Quarterfield Elementary

Located at 7967 Quarterfield Rd, in Severn, Maryland, Quarterfield Elementary is an average-sized elementary-level community that teaches 544 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.

Quarterfield Elementary is one of 125 schools operated by Anne Arundel County Public Schools, a district that works with 85,029 students overall.

On demographics, Quarterfield Elementary lists that the largest single group is Black at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 19% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 9% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Anne Arundel County's rate of about 42%.

With demographic context factored in, Quarterfield Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.1%; this one delivers 40.5%.

In the area at large, Anne Arundel County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,911, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), Quarterfield Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Glen Burnie Park Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Quarterfield Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 31.6%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Quarterfield Elementary's enrollment has climbed 23% since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 544). The White share of enrollment fell from 38% to 28% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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