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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Southgate Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000133
Southgate Elementary
290 Shetlands Ln, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 · (410) 582-4900 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 40% of Maryland public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
13.0:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
396 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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (89).
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
39.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
23.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 23.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 36.3% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Southgate Elementary
Southgate Elementary's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southgate Elementary this school | 573 | 69.1% | 35.9% |
| Freetown Elementary Glen Burnie | 530 | 72.1% | 40.8% |
| Ruth Ann Monroe Primary Hagerstown | 579 | 69.9% | N/A |
| Marley Elementary Glen Burnie | 618 | 71.7% | 35.0% |
| Victory Villa Elementary Baltimore | 612 | 74.2% | 31.9% |
| Jonathan Hager Elementary Hagerstown | 498 | 69.3% | 32.1% |
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 Southgate Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #523 of 853 | #56 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.8% | #687 of 853 ▼ 231 | #75 of 80 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #572 of 853 ▼ 125 | #64 of 80 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #247 of 898 | #20 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #295 of 857 | #35 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.4% | #136 of 857 | #18 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #292 of 885 | #25 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.4% | #94 of 551 | #8 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
573
-161 (-22%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 573 | 44.1 | 13.0:1 | 69% (396) |
| 2023-24 | 669 | 52.8 | 12.7:1 | 62% (415) |
| 2022-23 | 697 | 49.8 | 14.0:1 | 59% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 734 | 50 | 14.7:1 | 55% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 768 | 44.6 | 17.2:1 | 51% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 54% (399) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 49% (235) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 32 | 19.3:1 | 22% (133) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 27 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southgate Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (768 to 573); teachers down 1% (44.6 to 44.1).
About Southgate Elementary
Southgate Elementary, located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 573 students.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools counts 125 schools and 85,029 students, including Southgate Elementary.
Black students form the largest group at Southgate Elementary, 41% of enrollment. Other groups include 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Anne Arundel County residents are about 18% Black. By the diversity index, Southgate Elementary comes in at 71%.
Staffing totals 44.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Southgate Elementary is 69%. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Anne Arundel County, the school's rate is higher.
Southgate Elementary is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 40% of Maryland public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Southgate Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in Maryland is predicted to score 33.3%. Southgate Elementary scores 35.9%, 2.5 points above that line.
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.
Old Mill Middle South is located about 0.5 miles from Southgate Elementary. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Southgate Elementary comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 22%, from 734 to 573. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.7:1 to 13.0:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Southgate Elementary. 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 Glen Burnie
- Glen Burnie HighHigh · 2,226 students
- North County HighHigh · 2,161 students
- Marley MiddleMiddle · 991 students
- Rippling Woods ElementaryElementary · 702 students
- Monarch AcademyElementary · 687 students
- Solley ElementaryElementary · 674 students
Other Southgate Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Southgate Elementary. Southgate Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Southgate ElementaryHayward, CA · 581 students
- Southgate ElementaryAUSTIN, MN · 539 students
- Southgate Elementary SchoolKENNEWICK, WA · 416 students
- Southgate Elementary SchoolGARLAND, TX · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Old Mill Middle South0.5 mi · 1,173
- Old Mill Middle North0.7 mi · 958
- Rippling Woods Elementary0.7 mi · 702
- Old Mill High0.8 mi · 1,832
- Woodside Elementary0.9 mi · 330
- Ruth Parker Eason School1.1 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Southgate ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Southgate Elementary?
Southgate Elementary enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Southgate Elementary serve?
Southgate Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Southgate Elementary have?
Southgate Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Southgate Elementary?
Student demographics at Southgate Elementary are roughly 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 41% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Southgate Elementary public or private?
Southgate 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.