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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240006001516
Windsor Farm Elementary
591 Broadneck Rd, Annapolis, MD 21409 · (410) 626-8547 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-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
14.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
132 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 | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
53%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
72.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
MD avg 34.8% . -12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.9% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.9% | 63.8% |
% 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
64.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Windsor Farm Elementary
Windsor Farm Elementary's state test result (64.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Farm Elementary this school | 451 | 29.3% | 64.8% |
| Valley Elementary Jefferson | 525 | 30.9% | 54.5% |
| Hollywood Elementary Hollywood | 414 | 32.1% | 64.8% |
| William S. James Elementary Abingdon | 463 | 29.2% | 57.1% |
| Middletown Primary Middletown | 463 | 23.5% | N/A |
| Bel Air Elementary Bel Air | 521 | 31.3% | 72.7% |
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 Windsor Farm Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Anne Arundel County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #162 of 853 | #18 of 80 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #281 of 853 ▼ 139 | #23 of 80 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #115 of 853 ▲ 9 | #19 of 80 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #498 of 898 | #50 of 84 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #539 of 857 | #57 of 81 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #474 of 857 | #53 of 81 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #719 of 885 | #54 of 83 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #177 of 551 | #14 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
451
-64 (-12%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 451 | 30.7 | 14.7:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 33.6 | 14.2:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 34.8 | 14.1:1 | 30% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 515 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 26% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 33.3 | 16.5:1 | 15% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 23% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 33 | 17.5:1 | 21% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 598 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 8% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 26 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Windsor Farm Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (550 to 451); teachers down 8% (33.3 to 30.7).
About Windsor Farm Elementary
Windsor Farm Elementary is an elementary school in Annapolis, Maryland, and it is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. Enrollment stands at 451 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Windsor Farm Elementary reports to Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which has 125 schools and 85,029 students.
The share of White students at Windsor Farm Elementary is 66%, a majority. The school is also 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Anne Arundel County at about 63% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Windsor Farm Elementary is 14.7:1, based on 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is lower. Windsor Farm Elementary counts 29% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Anne Arundel County, the average is 42%.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Windsor Farm Elementary outscored 79%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 56.9% for Windsor Farm Elementary. The school posts 64.8%, 7.9 points above the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Anne Arundel County show that the median household earns about $124,911 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Across Anne Arundel County, 129 public schools serve about 85,074 students.
Broadneck High is the nearest public school to Windsor Farm Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Windsor Farm Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Windsor Farm Elementary comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 64 students, from 515 to 451.
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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 Annapolis
- Broadneck HighHigh · 2,143 students
- Annapolis HighHigh · 2,075 students
- Annapolis MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Wiley H. Bates MiddleMiddle · 707 students
- Cape St. Claire ElementaryElementary · 660 students
- Monarch Academy Annapolis ESElementary · 634 students
Nearby schools
- Broadneck High0.6 mi · 2,143
- Cape St. Claire Elementary0.9 mi · 660
- Broadneck Elementary1.7 mi · 652
- Arnold Elementary2.4 mi · 454
- Belvedere Elementary2.9 mi · 542
- AACPS Virtual Academy3.4 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Windsor Farm ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Windsor Farm Elementary?
Windsor Farm Elementary enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Windsor Farm Elementary serve?
Windsor Farm Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Windsor Farm Elementary?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Windsor Farm Elementary.
How diverse is Windsor Farm Elementary?
Windsor Farm Elementary reports a student body of 66% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Windsor Farm Elementary in?
Windsor Farm Elementary is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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