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Enrollment
687
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006001687
Monarch Academy
6730 Baymeadow Drive, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 · (410) 760-2072 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL687 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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
14.1:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
261 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 15% smaller than its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
68%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
63.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -17.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 18 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.6% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.3% | 47.3% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Monarch Academy
Monarch Academy's state test result (48.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch Academy this school | 687 | 38.0% | 48.7% |
| Mary H. Matula Elementary School La Plata | 610 | 40.5% | 49.0% |
| Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 722 | 40.0% | 64.5% |
| Solley Elementary Glen Burnie | 674 | 39.9% | 47.1% |
| Dr. James Craik Elementary School Pomfret | 520 | 39.0% | 44.2% |
| Odenton Elementary Odenton | 587 | 44.1% | 44.9% |
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 Monarch Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #351 of 853 | #38 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #591 of 853 ▼ 271 | #63 of 80 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #230 of 853 ▲ 78 | #31 of 80 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 687 | #109 of 898 | #5 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #457 of 857 | #49 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #249 of 857 | #32 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #637 of 885 | #47 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #276 of 294 | #29 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
687
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+89% since 2010-11, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 687 | 48.7 | 14.1:1 | 38% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 685 | 48.5 | 14.1:1 | 37% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 48 | 14.2:1 | 34% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 28% (191) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 46.6 | 14.6:1 | 24% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 26% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 22 | 16.5:1 | 24% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monarch Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (679 to 687); teachers up 5% (46.6 to 48.7).
About Monarch Academy
The public elementary school Monarch Academy is located in Glen Burnie, Maryland. The school reports 687 students in kindergarten through 8. The school's enrollment is 43% above the 481 average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools is the district for Monarch Academy. It has 125 schools and 85,029 students.
Black students are the largest group at Monarch Academy, with 45% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 32% White, 11% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's Black share is 27 points above the 18% share among Anne Arundel County residents. By the diversity index, Monarch Academy comes in at 68%.
The count of teachers at Monarch Academy is 48.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.1:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. The school counts 261 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 38%.
allk12 grades Monarch Academy a C+. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 51.7%.
County data help place the school in context: in Anne Arundel County, median household income is about $124,911, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Anne Arundel County number 129 and enroll about 85,074.
The shortest distance from Monarch Academy to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Point Pleasant Elementary. The five-mile area around Monarch Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 34.1%, lower than Monarch Academy's 48.7%.
In the federal locale system, Monarch Academy is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: Monarch Academy is a public charter school.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (681) and 2024-25 (687).
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 Glen Burnie
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Marley MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Rippling Woods ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Solley ElementaryElementary · 674 students
- Marley ElementaryElementary · 618 students
Other Monarch Academy schools
One other US public school is named Monarch Academy. Monarch Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Monarch AcademyMariposa, CA · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Point Pleasant Elementary1.0 mi · 486
- North Glen Elementary1.6 mi · 278
- George T. Cromwell Elementary1.8 mi · 395
- Glendale Elementary2.0 mi · 438
- Hilltop Elementary2.1 mi · 521
- North County High2.2 mi · 2,161
Frequently asked questions
About Monarch AcademyHow many students attend Monarch Academy?
Monarch Academy enrolls approximately 687 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Monarch Academy serve?
Monarch Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Monarch Academy have?
Monarch Academy employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Monarch Academy?
Monarch Academy reports a student body of 32% White, 11% Hispanic, 45% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Monarch Academy in?
Monarch Academy is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.