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Enrollment
675
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006001658
Nantucket Elementary
2350 Nantucket Dr, Crofton, MD 21114 · (410) 451-6120 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL675 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.1:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
188 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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
74%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
69.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
51.9%
MD avg 34.8% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 up about 13 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 51.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.2% | 38.9% |
% 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
55.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Nantucket Elementary
Nantucket Elementary's state test result (55.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nantucket Elementary this school | 675 | 27.9% | 55.1% |
| Waterloo Elementary Columbia | 666 | 32.1% | 67.9% |
| Mays Chapel Elementary Timonium | 657 | 31.8% | 57.5% |
| Garrett Park Elementary Kensington | 724 | 24.9% | 61.8% |
| Luxmanor Elementary Rockville | 684 | 27.5% | 63.4% |
| Honeygo Elementary Perry Hall | 698 | 29.4% | 68.3% |
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 Nantucket Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #271 of 853 | #31 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #276 of 853 ▲ 143 | #22 of 80 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #151 of 853 ▲ 91 | #20 of 80 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 675 | #120 of 898 | #6 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #603 of 857 | #65 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #51 of 857 | #3 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.9% | #730 of 885 | #56 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.7% | #235 of 551 | #19 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
675
-30 (-4%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 675 | 44.6 | 15.1:1 | 28% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 45.3 | 15.4:1 | 28% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 709 | 46.4 | 15.3:1 | 27% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 705 | 45 | 15.7:1 | 19% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 791 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 15% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 18% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 41 | 18.8:1 | 12% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nantucket Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (791 to 675); teachers down 1% (45 to 44.6).
About Nantucket Elementary
Nantucket Elementary is an elementary school located in Crofton, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County. The school has 675 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Nantucket Elementary is in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, a district with 85,029 students across 125 schools.
Of every 100 students at Nantucket Elementary, about 37 are White, the largest group. The school is also 26% Black, 17% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 63% White share among all Anne Arundel County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
The school lists 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. A total of 188 students, or 28%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Anne Arundel County, the average is 42%.
Nantucket Elementary holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of Maryland public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Nantucket Elementary is 2.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 55.1%. Predicted: 57.7%.
American Community Survey estimates for Anne Arundel County show that the median household earns about $124,911 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Anne Arundel County, 129 public schools serve about 85,074 students.
Measured in a straight line, Crofton Meadows Elementary is about 1.1 miles from Nantucket Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 55.1% is below the 58.7% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Nantucket Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 30 students, from 705 to 675.
On allk12, people connected to Nantucket Elementary can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Crofton
- Crofton Woods ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Crofton ElementaryElementary · 621 students
- Crofton Meadows ElementaryElementary · 544 students
Other Nantucket Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Nantucket Elementary. Nantucket Elementary is the largest of the 2.
- Nantucket ElementaryNantucket, MA · 399 students
Nearby schools
- Crofton Meadows Elementary1.1 mi · 544
- Crofton Elementary1.5 mi · 621
- Four Seasons Elementary1.8 mi · 667
- Crofton High School2.1 mi · 1,906
- Two Rivers Elementary School2.4 mi · 562
- Crofton Middle2.4 mi · 1,345
Frequently asked questions
About Nantucket ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Nantucket Elementary?
Nantucket Elementary enrolls approximately 675 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Nantucket Elementary serve?
Nantucket Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Nantucket Elementary have?
Nantucket Elementary employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nantucket Elementary?
At Nantucket Elementary, the student body is approximately 37% White, 13% Hispanic, 26% Black, 17% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Nantucket Elementary in?
Nantucket Elementary is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.