Best Public Schools in Annapolis, MD

Summary:

The city of Annapolis, Maryland is home to 18 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district. The data reveals a mix of high-performing and struggling schools, with standout institutions like Broadneck High School and West Annapolis Elementary consistently ranking among the best in the state, while other schools face significant challenges.

The analysis highlights the stark differences in academic performance between the top and bottom schools. For example, in 3rd grade Mathematics, West Annapolis Elementary has 65.9% proficiency, while Tyler Heights Elementary has only 9.8% proficiency. This disparity appears to be closely linked to the socioeconomic status of the student population, as indicated by free/reduced lunch rates, with the highest-performing schools serving more affluent communities. The data also suggests that the district's magnet schools, such as Monarch Academy Annapolis Elementary School, tend to outperform the traditional public schools.

Overall, the Annapolis school system reflects the broader educational landscape, with pockets of excellence alongside schools struggling to meet academic standards. Addressing the socioeconomic disparities and ensuring equitable access to quality education for all students will be crucial in improving outcomes across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)						MCAP English Language Arts (2024)								MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	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 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
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	200	23	8.6	79.0%	32 (16.0%)	118 (59.0%)	46 (23.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	19.9	656^th of 859 public elementary schools	23.6%		31.3	535^th of 855 public elementary schools	37.4%	121	12.0	14.3	14.3			13.5	12.0	47.6	27.6					28.0		10.3		$30,253	$4,268	$25,985
Annapolis Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1399 Forest Dr	Annapolis	21403	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 267-8658	879	75	11.6	83.2%	90 (10.2%)	270 (30.7%)	482 (54.8%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	19.3	256^th of 328 public middle schools	22.0%		15.4	281^st of 322 public middle schools	12.7%	25				7.3	8.1	8.2				33.1	24.1	29.4		28.9	58.3		11.9	$19,326	$2,613	$16,713
Annapolis High	Public, Magnet	9-12	2700 Riva Rd	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 266-5240	2,127	148	14.3	59.8%	581 (27.3%)	509 (23.9%)	933 (43.9%)	36 (1.7%)	1 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	62 (2.9%)								(n/a)													49.1	49.1				$16,324	$1,396	$14,928
Wiley H. Bates Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Chase Street	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 263-0270	682	66	10.3	51.0%	233 (34.2%)	158 (23.2%)	237 (34.8%)	19 (2.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	54.4	119^th of 328 public middle schools	63.7%		55.3	117^th of 322 public middle schools	63.7%	2				17.0	24.7	22.2				48.5	47.7	44.8		47.1	58.5		28.9	$20,781	$1,999	$18,781
Cape St. Claire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	931 Blue Ridge Dr	Annapolis	21409	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1685	631	42	15.1	13.8%	470 (74.5%)	9 (1.4%)	72 (11.4%)	15 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.8%)	83.1	142^nd of 859 public elementary schools	83.5%		84.1	126^th of 855 public elementary schools	85.3%	16	55.3	45.7	40.4			47.8	64.2	72.5	78.6					71.2		54.1		$15,519	$1,356	$14,163
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	269	26	10.3	86.2%	30 (11.2%)	69 (25.7%)	164 (61.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	16.8	695^th of 859 public elementary schools	19.1%		18.7	669^th of 855 public elementary schools	21.8%	26	13.6	20.0	8.2			13.5	15.9	37.5	25.6					26.0		6.1		$26,553	$3,394	$23,159
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	303	32	9.5	83.8%	31 (10.2%)	134 (44.2%)	123 (40.6%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	19	668^th of 859 public elementary schools	22.2%		12.3	780^th of 855 public elementary schools	8.8%	112	15.0	12.2				9.5	25.6	42.5	9.7					27.3				$31,040	$3,820	$27,220
