The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in English language arts. The lowest is 61% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Arnold Elementary
Arnold Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the Arnold area of Anne Arundel County. It operates within the Anne Arundel County Public Schools district, one of the larger systems in the state. The school’s enrollment is small enough that families will find an elementary setting where students are known across a modest grade span. State testing data from the most recent school year shows a pattern that would appeal to a family focused on foundational academics, particularly in reading.
Performance on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) and the Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA) is solid across grades and subjects. In English language arts, proficiency rates are strong in all three tested grades, with particularly high results in fourth grade. In mathematics, the share of students meeting the proficiency benchmark declines slightly as grade level rises but remains at a comfortable level in each grade. Science results for the tested grade show a majority of students reaching proficiency as well. Only a single year of assessment data is available here, so a parent looking for improvement trends over time will not find that information from this source. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who are Hispanic, Black, Asian, or of two or more races. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals is small, which typically correlates with the area’s overall economic profile and suggests that the school serves few families experiencing poverty. Information on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the data reviewed; a parent with a child in either category may want to contact the school directly to ask about supports and services. The school is not a charter or magnet school, and no Title I designation was reported.
Arnold Elementary sits within the census-designated place of Arnold, a primarily residential suburban community on the Broadneck Peninsula. The area is known for a family-oriented demographic and a median household income that is well above national and state averages. Housing values in the ZIP code are high, and rents have been rising, consistent with the broader Baltimore-Washington corridor market. Arnold lacks a traditional downtown, but civic life is organized around separated campuses and recreational spaces. The Baltimore-Annapolis Bike Trail runs through the area, and several parks with playgrounds, walking trails, and dog areas serve families. Anne Arundel Community College is a major local institution. The population has been stable rather than rapidly growing, and the community is a mature suburban area with active preservation of natural spaces like Chase Creek Woods.
The district opened a new comprehensive middle and high school in Severn, which may affect attendance boundaries for families moving within the western part of the county, but Arnold Elementary’s own attendance area appears to sit within the established Broadneck feeder system. No other immediate district-level changes were found that directly touch this school.
Several areas of information are missing from the available data. No discipline records, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism rates, or course access details were provided. No comparison against other elementary schools in Anne Arundel County was possible because the cohort of comparable schools was too small for a statistical comparison. A parent evaluating Arnold Elementary will have a clear picture of its academic results and the community it serves, but will need to seek out additional details on day-to-day school environment, student support services, and extracurricular offerings from the school itself.
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