West Meade Early Education Center

West Meade Early Education Center operates as a compact elementary campus in Ft Meade, Maryland, part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 246 students spanning grades pre-K through K. That puts it 49% leaner than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools runs 125 schools in total, collectively educating 85,029 students. West Meade Early Education Center is one of those campuses.

On demographics, West Meade Early Education Center logs that 38% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 23% Hispanic, 18% multiracial, 15% Black, 5% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Anne Arundel County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Anne Arundel County reports that median household earnings sit near $124,911, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. West Meade Early Education Center is one of 129 public schools in Anne Arundel County (combined enrollment of about 85,074 students).

Nearest neighbor: Pershing Hill Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

West Meade Early Education Center operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Meade Early Education Center has contracted 14%, going from 286 students in 2018 to 246 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 50% to 38% across the same window.

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