Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006001421
Shipley's Choice Elementary
310 Governor Stone Pky, Millersville, MD 21108 · (410) 222-3851 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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
14.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
19 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
31%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
80.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
79.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 5 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.9% | 79.3% |
| 2023-24 | 78.3% | 73.9% |
% 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
78.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Shipley's Choice Elementary
Shipley's Choice Elementary's state test result (78.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipley's Choice Elementary this school | 344 | 5.5% | 78.1% |
| Severna Park Elementary Severna Park | 372 | 8.3% | 75.1% |
| Carroll Manor Elementary Baldwin | 371 | 8.6% | 76.5% |
| Prettyboy Elementary Freeland | 405 | 10.1% | 67.2% |
| Seventh District Elementary Parkton | 346 | 14.5% | 72.3% |
| Rodgers Forge Elementary Baltimore | 412 | 9.5% | 86.8% |
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 Shipley's Choice Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #42 of 853 | #4 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #29 of 853 ▲ 29 | #3 of 80 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #52 of 853 ▲ 7 | #10 of 80 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #693 of 898 | #67 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #552 of 857 | #59 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.2% | #714 of 857 | #75 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.5% | #881 of 885 | #83 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #299 of 551 | #28 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
344
-25 (-7%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 344 | 23.3 | 14.8:1 | 6% (19) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 23.2 | 15.0:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2022-23 | 342 | 22.9 | 14.9:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 24 | 15.4:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 23.7 | 16.5:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 2% (6) |
| 2010-11 | 413 | 26 | 15.9:1 | 1% (6) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 1% (6) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 26 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shipley's Choice Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (390 to 344); teachers down 2% (23.7 to 23.3).
About Shipley's Choice Elementary
Shipley's Choice Elementary is a small elementary school in Millersville, Maryland. Its 344 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Maryland is about 481 students.
In Anne Arundel County Public Schools, 125 schools enroll a combined 85,029 students.
White students make up 82% of enrollment at Shipley's Choice Elementary. The remaining students are 9% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Anne Arundel County is about 63% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 31% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 6%. The 42% average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 36 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Shipley's Choice Elementary is A. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Shipley's Choice Elementary is 7.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 78.1%. Predicted: 71.0%.
Anne Arundel County census figures show that the median household income is $124,911, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Anne Arundel County is home to 129 public schools and about 85,074 public school students.
Old Mill Middle South is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Shipley's Choice Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Shipley's Choice Elementary at 2nd of 8.
The federal government classifies Shipley's Choice Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 25 fewer students in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 Millersville
- Old Mill HighHigh · 1,832 students
- Old Mill Middle SouthMiddle · 1,173 students
- Old Mill Middle NorthMiddle · 958 students
- Millersville ElementaryElementary · 386 students
- Ruth Parker Eason SchoolCombined · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Old Mill Middle South1.4 mi · 1,173
- Ruth Parker Eason School1.5 mi · 128
- Benfield Elementary1.6 mi · 500
- Severna Park Middle1.7 mi · 1,386
- Old Mill High1.7 mi · 1,832
- Old Mill Middle North1.7 mi · 958
Frequently asked questions
About Shipley's Choice ElementaryHow many students attend Shipley's Choice Elementary?
Shipley's Choice Elementary enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Shipley's Choice Elementary serve?
Shipley's Choice Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shipley's Choice Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Shipley's Choice Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shipley's Choice Elementary?
At Shipley's Choice Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Shipley's Choice Elementary in?
Shipley's Choice Elementary is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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