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Ridgeway Elementary

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Ridgeway Elementary ranks 341 st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Ridgeway Elementary in Severn, MD, is a mid-sized school serving 551 students from Pre-K through 5th grade as part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district, and it stands out for its exceptional early-grade performance, particularly in 3rd grade, where math and reading proficiency rates far exceed district and state averages.

Ridgeway’s greatest strength is its early literacy and math instruction. In 3rd grade, the school achieves a remarkable 80.2% proficiency in English Language Arts and 64.2% in math—nearly three times higher than the average of nearby schools like Manor View Elementary and Van Bokkelen Elementary. However, the school faces a significant challenge in upper grades, with 5th-grade math proficiency dropping sharply to 16.3% and science to 21.2%, both below district averages. This "5th-grade cliff" is more pronounced than at peer schools like Severn Elementary, which maintains more consistent performance across all grade levels. Ridgeway also has a lower rate of economic disadvantage (33% free/reduced lunch) compared to many neighbors, such as Glen Burnie Park Elementary (77%) and Meade Heights Elementary (33.8% chronic absenteeism vs. Ridgeway’s 17.9%).

Despite the upper-grade dip, Ridgeway’s early success suggests effective instruction and a supportive environment, especially since its per-student spending ($17,760) is moderate compared to higher-spending but lower-performing schools like Van Bokkelen ($22,243). The school also excels with multi-racial students, ranking in the top 65th percentile statewide. For parents, Ridgeway offers a strong foundation in early learning, but the transition to upper grades—especially in math and science—is an area to watch. Nearby Severn Elementary provides a useful comparison for consistent achievement, making Ridgeway a school with clear strengths and a focused opportunity for growth.

551

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,760

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1440 Evergreen Rd
Severn, MD 21144-2612

(410) 222-6524

District: Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Students who attend Ridgeway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Old Mill Middle South
High:	Old Mill High

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.6%

African American:

22.9%

Hispanic:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2016 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (45% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Above the Maryland median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

!Science scores 11 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg43%

Maryland avg39%

341^st of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

36^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	58.0	341 of 865	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.6	328 of 865	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	318 of 859	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.2	293 of 855	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.9	349 of 862	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	316 of 802	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	337 of 853	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	250 of 857	70.8%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	245 of 847	71.1%	★★★★☆
2016	68.2	260 of 845	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	74.3	211 of 859	75.4%	★★★★☆
2014	82.0	130 of 867	85.0%	★★★★☆
2013	72.5	226 of 847	73.3%	★★★★☆
2012	75.5	174 of 857	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	74.7	180 of 853	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	165 of 855	80.7%	★★★★☆
2009	77.3	173 of 850	79.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	164 of 838	80.4%	★★★★☆
2007	11.7	733 of 818	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	659 of 804	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	39.6	541 of 805	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.9	581 of 803	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	43.4	233 of 504	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.0	278 of 796	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	35.8	200 of 347	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.7	305 of 546	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	37.9	380 of 788	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	52.9	11 of 23	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	54.3	18 of 52	65.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	38.4	293 of 528	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2021)65th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2021)65th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2021)54th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2021)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2021)52nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2021)45th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)44th percentile-16 vs school

Hispanic (2021)42nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts56%+4 vs state

