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Hillsmere Elementary

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Hillsmere Elementary ranks 134 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

134^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Hillsmere Elementary is a mid-sized public school in Annapolis, MD, serving 402 students from Pre-K through 5th grade, and it stands out as a high-performing, cost-effective school in the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district.

Hillsmere Elementary consistently delivers exceptional academic results, particularly in math, where 54.9% of students are proficient—nearly double the district average of 29.3%. This strong performance extends to English Language Arts (68.1% proficiency) and science, and it is remarkably consistent across all grade levels, from 3rd to 5th grade. The school has also shown a steady upward trend in its state ranking over the past five years, now placing in the 84th percentile. What makes this even more impressive is that Hillsmere achieves these results with the lowest per-student spending ($19,635) among nearby schools, making it a model of efficiency. For comparison, Annapolis Elementary spends significantly more ($36,018 per student) but has far lower academic outcomes.

Parents will also appreciate the school's supportive learning environment, which features a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 and a chronic absenteeism rate (16.5%) that is below the district average. While Hillsmere serves a community where about 40% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, its academic performance rivals that of schools with much lower poverty rates, such as West Annapolis Elementary. This suggests that factors like strong instruction, a positive school culture, and engaged families are the true drivers of success here, not just the budget.

402

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,635

Per pupil spending ?

40%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3052 Arundel On The Bay Rd
Annapolis, MD 21403-4302

(410) 222-1622

District: Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Students who attend Hillsmere Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Annapolis Middle
High:	Annapolis High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.5%

African American:

20.4%

Hispanic:

17.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (60% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Maryland elementary schools

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg43%

Maryland avg39%

134^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

13^th of 24Anne 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	84.6	134 of 865	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	87.3	109 of 865	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	177 of 859	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	183 of 855	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	202 of 862	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.6	259 of 802	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.8	248 of 853	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	288 of 857	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.2	218 of 847	74.3%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	155 of 845	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.2	127 of 859	85.2%	★★★★☆
2014	71.6	263 of 867	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.6	251 of 847	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	65.7	319 of 857	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	67.3	291 of 853	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.3	480 of 855	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.7	593 of 850	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.8	706 of 838	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	31.1	611 of 818	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.6	646 of 804	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.4	640 of 805	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.8	572 of 803	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	56.8	235 of 796	70.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	54.6	252 of 788	68.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	55.0	202 of 528	61.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2021)70th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)68th percentile~ school

White (2021)62nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+16 vs state

Mathematics55%+28 vs state

Science49%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 17, 2011

We've been delighted with our son's experience in kindergarten, his teacher's willingness to meet kids at their different levels, great art instruction, and the attention of the principal, who is now in her second year at HES. 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
Hillsmere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3052 Arundel On The Bay Rd	Annapolis	21403	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1622	402	32	12.4	40.0%	227 (56.5%)	82 (20.4%)	72 (17.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	84.6	134^th of 865 public elementary schools	84.5%		87.3	109^th of 865 public elementary schools	87.4%	25	54.4	56.3	54.1	54.9	73.7	68.8	62.3	68.1	49.2	$19,635	$1,676	$17,959
Georgetown East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Dogwood Rd	Annapolis	21403	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-1610	330	32	10.2	90.0%	31 (9.4%)	142 (43.0%)	139 (42.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	10.5	817^th of 865 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.6	802^nd of 865 public elementary schools	7.3%	15	8.1	5.3	5.0	6.1	23.7	15.8	15.0	18.1	15.0	$27,181	$2,973	$24,208
Tyler Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Janwall St	Annapolis	21403	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 482-9610	416	44	9.4	96.9%	12 (2.9%)	14 (3.4%)	388 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.9	768^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.2%		16.4	739^th of 865 public elementary schools	14.6%	29	12.9	14.3	5.2	10.9	26.2	25.4	20.7	24.2	11.9	$26,430	$2,938	$23,493
Eastport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	420 5th Avenue	Annapolis	21403	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-1605	283	27	10.3	89.0%	19 (6.7%)	63 (22.3%)	191 (67.5%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	32.5	552^nd of 865 public elementary schools	36.2%		28.5	569^th of 865 public elementary schools	34.2%	17	37.2	38.1	2.5	26.4	35.6	56.1	15.0	35.7	7.5	$27,656	$3,337	$24,319
Annapolis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Green Street	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-1600	190	24	7.7	82.6%	20 (10.5%)	112 (58.9%)	45 (23.7%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.7%)	16.7	730^th of 865 public elementary schools	15.6%		19.5	692^nd of 865 public elementary schools	20.0%	38	28.0	17.2	5.0	17.6	34.6	20.7	15.0	24.0	4.7	$36,018	$3,369	$32,649
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	549^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.5%		27.9	575^th of 865 public elementary schools	33.5%	26	40.3	15.8	22.2	25.6	46.3	27.6	31.0	34.6	24.7	$22,248	$2,211	$20,037
Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 George and Marion Phelps Lan	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-1626	559	55	10.1	95.0%	10 (1.8%)	202 (36.1%)	331 (59.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	19.4	691^st of 865 public elementary schools	20.1%		17.5	726^th of 865 public elementary schools	16.1%	35	20.0	22.7	7.7	16.7	31.3	35.6	24.7	30.4	5.1	$23,685	$2,512	$21,172
Mayo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Mayo Ridge Rd	Edgewater	21037	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 798-9830	351	23	15.2	17.4%	295 (84.0%)	6 (1.7%)	33 (9.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	68	268^th of 865 public elementary schools	69.0%		73.9	221^st of 865 public elementary schools	74.5%	47	48.0	26.9	37.1	37.2	66.0	50.0	62.9	59.8	48.4	$17,703	$1,203	$16,500
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 865 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
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	537^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.9%		23.9	631^st of 865 public elementary schools	27.1%	94	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 Hillsmere Elementary

What district is Hillsmere Elementary in?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

How many students attend Hillsmere Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Hillsmere Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Hillsmere Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hillsmere Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Annapolis Middle
High : Annapolis High

Is Hillsmere Elementary a good school?

Hillsmere Elementary ranks 134^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Hillsmere Elementary?

Students at Hillsmere Elementary are 56% White, 20% African American, 18% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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