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How has Pershing Hill Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000114
Pershing Hill Elementary
7600 29th Division Road, Ft Meade, MD 20755 · (410) 222-6519 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% 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.
- 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
12.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
87 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 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 18% |
Student demographics
73%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
69.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
51.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 51.4% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 44.8% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Pershing Hill Elementary
Pershing Hill Elementary's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pershing Hill Elementary this school | 434 | 20.0% | 56.5% |
| Manor View Elementary Ft Meade | 374 | 23.5% | 53.3% |
| Atholton Elementary Columbia | 516 | 15.9% | 62.3% |
| Cashell Elementary Rockville | 386 | 28.2% | 71.6% |
| Piney Orchard Elementary Odenton | 538 | 27.9% | 60.9% |
| Sligo Creek Elementary Silver Spring | 632 | 22.5% | 61.4% |
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 Pershing Hill Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #260 of 853 | #28 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #283 of 853 ▲ 65 | #24 of 80 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #160 of 853 ▲ 77 | #23 of 80 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #537 of 898 | #55 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #225 of 857 | #29 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.0% | #87 of 857 | #9 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.0% | #790 of 885 | #64 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #85 of 551 | #5 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
434
-57 (-12%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 414
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 434 | 35 | 12.4:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 530 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 23% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 556 | 35.8 | 15.5:1 | 26% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 41 | 12.0:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | 37.5 | 15.8:1 | 29% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 39% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 197 | 15 | 13.1:1 | 38% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 21 | 18.7:1 | 31% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 20 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pershing Hill Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (591 to 434); teachers down 7% (37.5 to 35).
About Pershing Hill Elementary
Families in Ft Meade, Maryland, are served by Pershing Hill Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 434 students in kindergarten through 5.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools is made up of 125 schools with 85,029 students in all.
The biggest share of students at Pershing Hill Elementary, 38%, is White. Other reported shares: 26% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 14% multiracial. That compares with about 63% White among all Anne Arundel County residents. The diversity index for Pershing Hill Elementary is 73%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.4 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Pershing Hill Elementary, 20% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in Anne Arundel County.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Pershing Hill Elementary outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Pershing Hill Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.5% is 5.9 points below the 62.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Anne Arundel County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $124,911, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 129 public schools in the county, enrolling about 85,074, Pershing Hill Elementary among them.
Measured in a straight line, MacArthur Middle is about 0.4 miles from Pershing Hill Elementary. The five-mile area around Pershing Hill Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Pershing Hill Elementary ranks 1st on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Pershing Hill Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 491 to 434, a 12% decline.
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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 Ft Meade
- Meade HighHigh · 2,045 students
- Manor View ElementaryElementary · 374 students
- West Meade Early Education CenterElementary · 246 students
Nearby schools
- MacArthur Middle0.4 mi · 992
- West Meade Early Education Center0.4 mi · 246
- Manor View Elementary0.8 mi · 374
- Meade High1.0 mi · 2,045
- Meade Middle1.1 mi · 697
- Meade Heights Elementary1.9 mi · 494
Frequently asked questions
About Pershing Hill ElementaryHow large is Pershing Hill Elementary?
Pershing Hill Elementary enrolls approximately 434 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Pershing Hill Elementary serve?
Pershing Hill Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Pershing Hill Elementary?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Pershing Hill Elementary.
How diverse is Pershing Hill Elementary?
Pershing Hill Elementary reports a student body of 38% White, 20% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Pershing Hill Elementary?
Pershing Hill 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.