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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 20755

At a glance

Schools

5,282

Students

Top rankedManor View Elementary338^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools

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Biggest riser

MacArthur Middle up 22 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Meade Middle 11 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The seven public schools in zip code 20755 (Fort Meade, MD) are part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district and serve students from early education through high school, with a notable performance gap between schools often linked to socioeconomic factors and attendance.

Pershing Hill Elementary stands out as the top performer, consistently earning a 3-star rating with the lowest chronic absenteeism (13.7%) and poverty rate (20.05%) in the area, achieving academic proficiency at or above the district average. Manor View Elementary is a hidden gem, achieving the highest Math proficiency (35.8%) and Science proficiency (38%) among elementary schools despite higher per-student spending ($21,666), while also having the lowest absenteeism (12.4%). In contrast, Meade High School presents a stark contradiction: its English Language Arts proficiency (58.4%) exceeds district and state averages, but its Math proficiency is critically low at just 4.6%, signaling a severe subject-specific gap. The middle schools show a significant slump, with MacArthur Middle outperforming Meade Middle in every subject, reflecting how school-level demographics—Meade Middle has a 74.46% poverty rate versus MacArthur’s 54.23%—create vastly different environments within the same zip code.

Chronic absenteeism is a systemic challenge, with four of seven schools exceeding the district average of 19.9%, and Meade Heights Elementary having the highest rate at 33.8%. The data strongly suggests that socioeconomic stability and attendance are the primary drivers of academic outcomes, as the highest-performing schools (Pershing Hill and Manor View) share low poverty and absenteeism, while struggling schools like Meade Heights and Meade Middle face the highest needs. For parents, this means that while some schools like Pershing Hill and Manor View offer strong, stable environments, others require careful consideration of support systems, especially for Math instruction at Meade High and the transition to middle school.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)							MCAP English Language Arts (2026)								MCAP Algebra I (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 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th 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 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
MacArthur Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	3500 Rockenbach Road	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 674-0032	992	79	12.6	54.2%	155 (15.6%)	581 (58.6%)	155 (15.6%)	30 (3.0%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	63 (6.4%)	40.3	189^th of 339 public middle schools	44.2%		32.9	211^th of 337 public middle schools	37.4%	22				11.0	16.9	10.7	14.7				35.6	47.9	41.3		41.3	41.9		22.3	$18,254	$1,689	$16,566
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 864 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
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	652^nd of 864 public elementary schools	24.5%		24.6	619^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.4%	33	20.3	22.8	16.1				19.8	31.3	19.6	28.1					26.6		21.8		$17,111	$1,597	$15,514
Meade High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1100 Clark Road	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 674-7710	2,045	129	15.8	53.1%	203 (9.9%)	965 (47.2%)	649 (31.7%)	70 (3.4%)	3 (0.1%)	8 (0.4%)	143 (7.0%)	36.4	123^rd of 227 public high schools	45.8%		39.3	108^th of 220 public high schools	50.9%	15							4.6							58.4	58.4	4.6			$16,441	$1,355	$15,085
Pershing Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	7600 29th Division Road	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6519	434	35	12.4	20.0%	164 (37.8%)	111 (25.6%)	88 (20.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (14.3%)	54.5	371^st of 864 public elementary schools	57.1%		60.6	329^th of 865 public elementary schools	62.0%	42	42.5	25.9	23.6				29.6	60.3	50.9	53.8					54.4		34.4		$16,462	$1,537	$14,926
West Meade Early Education Center	Public	PK-K	7722 Ray Street	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6545	246	17	14.9	34.1%	93 (37.8%)	37 (15.0%)	56 (22.8%)	13 (5.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	44 (17.9%)								(n/a)																			$21,173	$1,444	$19,728
Meade Middle	Public	6-8	1103 26th St	Fort Meade	20755	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 305-2400	697	63	11.0	74.5%	43 (6.2%)	226 (32.4%)	367 (52.7%)	20 (2.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.5%)	24	258^th of 339 public middle schools	23.9%		29.2	226^th of 337 public middle schools	32.9%	32				5.2	8.2	2.8	5.9				27.1	41.2	34.0		34.3	12.0		11.9	$20,275	$2,484	$17,791

Cities Near Zip Code 20755

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Meade	0.26 mi	7	192^nd
Odenton	1.65 mi	6	101^st
Severn	1.78 mi	6	183^rd
Hanover	2.8 mi	4	108^th
Jessup	2.98 mi	4	180^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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