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What's one thing Severn Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000123
Severn Elementary
838 Reece Rd, Severn, MD 21144 · (410) 551-6220 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
13.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
187 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
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
62.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +14.1pp since 2023
Math
37.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 47.3% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Severn Elementary
Severn Elementary's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severn Elementary this school | 458 | 40.8% | 48.9% |
| Whitehall Elementary Bowie | 485 | 37.9% | 55.8% |
| Jeffers Hill Elementary Columbia | 406 | 44.1% | 41.6% |
| Longfellow Elementary Columbia | 446 | 43.3% | 44.3% |
| Tulip Grove Elementary Bowie | 477 | 43.4% | 56.0% |
| Yorktown Elementary Bowie | 396 | 37.4% | 59.0% |
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 Severn Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #350 of 853 | #37 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #465 of 853 ▼ 146 | #49 of 80 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #251 of 853 ▲ 144 | #35 of 80 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #480 of 898 | #47 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #343 of 857 | #42 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #143 of 857 | #21 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #610 of 885 | #43 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #345 of 551 | #32 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
458
-86 (-16%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 458 | 34.2 | 13.4:1 | 41% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 36.9 | 13.7:1 | 40% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 32.8 | 17.4:1 | 44% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 544 | 34 | 16.0:1 | 39% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 30.1 | 16.9:1 | 32% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 463 | 28 | 16.5:1 | 35% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 476 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 31% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 439 | 23 | 19.1:1 | 20% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 19 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Severn Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (509 to 458); teachers up 14% (30.1 to 34.2).
About Severn Elementary
Severn Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in Severn, Maryland. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 458 students.
In Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 125 schools enroll a combined 85,029 students.
Black students make up 43% of enrollment at Severn Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 26% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Anne Arundel County's population at about 18%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Severn Elementary reports a ratio of 13.4 students per teacher, from 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is similar, at 13.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Severn Elementary, 41% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Anne Arundel County average a similar 42%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Severn Elementary outscored 47%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In Maryland, Severn Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 48.9% actual against a predicted 50.1%.
The school's county is Anne Arundel County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $124,911, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Anne Arundel County's 129 public schools enroll about 85,074 students and include Severn Elementary.
Van Bokkelen Elementary is the nearest public school to Severn Elementary, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Severn Elementary is ahead of the 33.7% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
Severn Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 458 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 544. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 13.4:1.
People who know Severn Elementary can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Quarterfield ElementaryElementary · 544 students
- Van Bokkelen ElementaryElementary · 471 students
- Center of Applied Technology-NorthHigh
Nearby schools
- Van Bokkelen Elementary1.4 mi · 471
- Ridgeway Elementary1.5 mi · 551
- Hebron - Harman Elementary1.6 mi · 459
- Quarterfield Elementary1.9 mi · 544
- Meade Heights Elementary2.0 mi · 494
- Seven Oaks Elementary2.5 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Severn ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Severn Elementary?
Severn Elementary enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
Is Severn Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Severn Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Severn Elementary?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Severn Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Severn Elementary?
At Severn Elementary, the student body is approximately 26% White, 16% Hispanic, 43% Black, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Severn Elementary public or private?
Severn 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.