Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000097
Mayo Elementary
1260 Mayo Ridge Rd, Edgewater, MD 21037 · (410) 798-9830 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
61 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 | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
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
67.3%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
46.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 23 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 46.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.9% | 69.5% |
% 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
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Mayo Elementary
Mayo Elementary's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Elementary this school | 351 | 17.4% | 64.0% |
| Seventh District Elementary Parkton | 346 | 14.5% | 72.3% |
| Myersville Elementary Myersville | 402 | 20.4% | 72.9% |
| Kingsville Elementary Kingsville | 326 | 19.3% | 75.1% |
| Fort Smallwood Elementary Pasadena | 397 | 23.2% | 47.5% |
| Churchville Elementary Churchville | 364 | 25.3% | 70.5% |
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 Mayo Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #168 of 853 | #19 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #343 of 853 ▼ 256 | #33 of 80 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #178 of 853 ▼ 76 | #25 of 80 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #681 of 898 | #66 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #620 of 857 | #68 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #741 of 857 | #77 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.4% | #815 of 885 | #69 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #220 of 294 | #22 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
351
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 351 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 23.8 | 14.6:1 | 17% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 23.6 | 14.6:1 | 12% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 338 | 21.9 | 15.4:1 | 10% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 19 | 17.2:1 | 16% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 13% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 6% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 14 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mayo Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (338 to 351); teachers up 5% (21.9 to 23).
About Mayo Elementary
At 1260 Mayo Ridge Rd in Edgewater, Maryland, Mayo Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 351 students. The school is 27% below the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Mayo Elementary is one school in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, a system of 125 schools with 85,029 students.
At Mayo Elementary, 84% of students are White. The school is also 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 63% White share among all Anne Arundel County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
Staffing at Mayo Elementary comes to 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 1.4 fewer students per teacher than here. Mayo Elementary counts 17% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Anne Arundel County average 42%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mayo Elementary, the prediction is 63.9% and the result is 64.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Anne Arundel County show that the median household earns about $124,911 a year, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Anne Arundel County counts 129 public schools with about 85,074 students.
Central Middle is about 3.0 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 58.3% proficiency; Mayo Elementary posts 64.0%.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (353) and 2024-25 (351). Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
The Mayo Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Edgewater
- South River HighHigh · 1,680 students
- Central MiddleMiddle · 1,204 students
- Edgewater ElementaryElementary · 577 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 566 students
- Central Special SchoolCombined · 109 students
- Center of Applied Technology-SouthHigh
Other Mayo Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mayo Elementary. Mayo Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Mayo ElementaryCompton, CA · 440 students
- Mayo ElementaryMayo, SC · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Central Middle3.0 mi · 1,204
- South River High3.2 mi · 1,680
- Hillsmere Elementary3.4 mi · 402
- Central Elementary3.5 mi · 566
- Central Special School3.5 mi · 109
- Edgewater Elementary3.8 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Mayo ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mayo Elementary?
Mayo Elementary enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mayo Elementary serve?
Mayo Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mayo Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mayo Elementary is approximately 15.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mayo Elementary?
Student demographics at Mayo Elementary are roughly 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mayo Elementary public or private?
Mayo Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.