Enrollment
249
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000110
Overlook Elementary
401 Hampton Rd, Linthicum, MD 21090 · (410) 222-6585 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL249 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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.
- DBeats 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
10.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
154 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 | 29 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (33) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
70%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
37.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.5pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 38 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.5% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 24.6% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Overlook Elementary
Overlook Elementary's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overlook Elementary this school | 249 | 61.8% | 30.5% |
| Town Creek Elementary Lexington Park | 220 | 56.4% | 44.1% |
| White Marsh Elementary Trappe | 289 | 57.1% | 55.5% |
| Potomac Heights Elementary Hagerstown | 351 | 66.4% | 50.3% |
| Westside Primary Quantico | 201 | 61.2% | N/A |
| Fruitland Intermediate Fruitland | 343 | 57.1% | 41.1% |
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 Overlook Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #629 of 853 | #69 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #581 of 853 ▲ 40 | #62 of 80 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #599 of 853 ▲ 58 | #69 of 80 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 249 | #815 of 898 | #78 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #39 of 857 | #11 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #180 of 857 | #25 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #371 of 885 | #29 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.6% | #44 of 551 | #2 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
249
-106 (-30%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 335
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 249 | 23.9 | 10.4:1 | 62% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 27.4 | 12.1:1 | 58% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 26.6 | 13.2:1 | 62% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 355 | 26 | 13.7:1 | 54% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 375 | 23.3 | 16.1:1 | 52% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 47% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 18 | 12.6:1 | 36% (81) |
| 2000-01 | 274 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 15% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 335 | 15 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overlook Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (375 to 249); teachers up 3% (23.3 to 23.9).
About Overlook Elementary
Overlook Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school in Maryland, located in Linthicum. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 249 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maryland) has about 481 students.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools has 125 schools and 85,029 students, and Overlook Elementary is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Overlook Elementary is White (45%). Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% multiracial, and 6% Asian. For comparison, the population of Anne Arundel County is roughly 63% White. Overlook Elementary has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 23.9 full-time equivalents, or about 10.4 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Maryland, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. About 62% of students, or 154, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Anne Arundel County, the average is 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Overlook Elementary is C-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 37.6% at Overlook Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.5%.
Anne Arundel County has these Census figures: median household income is about $124,911, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Overlook Elementary is among the 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County.
The next-closest public school is Linthicum Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Overlook Elementary. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Overlook Elementary is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Overlook Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 355 in 2020-21 and 249 in 2024-25, a decrease of 106 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2020-21 to 10.4:1 in 2024-25.
The Overlook Elementary community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Linthicum
- Lindale MiddleMiddle · 884 students
- Linthicum ElementaryElementary · 509 students
Other Overlook Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Overlook Elementary. Overlook Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Overlook ElementaryTemple Hills, MD · 255 students
- Overlook Elementary SchoolWadsworth, OH · 390 students
Nearby schools
- Linthicum Elementary0.8 mi · 509
- Lindale Middle1.3 mi · 884
- North County High1.6 mi · 2,161
- Riverview Elementary1.6 mi · 552
- Brooklyn Park Middle1.7 mi · 784
- Baltimore Highlands Elementary1.7 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Overlook ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Overlook Elementary?
Overlook Elementary enrolls approximately 249 students in grades PK-05.
Is Overlook Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Overlook Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Overlook Elementary have?
Overlook Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Overlook Elementary?
Student demographics at Overlook Elementary are roughly 45% White, 27% Hispanic, 16% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Overlook Elementary?
Overlook 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.