Mathematics41%+14 vs state

Science21%-11 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 (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
Ridgeway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1440 Evergreen Rd	Severn	21144	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6524	551	40	13.9	33.0%	240 (43.6%)	126 (22.9%)	90 (16.3%)	41 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	58	341^st of 865 public elementary schools	60.6%		60.6	328^th of 865 public elementary schools	62.1%	13	64.2	43.9	16.3	41.1	80.2	58.2	30.2	55.8	21.2	$17,760	$1,567	$16,193
Van Bokkelen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1140 Reece Rd	Severn	21144	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-6535	471	41	11.4	87.0%	23 (4.9%)	289 (61.4%)	127 (27.0%)	5 (1.1%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (4.2%)	11.6	799^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.6%		14.3	767^th of 865 public elementary schools	11.3%	32	10.2	13.6	6.0	9.7	15.3	20.3	20.9	18.9	10.6	$22,243	$2,829	$19,415
Seven Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1905 Town Center Blvd.	Odenton	21113	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-0937	506	36	14.2	55.5%	51 (10.1%)	376 (74.3%)	32 (6.3%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.7%)	39.2	487^th of 865 public elementary schools	43.7%		38.9	492^nd of 865 public elementary schools	43.1%	5	38.7	17.6	22.0	26.0	48.0	52.7	28.9	42.7	24.4	$17,166	$1,742	$15,424
Severn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	838 Reece Rd	Severn	21144	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 551-6220	458	34	13.3	40.8%	117 (25.5%)	198 (43.2%)	75 (16.4%)	33 (7.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.6%)	60.5	325^th of 865 public elementary schools	62.4%		62.2	312^th of 865 public elementary schools	63.9%	13	40.8	34.7	31.1	35.8	55.3	63.5	62.3	60.2	25.8	$17,044	$1,120	$15,925
Meade Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Reece Road	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-6509	494	37	13.2	65.8%	43 (8.7%)	299 (60.5%)	89 (18.0%)	26 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.3%)	22.3	653^rd of 865 public elementary schools	24.5%		24.6	619^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.4%	34	20.3	22.8	16.1	19.8	31.3	19.6	28.1	26.6	21.8	$17,111	$1,597	$15,514
Quarterfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7967 Quarterfield Rd	Severn	21144	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6430	544	36	14.9	52.6%	155 (28.5%)	174 (32.0%)	105 (19.3%)	49 (9.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	58 (10.7%)	35.5	524^th of 865 public elementary schools	39.4%		50.8	400^th of 865 public elementary schools	53.8%	124	25.8	24.4	18.8	22.8	43.1	35.3	40.0	39.1	29.1	$18,632	$1,479	$17,153
Odenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1290 Odenton Rd	Odenton	21113	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6514	587	44	13.2	44.1%	184 (31.3%)	213 (36.3%)	114 (19.4%)	27 (4.6%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	41 (7.0%)	52.7	386^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.4%		51.7	393^rd of 865 public elementary schools	54.6%	7	41.5	28.9	25.3	31.7	51.6	54.6	48.0	51.4	32.0	$17,871	$1,755	$16,116
Hebron - Harman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7660 Ridge Chapel Road	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 859-4510	459	39	11.8	61.7%	60 (13.1%)	168 (36.6%)	136 (29.6%)	52 (11.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.7%)	27.5	604^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.6	604^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.2%		21.2	25.0	20.6	22.2	39.4	30.0	30.2	33.3	19.0	$16,256	$1,754	$14,502
Manor View Elementary	Public	1-5	2900 Macarthur Rd	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6504	374	25	14.7	23.5%	155 (41.4%)	82 (21.9%)	83 (22.2%)	11 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (10.7%)	58.4	338^th of 865 public elementary schools	60.9%		60.1	334^th of 865 public elementary schools	61.4%	4	37.5	42.9	25.0	35.8	57.5	51.6	50.0	53.4	38.0	$21,666	$1,830	$19,836
Glen Burnie Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Marlboro Rd	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 766-9220	555	47	11.9	76.8%	135 (24.3%)	186 (33.5%)	187 (33.7%)	24 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.8%)	32.8	551^st of 865 public elementary schools	36.3%		39.6	483^rd of 865 public elementary schools	44.2%	68	19.4	21.0	18.6	19.7	43.5	35.4	46.5	41.6	23.5	$20,031	$2,232	$17,798

Frequently Asked Questions about Ridgeway Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ridgeway Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ridgeway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Old Mill Middle South
High : Old Mill High

What district is Ridgeway Elementary in?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Is Ridgeway Elementary a good school?

Ridgeway Elementary ranks 341^st of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ridgeway Elementary?

Students at Ridgeway Elementary are 44% White, 23% African American, 16% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

How many students attend Ridgeway Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Ridgeway Elementary.

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