Best Public Schools in Glen Burnie, MD

Summary:

The city of Glen Burnie, Maryland is home to 20 schools that serve students from elementary through high school, all part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district. The schools in this area display a wide range of academic performance, with some standout schools like Solley Elementary and Monarch Academy consistently outperforming the district and state averages, while others like Hilltop Elementary and North Glen Elementary struggle academically.

The data reveals a strong correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, and its academic performance. Schools with lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students, such as Solley Elementary and Monarch Academy, tend to have higher proficiency rates on state assessments. Conversely, schools with the highest percentages of students from low-income families, like Hilltop Elementary and Woodside Elementary, struggle the most academically.

Within the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district, which is ranked 10th out of 25 in Maryland, there is significant variation in school performance. While some schools like Solley Elementary and Monarch Academy are excelling, others are lagging behind, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to address educational equity within 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 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
Corkran Middle School	Public	6-8	7600 Quarterfield Rd	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 787-6350	624	53	11.8	67.0%	195 (31.3%)	150 (24.0%)	210 (33.7%)	24 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.9%)	19.2	258^th of 328 public middle schools	21.3%		21.1	250^th of 322 public middle schools	22.4%	8				5.4	6.5	6.7	9.0				29.1	27.4	34.8		30.4	73.1		9.8	$17,582	$1,612	$15,970
Ferndale Early Education Center	Public	PK	105 Packard Ave	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 590-4790	143	12	11.7	76.2%	43 (30.1%)	50 (35.0%)	30 (21.0%)	11 (7.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)								(n/a)																			$28,497	$3,603	$24,894
George T. Cromwell Elementary	Public	K-5	221 Olen Drive	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 787-6100	363	33	11.0	69.4%	147 (40.5%)	55 (15.2%)	124 (34.2%)	19 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.4%)	32.8	509^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.7%		29.8	548^th of 855 public elementary schools	35.9%	39	22.8	28.0	9.8				19.6	42.9	49.0	40.0					43.6		9.7		$20,769	$2,597	$18,172
Glen Burnie High	Public, Magnet	9-12	7550 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 761-8950	2,391	138	17.3	58.8%	682 (28.5%)	734 (30.7%)	715 (29.9%)	101 (4.2%)	10 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	142 (5.9%)	30.4	120^th of 146 public high schools	17.8%					(n/a)							5.4							50.6	50.6	5.4			$14,650	$1,281	$13,369
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	503	43	11.6	77.1%	120 (23.9%)	177 (35.2%)	156 (31.0%)	28 (5.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.8%)	40.6	450^th of 859 public elementary schools	47.6%		36.4	493^rd of 855 public elementary schools	42.3%	43	35.1	25.0	23.5				27.8	37.5	46.8	48.8					44.5		15.1		$18,174	$2,341	$15,833
Glendale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Carroll Rd	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 787-1410	402	44	9.0	74.4%	138 (34.3%)	59 (14.7%)	175 (43.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (5.0%)	34.1	494^th of 859 public elementary schools	42.5%		28.3	559^th of 855 public elementary schools	34.6%	65	31.0	14.8	20.7				21.1	43.1	32.6	47.4					39.8		21.1		$20,619	$2,507	$18,112
Hilltop Elementary	Public	K-5	415 Melrose Ave	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 424-2400	533	48	11.1	80.3%	113 (21.2%)	193 (36.2%)	162 (30.4%)	26 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.6%)	23.8	597^th of 859 public elementary schools	30.5%		11	795^th of 855 public elementary schools	7.0%	198	18.1	19.1	16.2				17.7	24.1	39.1	33.7					32.5		11.2		$20,478	$2,625	$17,853
Marley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	715 Cooper Rd	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 424-3200	748	57	13.2	63.5%	178 (23.8%)	292 (39.0%)	196 (26.2%)	32 (4.3%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (6.1%)	22.8	610^th of 859 public elementary schools	29.0%		19.7	661^st of 855 public elementary schools	22.7%	51	29.7	20.5	11.7				20.4	33.9	29.4	25.4					29.5		9.2		$15,967	$1,848	$14,119
Marley Glen School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Scott Ave	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(443) 572-0080	116	21	5.4	60.3%	56 (48.3%)	31 (26.7%)	19 (16.4%)	4 (3.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)																			$71,925	$13,992	$57,934
Marley Middle	Public	6-8	10 Davis Ct	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 424-3220	990	69	14.3	70.2%	277 (28.0%)	320 (32.3%)	299 (30.2%)	27 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	63 (6.4%)	22.5	239^th of 328 public middle schools	27.1%		25.6	227^th of 322 public middle schools	29.5%	12					6.7		6.3				31.7	33.6	30.4		31.8	43.3		12.8	$17,020	$1,600	$15,420
