Severn Elementary

Severn Elementary operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in Severn, Maryland, overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 458 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

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

Looking at the student body, Severn Elementary lists that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Anne Arundel County as a whole is about 18% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Severn Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.9%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Anne Arundel County indicate median household earnings sit near $124,911, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Anne Arundel County runs 129 public schools (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students), of which Severn Elementary is one.

Van Bokkelen Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Severn Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Severn Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 509 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 49% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 today.

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