Enrollment
372
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000125
Severna Park Elementary
6 Riggs Ave, Severna Park, MD 21146 · (410) 222-6577 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
31 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
0
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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
38%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
88.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +16.6pp since 2023
Math
81.8%
MD avg 34.8% . +24.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.9% | 81.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.3% | 57.3% |
% 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
75.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Severna Park Elementary
Severna Park Elementary's state test result (75.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severna Park Elementary this school | 372 | 8.3% | 75.1% |
| Rodgers Forge Elementary Baltimore | 412 | 9.5% | 86.8% |
| Shipley's Choice Elementary Millersville | 344 | 5.5% | 78.1% |
| Riderwood Elementary Towson | 423 | 9.5% | 86.0% |
| Carroll Manor Elementary Baldwin | 371 | 8.6% | 76.5% |
| Jones Elementary Severna Park | 334 | 15.9% | 70.6% |
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 Severna Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.1% | #59 of 853 | #5 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #18 of 853 ▲ 186 | #1 of 80 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.9% | #9 of 853 ▲ 99 | #2 of 80 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #646 of 898 | #65 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #442 of 857 | #48 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #655 of 857 | #69 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.3% | #867 of 885 | #78 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #324 of 551 | #30 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
372
-20 (-5%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 372 | 26.6 | 14.0:1 | 8% (31) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 27.7 | 14.3:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 26.3 | 14.4:1 | 11% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 392 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 7% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 26.8 | 15.6:1 | 6% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 25 | 16.0:1 | 5% (20) |
| 2010-11 | 356 | 22 | 16.2:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2000-01 | 317 | 19 | 16.7:1 | 5% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 15 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Severna Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (417 to 372); teachers down 1% (26.8 to 26.6).
About Severna Park Elementary
Severna Park Elementary is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in Severna Park, Maryland. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 372 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students each.
District-wide, Anne Arundel County Public Schools has 125 schools and 85,029 students.
Severna Park Elementary's enrollment is 78% White. Other groups include 6% Asian, 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. By comparison, Anne Arundel County residents are about 63% White. By the diversity index, Severna Park Elementary comes in at 38%.
The school reports 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Maryland average about 13.8:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 8% of students. Across public schools in Anne Arundel County, the average is 42%.
Severna Park Elementary is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Severna Park Elementary is 5.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 75.1%. Predicted: 69.3%.
County data help place the school in context: in Anne Arundel County, median household income is about $124,911, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The public schools of Anne Arundel County number 129 and enroll about 85,074.
The next-closest public school is Anne Arundel Evening High, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Severna Park Elementary. Its average proficiency rate of 75.1% is above the 67.3% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: 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, Severna Park Elementary went from 392 students to 372. The ratio was 15.1:1 in 2020-21 and 14.0:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Severna Park
- Severna Park HighHigh · 1,842 students
- Severna Park MiddleMiddle · 1,386 students
- Folger Mckinsey ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Benfield ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Anne Arundel Evening HighHigh · 439 students
Nearby schools
- Anne Arundel Evening High0.6 mi · 439
- Severna Park High0.7 mi · 1,842
- Folger Mckinsey Elementary0.9 mi · 644
- Jones Elementary1.2 mi · 334
- Oak Hill Elementary1.4 mi · 628
- Severn River Middle2.1 mi · 675
Frequently asked questions
About Severna Park ElementaryHow many students attend Severna Park Elementary?
Severna Park Elementary enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Severna Park Elementary serve?
Severna Park Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Severna Park Elementary have?
Severna Park Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Severna Park Elementary?
Student demographics at Severna Park Elementary are roughly 78% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Severna Park Elementary in?
Severna Park Elementary is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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