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What's one thing Severna Park Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,386
Middle
DISTRICT 938 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000126
Severna Park Middle
450 Jumpers Hole Rd, Severna Park, MD 21146 · (410) 647-7900 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,386 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Maryland public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
108 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 436 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 486 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 464 | 33% |
Student demographics
36%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
87.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.6% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 56.5% |
% 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Middle
Severna Park Middle's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severna Park Middle this school | 1,386 | 7.8% | 72.7% |
| Fallston Middle School Fallston | 1,068 | 12.1% | 63.6% |
| Central Middle Edgewater | 1,204 | 20.0% | 58.1% |
| Southampton Middle Bel Air | 1,192 | 22.8% | 62.2% |
| Hereford Middle Monkton | 861 | 13.4% | 59.4% |
| Thomas W. Pyle Middle Bethesda | 1,259 | 6.4% | 75.6% |
Matched among Maryland middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #4 of 223 | #1 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #5 of 223 ▲ 3 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #2 of 223 ▼ 1 | #1 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,386 | #2 of 230 | #1 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #203 of 225 | #18 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #197 of 225 | #18 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.8% | #224 of 227 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #94 of 123 | #7 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,386
-26 (-2%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 676
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 1,386 | 81.8 | 16.9:1 | 8% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 1,414 | 85 | 16.6:1 | 7% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 1,399 | 87 | 16.1:1 | 9% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 1,412 | 88 | 16.1:1 | 7% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 1,454 | 83.5 | 17.4:1 | 5% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 1,431 | 84 | 17.0:1 | 4% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 1,410 | 85 | 16.6:1 | 4% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 1,343 | 69 | 19.5:1 | 3% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 676 | 37 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Severna Park Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,454 to 1,386); teachers down 2% (83.5 to 81.8).
About Severna Park Middle
This page covers Severna Park Middle, a large middle school in Severna Park, Maryland. Its enrollment is 1,386 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 764.
The district, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, operates 125 schools serving 85,029 students.
The largest group at Severna Park Middle is White students, at 79%. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, 63% of Anne Arundel County residents are White. The diversity index for Severna Park Middle is 36%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Severna Park Middle lists 81.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 14.3:1 average for middle schools in Maryland is 2.7 students per teacher. About 8% of students at Severna Park Middle are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 42%.
Severna Park Middle holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Maryland public middle schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Severna Park Middle is 3.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.7% actual, 69.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
For the population of Anne Arundel County, median household income comes to about $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Anne Arundel County counts 129 public schools with about 85,074 students.
The closest school to Severna Park Middle is Benfield Elementary, located about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Severna Park Middle is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
Severna Park Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,412 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,386.
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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
- Folger Mckinsey ElementaryElementary · 644 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Benfield ElementaryElementary · 500 students
- Anne Arundel Evening HighHigh · 439 students
- Severna Park ElementaryElementary · 372 students
Nearby schools
- Benfield Elementary0.2 mi · 500
- Oak Hill Elementary0.9 mi · 628
- Severna Park High1.5 mi · 1,842
- Anne Arundel Evening High1.7 mi · 439
- Shipley's Choice Elementary1.7 mi · 344
- Pasadena Elementary1.8 mi · 450
Frequently asked questions
About Severna Park MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Severna Park Middle?
Severna Park Middle enrolls approximately 1,386 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Severna Park Middle serve?
Severna Park Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Severna Park Middle?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Severna Park Middle.
How diverse is Severna Park Middle?
Severna Park Middle reports a student body of 79% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Severna Park Middle?
Severna Park Middle is overseen by Anne Arundel County Public Schools in Anne Arundel County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.