Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000102
North Glen Elementary
615 West Furnace Branch Rd, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 · (410) 222-6416 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
226 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 | 36 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
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
40.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 31.5% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 North Glen Elementary
North Glen Elementary's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Glen Elementary this school | 278 | 81.3% | 32.3% |
| Woodside Elementary Glen Burnie | 330 | 83.9% | 32.3% |
| Oakwood Elementary Glen Burnie | 309 | 74.1% | 31.3% |
| Belle Grove Elementary Baltimore | 305 | 88.9% | 26.4% |
| Battle Grove Elementary Baltimore | 333 | 76.9% | 34.0% |
| Richard Henry Lee Elementary Glen Burnie | 378 | 75.4% | 26.6% |
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 North Glen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #600 of 853 | #64 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #624 of 853 ▼ 94 | #68 of 80 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #565 of 853 ▲ 106 | #62 of 80 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #777 of 898 | #75 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #8 of 857 | #4 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #116 of 857 | #13 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.3% | #174 of 885 | #12 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #242 of 294 | #27 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
278
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 230
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 278 | 29.2 | 9.5:1 | 81% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 28.3 | 10.9:1 | 78% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 24.2 | 12.3:1 | 79% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 72% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 20.8 | 13.0:1 | 64% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 74% (200) |
| 2010-11 | 257 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 55% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 16 | 16.2:1 | 31% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 13 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Glen Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (271 to 278); teachers up 40% (20.8 to 29.2).
About North Glen Elementary
North Glen Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school serving families in Glen Burnie, Maryland. There are 278 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 42% below the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
North Glen Elementary is one school in a 125-school district, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which enrolls 85,029 students.
About 37% of students at North Glen Elementary are Hispanic, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 27% Black, 26% White, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Anne Arundel County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. A diversity index of 72% means there is a 72% chance two randomly chosen students at North Glen Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 29.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is higher. Roughly 81% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 42%.
On the allk12 Grade, North Glen Elementary lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Schools in Maryland with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 26.1%. North Glen Elementary scores 32.3%.
Anne Arundel County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $124,911 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. North Glen Elementary shares Anne Arundel County with 128 other public schools.
Hilltop Elementary, about 0.6 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, North Glen Elementary is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 278, down from 303 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 9.5 students per teacher, compared with 12.1 in 2020-21.
North Glen Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Hilltop Elementary0.6 mi · 521
- George T. Cromwell Elementary0.7 mi · 395
- North County High0.7 mi · 2,161
- Ferndale Early Education Center1.2 mi · 130
- Monarch Academy1.6 mi · 687
- Brooklyn Park Middle1.6 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About North Glen ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at North Glen Elementary?
North Glen Elementary enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
Is North Glen Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Glen Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does North Glen Elementary have?
North Glen Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Glen Elementary?
At North Glen Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 37% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is North Glen Elementary public or private?
North Glen Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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