Anne Arundel County Public Schools on the map

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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.

Overlook ElementaryPark ElementaryCrofton High SchoolAnnapolis ElementaryAnnapolis MiddleAnnapolis HighArnold ElementaryArundel MiddleArundel HighWiley H Bates MiddleChesapeake Bay MiddleBelle Grove ElementaryBelvedere ElementaryBenfield ElementaryBodkin ElementaryBroadneck ElementaryBrock Bridge ElementaryBrooklyn Park ElementaryBrooklyn Park MiddleCape St Claire ElementaryCentral ElementaryCentral MiddleSouth River HighCentral Special SchoolChesapeake HighCorkran Middle SchoolCrofton ElementaryCrofton Woods ElementaryDavidsonville ElementaryDeale ElementaryEastport ElementaryEdgewater ElementaryFerndale Early Education CenterFolger Mckinsey ElementaryFort Smallwood ElementaryFour Seasons ElementaryGeorge T Cromwell ElementaryNortheast MiddleGeorgetown East ElementaryGermantown ElementaryGlen Burnie HighGlen Burnie Park ElementaryGlendale ElementaryHebron Harman ElementaryHigh Point ElementaryHillsmere ElementaryHilltop ElementaryJacobsville ElementaryJessup ElementaryJones ElementaryLake Shore ElementaryLindale MiddleLinthicum ElementaryLothian ElementaryMacarthur MiddleMagothy River MiddleManor View ElementaryMarley ElementaryMarley Glen SchoolMarley MiddleMaryland City ElementaryMayo ElementaryMeade Heights ElementaryMeade HighMillersville ElementaryNorth Glen ElementaryNortheast HighOak Hill ElementaryOakwood ElementaryOdenton ElementaryOld Mill Middle NorthOld Mill Middle SouthOld Mill HighWalter S Mills Parole ElementaryPasadena ElementaryPershing Hill ElementaryPoint Pleasant ElementaryQuarterfield ElementaryRichard Henry Lee ElementaryRidgeway ElementaryRippling Woods ElementaryRiviera Beach ElementaryRolling Knolls ElementarySevern ElementarySevern River MiddleSeverna Park ElementarySeverna Park MiddleSeverna Park HighShady Side ElementarySolley ElementarySouth Shore ElementarySouthern MiddleSouthern HighSouthgate ElementarySunset ElementaryTraceys ElementaryTyler Heights ElementaryVan Bokkelen ElementaryWaugh Chapel ElementaryWest Annapolis ElementaryWest Meade Early Education CenterWoodside ElementaryMeade MiddleAnne Arundel Evening HighBroadneck HighCrofton MiddleShipleys Choice ElementaryRuth Parker Eason SchoolFreetown ElementaryWindsor Farm ElementaryCrofton Meadows ElementarySeven Oaks ElementaryNantucket ElementaryMonarch AcademyPhoenix AcademyMonarch Global Academy Pcs Laurel CampusMary Moss At Adams AcademyMonarch Academy Annapolis ESCarrie Weedon Early Education CenterAacps Virtual AcademyPiney Orchard ElementaryNorth County HighChesapeake Science Point
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file; each dot is a graded school, tap or hover for its name.

SchoolGrade summary for Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Average SchoolGrade
C-
Meeting or exceeding expectations
25%
Exceeding
14%
Avg actual scores
29.9%
Avg projected
38.1%

118 of 123 schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (4 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:

A: 6B: 28C: 30D: 45F: 9

Best schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Statewide rankings: all 198 high schools in Maryland · all 212 middle schools in Maryland · all 855 elementary schools in Maryland

The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

  1. A+ Severna Park High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  2. A South River High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  3. A- Broadneck High (High school, exceeds expectations)
  4. A- Southern High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  5. A- Chesapeake High (High school, exceeds expectations)
  6. A- Shipleys Choice Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  7. B+ Arundel High (High school, exceeds expectations)
  8. B+ Benfield Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
  9. B+ West Annapolis Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
  10. B+ Chesapeake Science Point (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)

Every school in Anne Arundel County Public Schools

High schools (15)

Middle and junior high schools (19)

Elementary and primary schools (79)

Other schools and academies (10)

Where Anne Arundel County Public Schools schools are

Cities and towns served (24)

About this district

  • State: Best schools in Maryland
  • County: Anne Arundel County
  • Type: regular local school district
  • Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
  • Enrollment: 84,346 students with 6,068 full-time-equivalent teachers and 11,336 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
  • NCES district ID: 2400060
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

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Questions about Anne Arundel County Public Schools

How many schools are in Anne Arundel County Public Schools?

SchoolGrade grades 123 public schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools, across 24 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.

Which cities does Anne Arundel County Public Schools serve?

The largest by graded schools: Glen Burnie, Annapolis, Pasadena, Severna Park, Arnold and 19 more.

How good are the schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools?

Across the 118 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 29.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 38.1%. 25% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.

How many students attend Anne Arundel County Public Schools?

84,346 students were enrolled in Anne Arundel County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).

Where is Anne Arundel County Public Schools?

Anne Arundel County Public Schools is in Maryland, based in Anne Arundel County, with its district office in Annapolis. Its boundary covers about 415 sq mi.