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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Traceys Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006000135
Traceys Elementary
20 Deale Rd, Traceys Landing, MD 20779 · (410) 867-8305 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
271 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 | 20 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
61%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
54.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
41.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 41.1% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 37.5% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Traceys Elementary
Traceys Elementary's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traceys Elementary this school | 448 | 60.5% | 44.5% |
| Lothian Elementary Lothian | 457 | 61.7% | 46.4% |
| George T. Cromwell Elementary Glen Burnie | 395 | 66.1% | 38.1% |
| Robert Moton Elementary Westminster | 440 | 59.3% | 45.5% |
| Emma K. Doub Elementary Hagerstown | 389 | 58.1% | 52.3% |
| Charlesmont Elementary Baltimore | 373 | 69.4% | 45.8% |
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 Traceys Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #420 of 853 | #45 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #417 of 853 ▲ 15 | #42 of 80 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #362 of 853 ▲ 64 | #42 of 80 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #506 of 898 | #53 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #509 of 857 | #56 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #351 of 857 | #41 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.5% | #395 of 885 | #32 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.9% | #123 of 294 | #14 of 32 |
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
448
+50 (+13%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 448 | 30.9 | 14.5:1 | 60% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 30.8 | 14.5:1 | 59% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 30.6 | 14.3:1 | 59% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 49% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 25.3 | 16.0:1 | 37% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 34% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 32% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 22% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 406 | 21 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Traceys Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (404 to 448); teachers up 22% (25.3 to 30.9).
About Traceys Elementary
Traceys Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, located in Traceys Landing, Maryland. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 448 students on the rolls.
The Anne Arundel County Public Schools system has 125 schools and 85,029 students.
About 48% of students at Traceys Elementary are White, the largest single group. The school is also 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 63%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
The school had 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland is about 13.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 60%. The average for public schools in Anne Arundel County is 42%.
Traceys Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.5% is 6.1 points above the 38.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Anne Arundel County, the median household earns about $124,911 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Anne Arundel County, 129 public schools serve about 85,074 students.
Traceys Elementary is about 2.2 miles from Deale Elementary, its nearest public school. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Traceys Elementary ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.5% against a local average of 53.3%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 50 students, from 398 to 448.
On allk12, people connected to Traceys Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Nearby schools
- Deale Elementary2.2 mi · 203
- Southern Middle3.1 mi · 726
- Lothian Elementary3.3 mi · 457
- Windy Hill Middle4.7 mi · 669
- Windy Hill Elementary4.9 mi · 598
- Carrie Weedon Early Education Center5.0 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Traceys ElementaryHow large is Traceys Elementary?
Traceys Elementary enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Traceys Elementary serve?
Traceys Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Traceys Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Traceys Elementary is approximately 14.5:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Traceys Elementary?
At Traceys Elementary, the student body is approximately 48% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Traceys Elementary public or private?
Traceys 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.