North Glen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	615 West Furnace Branch Rd	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-6416	309	28	10.9	78.3%	64 (20.7%)	86 (27.8%)	119 (38.5%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	14.9	728^th of 859 public elementary schools	15.3%		12.9	767^th of 855 public elementary schools	10.3%	39	26.5	6.0	9.3				14.1	24.5	26.0	11.6					21.1		8.5		$20,941	$2,375	$18,566
Oakwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Oak Manor Dr	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 222-6420	385	32	11.8	57.9%	150 (39.0%)	87 (22.6%)	100 (26.0%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.5%)	36.4	476^th of 859 public elementary schools	44.6%		27.8	564^th of 855 public elementary schools	34.0%	88	17.2	35.3	17.4				23.0	34.9	43.1	44.4					40.3		22.2		$20,199	$2,223	$17,976
Point Pleasant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Dumbarton Rd	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 787-5630	499	45	11.1	70.5%	217 (43.5%)	94 (18.8%)	138 (27.7%)	16 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.6%)	40.5	452^nd of 859 public elementary schools	47.4%		33.3	521^st of 855 public elementary schools	39.1%	69	40.8	20.3	15.6				25.5	48.6	50.0	42.7					46.9		14.3		$19,197	$2,252	$16,946
Richard Henry Lee Elementary	Public	K-5	400 A Street	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 553-2200	502	39	12.7	73.3%	161 (32.1%)	100 (19.9%)	190 (37.8%)	21 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	16.8	696^th of 859 public elementary schools	19.0%		17.6	690^th of 855 public elementary schools	19.3%	6	9.2	11.8					8.7	19.8	37.4	22.9					26.9		10.7		$16,445	$2,088	$14,357
Rippling Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	530 Nolfield Dr	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 760-7900	545	48	11.3	71.9%	113 (20.7%)	256 (47.0%)	106 (19.4%)	25 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.1%)	22.5	613^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.6%		25	596^th of 855 public elementary schools	30.3%	17	15.9	19.3	8.8				14.6	30.5	41.4	31.8					34.6		7.7		$17,724	$2,231	$15,493
Solley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7608 Solley Rd	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6473	718	49	14.5	40.1%	379 (52.8%)	141 (19.6%)	105 (14.6%)	27 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.9%)	44.1	429^th of 859 public elementary schools	50.1%		50.9	365^th of 855 public elementary schools	57.3%	64	51.5	23.1	16.0				29.4	49.5	40.8	44.1					44.7		20.7		$15,869	$1,449	$14,419
Southgate Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	290 Shetlands Ln	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 582-4900	669	53	12.6	62.0%	202 (30.2%)	263 (39.3%)	130 (19.4%)	23 (3.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.5%)	41.4	445^th of 859 public elementary schools	48.2%		43.2	429^th of 855 public elementary schools	49.8%	16	32.3	31.3	15.9				25.7	41.1	47.8	45.2					44.9		20.0		$16,998	$2,010	$14,989
Woodside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	160 Funke Rd	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 582-4100	347	61	5.7	82.1%	103 (29.7%)	67 (19.3%)	157 (45.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.6%)	22.1	620^th of 859 public elementary schools	27.8%		21.9	632^nd of 855 public elementary schools	26.1%	12	21.4	26.8	8.3				19.2	27.5	38.2	21.3					29.6		6.3		$28,584	$3,072	$25,512
Freetown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7904 Freetown Rd	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 787-5610	496	45	11.1	70.6%	110 (22.2%)	191 (38.5%)	119 (24.0%)	20 (4.0%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (9.3%)	29.9	539^th of 859 public elementary schools	37.3%		25.3	588^th of 855 public elementary schools	31.2%	49	32.4	20.5	23.4				25.1	39.4	32.0	31.0					34.0		12.5		$17,821	$2,335	$15,486
Monarch Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6730 Baymeadow Drive	Glen Burnie	21060	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(410) 760-2072	685	49	14.1	36.9%	246 (35.9%)	288 (42.0%)	68 (9.9%)	22 (3.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (8.5%)	46.6	405^th of 859 public elementary schools	52.9%		38.6	471^st of 855 public elementary schools	44.9%	66	46.5	29.3	18.3	11.8	37.5		27.9	50.7	40.0	36.6	60.5	62.5	55.1		51.2	52.9	25.4	29.5	$16,945	$979	$15,966
North County High	Public, Magnet	9-12	10 East 1st Avenue	Glen Burnie	21061	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 222-6970	2,507	144	17.4	61.7%	858 (34.2%)	677 (27.0%)	706 (28.2%)	111 (4.4%)	5 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	146 (5.8%)	40.5	85^th of 146 public high schools	41.8%					(n/a)							5.2							56.4	56.4	5.2			$14,467	$1,309	$13,158

Cities Near Glen Burnie

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Pasadena	2.72 mi	12	129^th
Millersville	3.66 mi	6	120^th
Baltimore	4.08 mi	278	221^st
Severn	4.28 mi	5	173^rd
Linthicum	4.54 mi	3	169^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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