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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Rippling Woods Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
702
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000120
Rippling Woods Elementary
530 Nolfield Dr, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 · (410) 760-7900 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL702 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Maryland public elementary schools
- CTest 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
12.7:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
463 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 | 40 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (122).
Student demographics
71%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
39.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
28.2%
MD avg 34.8% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.3% | 28.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 20.9% |
% 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
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Rippling Woods Elementary
Rippling Woods Elementary's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rippling Woods Elementary this school | 702 | 66.0% | 31.0% |
| Southgate Elementary Glen Burnie | 573 | 69.1% | 35.9% |
| Beaver Run School Salisbury | 741 | 71.1% | N/A |
| Ruth Ann Monroe Primary Hagerstown | 579 | 69.9% | N/A |
| Marley Elementary Glen Burnie | 618 | 71.7% | 35.0% |
| Church Creek Elementary Belcamp | 732 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
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 Rippling Woods Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #623 of 853 | #67 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #622 of 853 ▲ 65 | #67 of 80 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #575 of 853 ▲ 1 | #66 of 80 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 702 | #96 of 898 | #3 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #252 of 857 | #32 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #137 of 857 | #19 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.0% | #330 of 885 | #27 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.2% | #169 of 294 | #17 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
702
+125 (+22%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 702 | 55.4 | 12.7:1 | 66% (463) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 48.2 | 11.3:1 | 72% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 37.9 | 14.4:1 | 72% (394) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 65% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 655 | 40.2 | 16.3:1 | 54% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 39 | 17.2:1 | 60% (403) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 37 | 18.5:1 | 44% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 34 | 19.4:1 | 25% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 628 | 29 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rippling Woods Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (655 to 702); teachers up 38% (40.2 to 55.4).
About Rippling Woods Elementary
Rippling Woods Elementary is an elementary school in Glen Burnie, Maryland, according to federal school records. The school counts 702 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.
The 125 schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools enroll 85,029 students altogether, Rippling Woods Elementary among them.
Black students are the largest group at Rippling Woods Elementary, with 41% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 26% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Anne Arundel County, the Black share is about 18%. By the diversity index, Rippling Woods Elementary comes in at 71%.
Its 55.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 66%. The rate at public schools in Anne Arundel County averages 42%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Rippling Woods Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rippling Woods Elementary would score about 35.2%. It scores 31.0%, 4.2 points below that figure.
Anne Arundel County has about 598,166 residents, and median household income is about $124,911, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Anne Arundel County number 129 and enroll about 85,074.
The closest other public school is Old Mill Middle North, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 31.0% is below the 34.9% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Rippling Woods Elementary went from 577 students to 702. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2020-21 to 12.7:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Rippling Woods Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Glen Burnie
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Marley MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Monarch AcademyElementary · 687 students
- Solley ElementaryElementary · 674 students
- Marley ElementaryElementary · 618 students
Nearby schools
- Old Mill Middle North0.3 mi · 958
- Old Mill High0.4 mi · 1,832
- Ruth Parker Eason School0.7 mi · 128
- Southgate Elementary0.7 mi · 573
- Old Mill Middle South0.7 mi · 1,173
- Severn Run High School0.9 mi · 1,608
Frequently asked questions
About Rippling Woods ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Rippling Woods Elementary?
Rippling Woods Elementary enrolls approximately 702 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Rippling Woods Elementary serve?
Rippling Woods Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rippling Woods Elementary have?
Rippling Woods Elementary employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Rippling Woods Elementary?
Student demographics at Rippling Woods Elementary are roughly 26% White, 22% Hispanic, 41% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Rippling Woods Elementary public or private?
Rippling Woods Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.