Park Elementary

Park Elementary, a mid-tier primary school in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the schools within Anne Arundel County Public Schools, hosts 538 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools comprises 125 schools with combined enrollment of 85,029 students; Park Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Park Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 24% Black, 22% White, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Park Elementary reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Park Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Anne Arundel County (around 42%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Park Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Anne Arundel County indicate median household income runs about $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anne Arundel County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), of which Park Elementary is one.

Brooklyn Park Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Park Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 20.9%.

Park Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Park Elementary has climbed 12%, going from 479 students in 2018 to 538 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 24% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.