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Crofton Woods Elementary

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Crofton Woods Elementary ranks 102 nd of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

102^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Crofton Woods Elementary is a high-performing K-5 school in Crofton, MD, serving 742 students within the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district, and it consistently ranks among the top 15% of elementary schools in Maryland.

This school stands out for its exceptional academic results, particularly in math and science. In the 2025-2026 school year, 54.5% of students were proficient in math and 72.9% in English Language Arts—roughly double the district and state averages. Its 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 66.7% is a remarkable 34 percentage points above the state average, suggesting a particularly strong science program. Crofton Woods also has a very low chronic absenteeism rate of just 9.2%, less than half the district average, which points to strong student and family engagement. Compared to nearby schools, it outperforms Crofton Elementary (ranked 177th) and Crofton Meadows Elementary (ranked 234th), and it achieves these results while spending less per student ($14,877) than many of its peers, indicating highly efficient use of resources.

While Crofton Woods has a long history of excellence, its ranking has shifted slightly from a peak in the top 10% of schools to the top 12% in recent years. The school serves a relatively affluent student body, with only 13.34% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. It is important to note that the school’s performance for its Asian student subgroup has been identified as an area needing attention, ranking in the 22nd percentile. Overall, Crofton Woods offers a strong, well-rounded education with standout science instruction and a highly engaged community, making it a top choice for families in the area.

742

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,877

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1750 Urby Dr
Crofton, MD 21114-2331

(410) 222-5805

District: Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Students who attend Crofton Woods Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Crofton Middle
High:	South River High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

African American:

11.7%

Hispanic:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (64% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Maryland elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg43%

Maryland avg39%

102^nd of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	88.4	102 of 864	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	88.8	95 of 865	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	96 of 859	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	101 of 855	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	68 of 862	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	101 of 802	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	92.3	60 of 853	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	90.3	75 of 857	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	86.7	119 of 847	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	92.6	53 of 845	93.7%	★★★★★
2015	90.8	80 of 859	90.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.9	38 of 867	95.6%	★★★★★
2013	85.2	44 of 847	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	80.6	105 of 857	87.7%	★★★★☆
2011	81.4	98 of 853	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	84.9	58 of 855	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	82.6	87 of 850	89.8%	★★★★☆
2008	84.2	65 of 838	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	7.3	763 of 818	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.0	738 of 804	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.2	759 of 805	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	11.6	726 of 803	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	100 of 128	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	87.1	72 of 796	91.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	80.0	31 of 347	91.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	73.7	145 of 788	81.6%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.8	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	69.1	14 of 52	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	72.8	123 of 528	76.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2021)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2021)82nd percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)77th percentile-11 vs school

Military Connected (2021)74th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2021)22nd percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+21 vs state

Science67%+34 vs state

Mathematics55%+27 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 2, 2018

Excellent Elementary school. Good teachers, principals, and both our kids like going to the school and are doing well. Our children haven't experienced bullying in the several years we've been here. Close Quote

