Crofton Woods Elementary, Crofton MD

Original Research by School Decision on Crofton Woods Elementary

Crofton Woods Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in the planned community of Crofton, part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The school sits within a predominantly residential suburb that has grown steadily over time, expanding beyond its original triangle boundaries as development has continued. That growth has driven school construction across the community, including the recent opening of a new high school in the area, and it shapes the context families encounter here.

This is a large elementary school by enrollment. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic, Black, Asian, and multiracial students. A modest portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, indicating a generally affluent community context. The housing market reflects strong demand, with home values and rents well above national medians, and the area draws commuters to Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and Annapolis. Families moving here should expect a competitive housing market and a suburban environment centered around the Crofton Parkway loop and the country club rather than a walkable downtown.

Academically, Crofton Woods delivers solid results on Maryland's state assessments. In English language arts, the school posts strong proficiency rates across all tested grades, with the highest share of students meeting or exceeding standards in third grade and a similar high rate in fifth grade. Fourth-grade reading proficiency is also above many schools in the area, though it dips slightly from the other two grades. Math proficiency is more uneven. Third and fifth graders perform at a moderately strong level, while fourth-grade math drops notably lower, a gap that a parent may want to explore further with the school. In science, which is tested only in fifth grade, the proficiency rate falls in a middle range, a solid but not standout result.

The data covers only one school year, so there is no trend information available to show whether these results are improving or declining. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and chronic absenteeism data was not available. Discipline data and course access information were also absent from the records, so a parent interested in those areas would need to follow up directly with the school or district.

The district has opened a new middle school in the western part of the county, which may affect future attendance boundaries for Crofton Woods families as the system adjusts to ongoing enrollment pressures. The school itself offers no special designations such as charter or magnet status, and it is a regular public school serving its neighborhood attendance zone. For a family seeking a suburban elementary school with strong reading scores and a mostly affluent peer environment, Crofton Woods is a reasonable option, though the math dip in fourth grade and the gap in contextual data are worth investigating.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 357%

School 57% · district not reported

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 449%

School 49% · district not reported

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Grade 559%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 379%

School 79% · district not reported

▲ 32 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · district not reported

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 580%

School 80% · district not reported

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Science

Grade 559%

School 59% · district not reported

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

This schoolAnne Arundel County Public Schools, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.