementary is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Marley Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 21% decrease, from 778 to 618. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 12.4:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Marley Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Glen Burnie
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Marley MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Rippling Woods ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Monarch AcademyElementary · 687 students
- Solley ElementaryElementary · 674 students
Nearby schools
- Marley Glen School0.1 mi · 99
- Marley Middle0.3 mi · 991
- Freetown Elementary0.9 mi · 530
- Woodside Elementary1.0 mi · 330
- Glendale Elementary1.4 mi · 438
- Southgate Elementary1.5 mi · 573
Frequently asked questions
About Marley ElementaryHow many students attend Marley Elementary?
Marley Elementary enrolls approximately 618 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Marley Elementary serve?
Marley Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Marley Elementary?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Marley Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Marley Elementary?
Student demographics at Marley Elementary are roughly 22% White, 31% Hispanic, 36% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Marley Elementary?
Marley 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.