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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 (2025)	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
Crofton Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 Urby Dr	Crofton	21114	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-5805	742	44	16.8	13.3%	476 (64.2%)	87 (11.7%)	71 (9.6%)	59 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (6.1%)	88.4	102^nd of 864 public elementary schools	88.2%		88.8	95^th of 865 public elementary schools	89.0%	7	61.6	48.8	54.1	54.5	76.6	65.4	77.0	72.9	66.7	$14,877	$1,076	$13,801
Crofton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1405 Duke Of Kent Dr	Crofton	21114	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-5800	621	40	15.4	17.7%	334 (53.8%)	117 (18.8%)	69 (11.1%)	49 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.1%)	80.4	177^th of 864 public elementary schools	79.5%		85	139^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.9%	38	47.1	52.0	43.4	47.5	63.5	68.0	69.7	67.0	55.6	$16,324	$1,415	$14,908
Crofton Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2020 Tilghman Dr	Crofton	21114	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 721-9453	544	35	15.7	24.1%	258 (47.4%)	114 (21.0%)	66 (12.1%)	50 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.1%)	73.8	234^th of 864 public elementary schools	72.9%		71.7	242^nd of 865 public elementary schools	72.0%	8	54.5	45.0	28.6	42.7	71.6	66.1	57.1	64.9	43.3	$15,835	$1,197	$14,638
Yorktown Elementary	Public	K-5	7301 Race Track Rd	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-6610	396	25	15.7	37.4%	69 (17.4%)	204 (51.5%)	60 (15.2%)	26 (6.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.8%)	68.3	265^th of 864 public elementary schools	69.3%		70.1	257^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.3%	8	40.0	50.0	18.4	35.9	69.2	75.0	60.5	68.2	36.8	$18,712	$1,024	$17,688
Nantucket Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2350 Nantucket Dr	Crofton	21114	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 451-6120	675	45	15.1	27.9%	253 (37.5%)	176 (26.1%)	86 (12.7%)	112 (16.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (7.0%)	77.3	204^th of 864 public elementary schools	76.4%		73.9	222^nd of 865 public elementary schools	74.3%	18	43.6	52.7	36.0	44.1	69.0	70.0	60.4	66.5	53.2	$15,255	$1,212	$14,043
Two Rivers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2754 Conway Road	Odenton	21113	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(410) 222-5000	562	33	16.9	6.8%	215 (38.3%)	194 (34.5%)	57 (10.1%)	47 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.5%)	78.3	195^th of 864 public elementary schools	77.4%					(n/a)	42.7	34.4	46.9	41.4	70.5	62.4	82.3	71.8	63.5
Whitehall Elementary	Public	K-5	3901 Woodhaven Ln	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-1000	485	32	15.2	37.9%	107 (22.1%)	248 (51.1%)	57 (11.8%)	40 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	67.8	269^th of 864 public elementary schools	68.9%		71.4	244^th of 865 public elementary schools	71.8%	25	46.2	44.6	28.9	39.8	53.8	63.9	60.7	59.6	41.2	$17,827	$986	$16,841
Woodmore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3501 Moylan Dr	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 390-0239	402	29	14.1	56.5%	10 (2.5%)	317 (78.9%)	47 (11.7%)	13 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	57.1	352^nd of 864 public elementary schools	59.3%		61.4	322^nd of 865 public elementary schools	62.8%	30	36.8	32.4	18.7	28.6	56.1	57.5	52.0	55.1	43.4	$19,125	$987	$18,137
Rockledge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 Laurel Bowie Rd	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-2720	319	23	13.9	62.4%	45 (14.1%)	147 (46.1%)	93 (29.2%)	15 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (5.3%)	28.5	590^th of 864 public elementary schools	31.7%		31.8	546^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.9%	44	19.1	16.7	8.6	14.6	38.3	37.9	44.8	40.4	20.7	$20,202	$1,158	$19,044
Kenilworth Elementary	Public	K-5	12520 Kembridge Dr	Bowie	20715	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 805-6600	364	30	12.0	48.6%	67 (18.4%)	164 (45.1%)	92 (25.3%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.3%)	51.8	398^th of 864 public elementary schools	53.9%		49.3	412^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.4%	14	37.7	24.3	38.6	33.0	52.5	47.8	45.6	48.7	33.9	$22,824	$1,365	$21,459

Frequently Asked Questions about Crofton Woods Elementary

What district is Crofton Woods Elementary in?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Crofton Woods Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crofton Woods Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crofton Middle
High : South River High

How many students attend Crofton Woods Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 742 students attended Crofton Woods Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Crofton Woods Elementary?

Students at Crofton Woods Elementary are 64% White, 12% African American, 10% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

Is Crofton Woods Elementary a good school?

Crofton Woods Elementary ranks 102^nd of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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