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If you could change one rule at Quarterfield Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000117
Quarterfield Elementary
7967 Quarterfield Rd, Severn, MD 21144 · (410) 222-6430 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
286 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
76%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
52.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +13.2pp since 2023
Math
33.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.6% | 33.2% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 36.7% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Quarterfield Elementary
Quarterfield Elementary's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfield Elementary this school | 544 | 52.6% | 40.5% |
| North Salisbury Elementary Salisbury | 526 | 49.0% | 61.6% |
| Orchard Grove Elementary Frederick | 613 | 53.7% | 56.8% |
| Villa Cresta Elementary Baltimore | 609 | 52.9% | 37.5% |
| Rockland Woods Elementary Hagerstown | 655 | 47.9% | 50.4% |
| Great Seneca Creek Elementary Germantown | 487 | 54.2% | 42.4% |
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 Quarterfield Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #469 of 853 | #50 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #545 of 853 ▼ 96 | #57 of 80 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #386 of 853 ▲ 130 | #45 of 80 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #286 of 898 | #27 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #580 of 857 | #62 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #17 of 857 | #1 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #500 of 885 | #36 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.1% | #66 of 294 | #4 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
544
+99 (+22%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 544 | 36.4 | 14.9:1 | 53% (286) |
| 2023-24 | 431 | 29.6 | 14.6:1 | 58% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 60% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 445 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 45% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 26.4 | 16.7:1 | 36% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 40% (166) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 40% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 24 | 17.6:1 | 18% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 504 | 25 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Quarterfield Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (442 to 544); teachers up 38% (26.4 to 36.4).
About Quarterfield Elementary
Quarterfield Elementary is an elementary school in Severn, Maryland, and it is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 544 students enrolled.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools includes 125 schools. Together they enroll 85,029 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Quarterfield Elementary is Black, with 32% of students. Other groups include 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 9% Asian. The county population is about 18% Black. The diversity index for Quarterfield Elementary is 76%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Quarterfield Elementary totals 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.9:1. Compared with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 53% of students (286) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Anne Arundel County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Quarterfield Elementary scores 40.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 43.1%.
In Anne Arundel County, home to about 598,166 people, median household income comes to about $124,911, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Quarterfield Elementary shares Anne Arundel County with 128 other public schools.
The closest school to Quarterfield Elementary is Glen Burnie Park Elementary, located about 1.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Quarterfield Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 40.5% is above the 31.6% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 22% increase took enrollment from 445 in 2020-21 to 544 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Quarterfield Elementary lets the school community talk about 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 Severn
- Severn Run High SchoolHigh · 1,608 students
- Ridgeway ElementaryElementary · 551 students
- Van Bokkelen ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Severn ElementaryElementary · 458 students
- Center of Applied Technology-NorthHigh
Nearby schools
- Glen Burnie Park Elementary1.1 mi · 555
- Severn Run High School1.1 mi · 1,608
- Rippling Woods Elementary1.5 mi · 702
- Oakwood Elementary1.6 mi · 309
- Old Mill High1.6 mi · 1,832
- Old Mill Middle North1.6 mi · 958
Frequently asked questions
About Quarterfield ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Quarterfield Elementary?
Quarterfield Elementary enrolls approximately 544 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Quarterfield Elementary serve?
Quarterfield Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Quarterfield Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Quarterfield Elementary is approximately 14.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Quarterfield Elementary?
Student demographics at Quarterfield Elementary are roughly 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 32% Black, 9% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Quarterfield Elementary?
Quarterfield 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.