Piney Orchard Elementary

Located at 2641 Strawberry Lake Way, in Odenton, Maryland, Piney Orchard Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community that works with 538 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Within Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which oversees 125 schools and 85,029 students, Piney Orchard Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Piney Orchard Elementary logs that the most-represented group is White (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Black, 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 63% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Piney Orchard Elementary reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 28% of students at Piney Orchard Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Anne Arundel County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Piney Orchard Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.7%; this one delivers 60.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Anne Arundel County indicate median household income runs about $124,911, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Piney Orchard Elementary is one of 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students).

The closest other public school is Waugh Chapel Elementary, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Piney Orchard Elementary comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 638 students in 2018 compared to 538 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 51% to 40% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.