The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in English language arts. The lowest is 64% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Davidsonville Elementary
Davidsonville Elementary is a regular public school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in the semi-rural exurb of Davidsonville, Maryland, part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools. The school sits within a community that is car-dependent, with homes on large lots, well-and-septic systems, and a historic crossroads rather than a traditional downtown. Residents typically drive to Edgewater or Annapolis for groceries and services. The community has very little commercial development and no high-density housing, and it functions as a bedroom community for commuters to Annapolis, Washington, D.C., and Baltimore. The Davidsonville Area Civic Association, founded in the 1970s to oppose a shopping center, continues to monitor development pressure as the area balances preservation and growth. The housing market reflects this tension: homes are expensive and turnover is very low, with few listings at any given time.
Academically, Davidsonville Elementary shows notably strong results in English language arts across all tested grades. In third, fourth, and fifth grades, a solid majority of students score at or above the proficient level on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP). The school’s overall ELA proficiency rate is high. Math performance is more moderate. Third-grade math proficiency is about where many schools in the county land, while fourth and fifth grade results fall in a range that a parent may want to look into further with the school, as the rate is lower than the ELA results. In fifth grade science, assessed by the Maryland Integrated Science Assessment (MISA), proficiency falls in a similar moderate range. The school has only one year of testing data in the provided records, so there is no multi-year trend to assess improvement or decline. State testing is only available for grades three through five; younger students are not tested by the state.
The student body is large for an elementary school and is predominantly white, with smaller shares of students who identify as Hispanic, two or more races, Asian, and Black. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch is very small, indicating a largely affluent population. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not provided, so a parent interested in those support structures should ask the school directly. No information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, staffing ratios, or course access was available for this report.
Davidsonville Elementary is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools, a large district that has recently opened Severn Run High School in the growing western area of the county, redrawing some attendance boundaries. This change does not directly affect Davidsonville, whose middle and high school students attend schools in Edgewater, a neighboring community. The district context does not provide a clear comparison for this school among other county schools because the cohort of comparable districts was too small for reliable benchmarking.
For a family considering this school, the academic picture is one of strong reading and writing instruction, with math and science results that are respectable but not at the same level. The school environment reflects its community: stable, low-poverty, and without the program breadth that larger or more diverse schools might offer. The setting is decidedly suburban-rural, with no walkable commercial district, a reliance on cars, and an active civic group monitoring land use. Parents who value high ELA proficiency, a homogeneous peer environment, and a school that mirrors the broader community’s character will find a good fit here. Those looking for extensive data on special education support, discipline climate, or year-over-year academic trends will have to seek that information directly from the school.
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