Best Public Schools in Zip Code 20764

Summary:

The 20764 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Shady Side Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district. Shady Side Elementary has maintained a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three school years, indicating relatively stable performance.

Academically, Shady Side Elementary outperforms the county and state averages in proficiency rates for MCAP Mathematics, English Language Arts, and Science. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 36% in Mathematics and 52.7% in ELA, compared to 27.6% and 53.9% for the county, and 24.1% and 48.4% for the state, respectively. The school's diverse student population is predominantly White (83.29%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic, African American, and multiracial students.

While Shady Side Elementary appears to be a strong-performing school, the socioeconomic factors of the student population should be considered. In the 2022-2023 school year, 28.93% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a significant portion of the student body may come from lower-income households. This could be an important factor in understanding the school's context and resource needs.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (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 All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Shady Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4859 Atwell Rd	Shady Side	20764	Anne Arundel County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 222-1621	401	31	13.0	28.9%	334 (83.3%)	17 (4.2%)	25 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	60.1	306^th of 859 public elementary schools	64.4%		53.1	351^st of 855 public elementary schools	58.9%	45	45.3	32.9	28.8	36.0	43.8	64.3	48.1	52.7	36.5	$18,416	$1,454	$16,961

Cities Near Zip Code 20764

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Shady Side	0.4 mi	1	128^th
Galesville	2.1 mi	1
Edgewater	4.02 mi	7	48^th
Deale	4.63 mi	1	76^th
Lothian	5.33 mi	3	161^st

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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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