Summary:
Zip code 20779 is home to a single school, Traceys Elementary, a public school serving grades PK through 5 with 448 students as part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district.
Traceys Elementary presents a mixed academic profile. The school's strongest subject is Science, where 5th graders scored 37.5% proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming the state average of 32.4%. However, Mathematics is a significant weakness, with only 26.1% of all students proficient, below both the district (29.3%) and state (27.1%) averages. A concerning "math cliff" emerges as students advance: 3rd graders achieve 36.1% proficiency, dropping to 24.3% in 4th grade, and just 20% in 5th grade. English Language Arts proficiency stands at 41.7%, notably lower than the district's 55.9% and state's 51.7%. The school's state ranking has fluctuated, rising to the 55th percentile in 2024-2025 before falling to the 47th percentile in 2025-2026.
Key metrics include a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 and spending of $17,763 per student, which is relatively high yet does not correlate with strong math outcomes. Over 60% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, indicating a high-poverty population, and chronic absenteeism is 19.5%, slightly better than the district average. A notable bright spot occurred in 2024-2025 when math proficiency spiked to 33.6%, significantly exceeding the state average, suggesting a successful intervention that could be replicated to reverse the current downward trend.
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