Best Elementary Schools in Maryland for Military Connected Students

Check out our new feature available only on SchoolDigger: rankings for different groups of students in Maryland!

Every year, the Maryland State Department of Education shares test results for various student groups in each school. We use these results to find out which schools do best for each group and list them from the best to the worst.

Additionally, we also compare the performance of the subgroup to the performance of the school as a whole. This makes it easy to see if, for example, Military Connected students are overperforming or underperforming their peers in each school.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the MCAP (shortened) test scores by the Maryland State Department of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, August 28, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (Military Connected vs All Students - 2021)
ID	Rank (of 23)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Statewide Rank Percentile (Military Connected)	Statewide Rank Percentile (All Students)	Rank Percentile Difference from All Students	SchoolDigger Rating (Military Connected)	SchoolDigger Rating (All Students)
240006000060	1	Crofton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1405 Duke Of Kent Dr	Crofton	21114	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-5800	653	44	14.9	9.0%	413 (63.2%)	103 (15.8%)	55 (8.4%)	36 (5.5%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.3%)	$14,908			$1,507			$13,401	95.7%	82.9%	12.73%
240060001228	2	Leonardtown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22885 Duke St	Leonardtown	20650	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 475-0250	436	27	16.1	25.9%	310 (71.1%)	63 (14.4%)	24 (5.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	$16,332			$1,727			$14,606	91.3%	75.8%	15.49%
240006000038	3	Arnold Elementary	Public	K-5	95 Joyce Lane E	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 757-4400	481	34	14.2	12.1%	357 (74.2%)	38 (7.9%)	26 (5.4%)	19 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.9%)	$15,950			$1,247			$14,702	87.0%	79.6%	7.41%
240006000044	4	Belvedere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	360 Broadwater Rd	Arnold	21012	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 975-9432	483	37	13	13.5%	354 (73.3%)	30 (6.2%)	45 (9.3%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	$17,028			$1,712			$15,316	82.6%	80.9%	1.69%
240006000053	5	Central Elementary	Public	K-5	130 Stepney Ln	Edgewater	21037	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1075	565	42	13.4	15.4%	448 (79.3%)	18 (3.2%)	62 (11.0%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.2%)	$17,702			$1,462			$16,240	78.3%	82.0%	3.78%
240006000061	6	Crofton Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	1750 Urby Dr	Crofton	21114	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-5805	715	43	16.7	8.1%	458 (64.1%)	58 (8.1%)	65 (9.1%)	60 (8.4%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (9.1%)	$13,737			$1,238			$12,499	73.9%	87.4%	13.49%
240006000069	7	Four Seasons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	979 Waugh Chapel Rd	Gambrills	21054	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-6501	665	39	16.8	11.4%	338 (50.8%)	139 (20.9%)	57 (8.6%)	49 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	79 (11.9%)	$15,315			$1,532			$13,783	69.6%	74.3%	4.75%
240060001732	8	Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	23595 Hayden Farm Lane	Leonardtown	20650	St. Mary's County	St. Mary's County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(240) 309-4658	527	35	15.2	15.6%	408 (77.4%)	39 (7.4%)	22 (4.2%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.5%)	$16,797			$1,446			$15,351	65.2%	78.1%	12.84%
240006002944	9	Piney Orchard Elementary	Public	K-5	2641 Strawberry Lake Way	Odenton	21113	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 672-7591	808	46	17.5	14.7%	386 (47.8%)	204 (25.2%)	97 (12.0%)	51 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	64 (7.9%)	$13,528			$1,173			$12,355	60.9%	72.9%	12.07%
240006000138	10	Waugh Chapel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	840 Sunflower Dr	Odenton	21113	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 672-7565	631	42	15.1	21.4%	300 (47.5%)	135 (21.4%)	90 (14.3%)	58 (9.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.0%)	$16,486			$1,380			$15,105	56.5%	78.6%	22.03%

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts, MCAP (shortened) Mathematics, MCAP (shortened) Science test scores released by the Maryland State Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 28, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Maryland State Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Maryland State Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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.