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Woodside Elementary

160 Funke Rd, Glen Burnie, MD 21061 · (410) 582-4100 · Anne Arundel County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 45% of Maryland public elementary schools
  • CTest 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

Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 481
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
277 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3310%
Kindergarten5316%
Grade 14915%
Grade 25416%
Grade 33711%
Grade 44313%
Grade 56118%

This year's kindergarten class (53) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
9629%
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 31% · US 43%
Hispanic
13942%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 24% · US 30%
Black
7021%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 32% · US 15%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
196%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
17854%
Female
15246%

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Test scores

MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)
English Language Arts
42.1%
MD avg 50.6% . +12.1pp since 2023
Math
30.7%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

MCAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2542.1%30.7%
2023-2430.0%26.4%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Woodside Elementary

Woodside Elementary's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Woodside Elementary this school33083.9%32.3%
Belle Grove Elementary
Baltimore
30588.9%26.4%
North Glen Elementary
Glen Burnie
27881.3%32.3%
Brooklyn Park Elementary
Baltimore
46383.8%23.8%
Hickory Elementary
Williamsport
32677.3%28.5%
Richard Henry Lee Elementary
Glen Burnie
37875.4%26.6%
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 Woodside Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MarylandIn Anne Arundel County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
32.3%#599 of 853#63 of 80
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.7%#578 of 853
▲ 17
#61 of 80
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
42.1%#535 of 853
▲ 123
#60 of 80
▲ 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
330#713 of 898#70 of 84
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.2:1#1 of 857#1 of 81
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.9%#211 of 857#29 of 81
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
83.9%#147 of 885#7 of 83
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.8%#394 of 551#37 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 2024-25
Enrollment
330
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 6.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2533035.99.2:184% (277)
2023-2434760.85.7:182% (285)
2022-2333654.76.1:178% (263)
2020-21340566.1:174% (251)
2017-1835855.76.4:169% (248)
2015-16335556.1:170% (236)
2010-11332486.9:165% (216)
2000-01293358.4:131% (91)
1990-912752610.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodside Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (358 to 330); teachers down 36% (55.7 to 35.9).

About Woodside Elementary

In Glen Burnie, Maryland, Woodside Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 330 students in pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 31% below the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.

A total of 125 schools make up Anne Arundel County Public Schools, with 85,029 students enrolled.

The largest group at Woodside Elementary is Hispanic students, at 42%. Other students are 29% White, 21% Black, and 6% multiracial. That is higher than the 11% Hispanic share among all Anne Arundel County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.

There are 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Woodside Elementary, giving a ratio of 9.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1. A total of 277 students, or 84%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 42% average among public schools in Anne Arundel County.

Among Maryland public elementary schools, Woodside Elementary outscored 45%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.

After adjusting for student poverty, Woodside Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 32.3%; the prediction is 24.6%.

In the wider Anne Arundel County area, the median household earns about $124,911 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Woodside Elementary shares Anne Arundel County with 128 other public schools.

Of the public schools around it, Woodside Elementary is closest to Oakwood Elementary, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Woodside Elementary ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 32.3% against a local average of 32.6%.

Locale data from NCES put Woodside Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment decreased 3% over 4 years, reaching 330 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 6.1:1 to 9.2:1.

This page is set up for the Woodside Elementary community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Anne Arundel County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Woodside Elementary
District
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
Address
160 Funke Rd, Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Phone
(410) 582-4100
County
Anne Arundel County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
330
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
9.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
277 (84%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
240006000142
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Woodside Elementary. Woodside Elementary is the 6th largest of the 9.

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Frequently asked questions

About Woodside Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Woodside Elementary?
Woodside Elementary enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Woodside Elementary serve?
Woodside Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Woodside Elementary have?
Woodside Elementary employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Woodside Elementary?
Student demographics at Woodside Elementary are roughly 29% White, 42% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Woodside Elementary in?
Woodside Elementary is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
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