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Arnold Elementary

Public Grades K-5

86^th

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of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Arnold Elementary is a K-5 public school in Arnold, MD, serving 454 students as part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district, and it consistently ranks among the top-performing elementary schools in the state with a 5-star rating and a 90th percentile statewide ranking.

This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance across all subjects, with test scores dramatically higher than district and state averages. In the 2025-2026 school year, 63.5% of students were proficient in Math (compared to 29.3% district-wide) and 73% were proficient in ELA (vs. 55.9% district). The 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 78.9% is more than double the district average and is the highest among nearby schools, even outperforming top-ranked Severna Park Elementary (70.5%). The school also shows a remarkable strength in 4th-grade math, with a 72.5% proficiency rate that is the highest among all nearby schools. Additionally, Arnold Elementary is exceptionally effective at serving military-connected students, ranking 3rd out of 23 schools statewide for this subgroup.

The school benefits from a low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.3%—less than half the district average of 19.9%—and a student-teacher ratio of 15:1. With only 13% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school serves a relatively affluent community. Its per-student spending of $16,613 is lower than many lower-performing schools in the area, such as Germantown Elementary at $22,248, suggesting high efficiency in achieving top-tier results. Arnold Elementary has shown a consistent upward trajectory in its state ranking over the past five years, climbing back to the 90th percentile after a dip, demonstrating sustained improvement and effective school leadership.

454

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,613

Per pupil spending ?

13%

Free/discounted lunch ?

95 Joyce Lane E
Arnold, MD 21012-2344

(410) 757-4400

District: Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Students who attend Arnold Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Severn River Middle
High:	Broadneck High

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.8%

Hispanic:

9.7%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2016 → 90th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (70% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg43%

Maryland avg39%

86^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 10% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 81Elementary Schools in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools

13^th of 25Anne Arundel County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	90.3	86 of 864	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	66 of 865	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	68 of 859	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	97 of 855	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	148 of 862	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	164 of 802	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	131 of 853	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.4	101 of 857	88.2%	★★★★☆
2017	88.4	102 of 847	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	95.7	20 of 845	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	95.2	27 of 859	96.9%	★★★★★
2014	89.7	9 of 867	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	87.9	14 of 847	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	85.6	31 of 857	96.4%	★★★★★
2011	88.6	9 of 853	98.9%	★★★★★
2010	84.7	61 of 855	92.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.1	41 of 850	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	86.6	34 of 838	95.9%	★★★★★
2007	4.9	782 of 818	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.4	775 of 804	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.9	780 of 805	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.3	766 of 803	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.5	113 of 796	85.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	57.9	231 of 788	70.7%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.2	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	53.7	212 of 528	59.8%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2021)87th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2021)86th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2021)71st percentile-9 vs school

White (2021)60th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Science79%+46 vs state

English Language Arts73%+21 vs state

Mathematics64%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arnold Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Joyce Lane E	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 757-4400	454	30	15.0	13.0%	326 (71.8%)	27 (5.9%)	44 (9.7%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	40 (8.8%)	90.3	86^th of 864 public elementary schools	90.0%		92.6	66^th of 865 public elementary schools	92.4%	20	53.4	72.5	62.3	63.5	68.5	68.1	83.1	73.0	78.9	$16,613	$1,240	$15,372
Broadneck Elementary	Public	K-5	470 Shore Acres Rd	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1680	652	39	16.7	17.5%	469 (71.9%)	41 (6.3%)	59 (9.0%)	34 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.5%)	83.8	143^rd of 864 public elementary schools	83.4%		87.4	106^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.7%	37	62.7	57.0	38.8	52.1	73.8	71.0	66.9	70.4	47.1	$16,138	$1,091	$15,047
Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	360 Broadwater Rd	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 975-9432	542	38	14.1	21.6%	420 (77.5%)	17 (3.1%)	58 (10.7%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	82.8	157^th of 864 public elementary schools	81.8%		86.5	117^th of 865 public elementary schools	86.5%	40	55.3	55.1	43.2	50.9	65.8	74.5	65.3	68.8	47.9	$18,220	$1,664	$16,555
Windsor Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	591 Broadneck Rd	Annapolis	21409	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 626-8547	451	31	14.6	29.3%	296 (65.6%)	33 (7.3%)	72 (16.0%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.5%)	88	112^th of 864 public elementary schools	87.0%		87.1	111^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.2%	1	63.3	55.6	53.5	57.4	73.4	75.3	61.2	69.6	60.0	$17,311	$1,208	$16,102
Jones Elementary	Public	K-5	122 Hoyle Ln	Severna Park	21146	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6565	334	24	13.9	15.9%	236 (70.7%)	23 (6.9%)	26 (7.8%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.9%)	91.9	68^th of 864 public elementary schools	92.1%		93	60^th of 865 public elementary schools	93.1%	8	78.7	62.3	50.8	63.9	77.0	68.9	78.7	74.9	60.0	$17,481	$1,375	$16,105
West Annapolis Elementary	Public	K-5	505 Melvin Avenue	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1635	234	19	12.5	17.5%	158 (67.5%)	8 (3.4%)	47 (20.1%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (6.0%)	92.8	57^th of 864 public elementary schools	93.4%		92.3	69^th of 865 public elementary schools	92.0%	12	64.9	72.4	47.1	61.0	83.8	86.2	82.4	84.0	58.8	$20,791	$1,356	$19,435
Cape St. Claire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	931 Blue Ridge Dr	Annapolis	21409	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1685	660	41	16.0	14.7%	475 (72.0%)	19 (2.9%)	81 (12.3%)	22 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.2%)	81.5	166^th of 864 public elementary schools	80.8%		80.4	176^th of 865 public elementary schools	79.7%	10	59.0	47.3	46.4	50.6	66.7	60.7	62.4	63.2	58.4	$15,865	$1,232	$14,633
Severna Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6 Riggs Ave	Severna Park	21146	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6577	372	27	13.9	8.3%	291 (78.2%)	13 (3.5%)	23 (6.2%)	24 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	94.9	33^rd of 864 public elementary schools	96.2%		96.8	18^th of 865 public elementary schools	97.9%	15	69.2	80.0	52.5	66.9	81.5	89.1	78.7	82.9	70.5	$16,798	$1,235	$15,562
Germantown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Windell Avenue	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-1615	467	43	10.9	75.6%	103 (22.1%)	88 (18.8%)	255 (54.6%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	33	548^th of 864 public elementary schools	36.6%		27.9	575^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.5%	27	40.3	15.8	22.2	25.6	46.3	27.6	31.0	34.6	24.7	$22,248	$2,211	$20,037
Monarch Academy Annapolis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Capital Drive	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 934-1444	634	55	11.6	73.8%	45 (7.1%)	301 (47.5%)	250 (39.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	33.8	536^th of 864 public elementary schools	38.0%		23.9	631^st of 865 public elementary schools	27.1%	95	28.6	16.3	27.6	23.7	42.9	28.3	40.0	36.5	28.8	$22,788	$3,584	$19,203

Frequently Asked Questions about Arnold Elementary

What district is Arnold Elementary in?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Arnold Elementary?

Students at Arnold Elementary are 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 3% Asian.

Is Arnold Elementary a good school?

Yes. Arnold Elementary ranks in the top 10.0% of Maryland elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Arnold Elementary attend?

Students who attend Arnold Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Severn River Middle
High : Broadneck High

How many students attend Arnold Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 454 students attended Arnold Elementary.

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