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	482	42	11.4	75.3%	100 (20.7%)	99 (20.5%)	268 (55.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.3%)	32.3	512^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.4%		20.6	649^th of 855 public elementary schools	24.1%	137	31.0	22.2	20.3			24.4	35.7	41.4	31.1					36.0		17.8		$21,289	$2,640	$18,649
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	390	28	13.8	33.6%	226 (57.9%)	72 (18.5%)	59 (15.1%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.4%)	78.8	177^th of 859 public elementary schools	79.4%		77.8	183^rd of 855 public elementary schools	78.6%	6	62.1	49.2	34.9			48.4	56.1	67.2	61.9					61.9		49.2		$17,734	$1,638	$16,095
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	578	52	11.1	94.5%	17 (2.9%)	201 (34.8%)	341 (59.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	11.9	788^th of 859 public elementary schools	8.3%		12.4	779^th of 855 public elementary schools	8.9%	9	15.9	9.5				10.0	17.1	23.1	17.8					19.3				$21,341	$2,590	$18,751
Rolling Knolls Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1985 Valley Rd	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-5820	377	33	11.3	45.6%	172 (45.6%)	38 (10.1%)	127 (33.7%)	21 (5.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	63.2	287^th of 859 public elementary schools	66.6%		57.7	317^th of 855 public elementary schools	62.9%	30	44.4	39.5	37.3			40.4	46.8	69.7	43.1					54.6		29.8		$20,587	$1,741	$18,846
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	424	41	10.3	96.0%	10 (2.4%)	15 (3.5%)	397 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	16.9	692^nd of 859 public elementary schools	19.4%		15.3	732^nd of 855 public elementary schools	14.4%	40	9.8	8.5				6.6	24.6	25.0	36.2					28.7		8.3		$23,816	$3,151	$20,665
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	233	19	12.3	21.5%	138 (59.2%)	24 (10.3%)	47 (20.2%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (8.2%)	89.9	81^st of 859 public elementary schools	90.6%		89.6	87^th of 855 public elementary schools	89.8%	6	65.9	58.5	48.8			57.6	85.0	68.3	81.4					78.2		45.5		$19,807	$1,558	$18,250
Broadneck High	Public, Magnet	9-12	1265 Green Holly Dr	Annapolis	21409	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 757-1300	2,174	123	17.7	18.8%	1,563 (71.9%)	164 (7.5%)	241 (11.1%)	58 (2.7%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	136 (6.3%)	68.8	16^th of 146 public high schools	89.0%		84.9	1^st of 127 public high schools	99.2%	15						18.6							80.9	80.9	18.6			$14,356	$1,217	$13,139
Windsor Farm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	591 Broadneck Rd	Annapolis	21409	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 626-8547	491	35	14.1	29.9%	326 (66.4%)	35 (7.1%)	77 (15.7%)	18 (3.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	78.9	175^th of 859 public elementary schools	79.6%		73.9	217^th of 855 public elementary schools	74.6%	42	61.3	43.4	30.7			44.6	70.9	65.1	67.8					67.9		46.6		$16,326	$1,389	$14,937
Phoenix Academy	Public, Alternative	2-12	1411 Cedar Park Road	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1650	229	26	8.9	81.2%	71 (31.0%)	112 (48.9%)	24 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.7%)								(n/a)																		$36,615	$4,479	$32,136
Mary Moss at Adams Academy	Public	6-9	245 Clay Street	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1639	35	22	1.5	91.4%	7 (20.0%)	20 (57.1%)	7 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Monarch Academy Annapolis Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Capital Drive	Annapolis	21401	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 934-1444	585	59	9.9	67.7%	74 (12.6%)	305 (52.1%)	157 (26.8%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.2%)	19.9	655^th of 859 public elementary schools	23.7%		17.2	699^th of 855 public elementary schools	18.2%	44	11.5	11.1	12.3			11.7	28.6	33.3	29.6					30.4		14.8		$18,917	$1,793	$17,124

Cities Near Annapolis

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Arnold	2.23 mi	6	98^th
Severna Park	4.08 mi	8	10^th
Edgewater	5.14 mi	7	48^th
Crownsville	5.34 mi	2	54^th
Pasadena	7.24 mi	12	135^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.