The top reported proficiency rate is 31% in English language arts. The lowest is 9% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Hebron - Harman Elementary
Hebron - Harman Elementary is a regular public school in Anne Arundel County, serving prekindergarten through fifth grade from its campus on Ridge Chapel Road in Hanover, Maryland. The school sits in a part of the county that has seen rapid commercial and residential growth over the past two decades, anchored by large retail and employment centers. With an enrollment of roughly 600 students, it is a mid-sized elementary school for its grade band.
State test results from the 2024-25 school year show a clear pattern: proficiency rates on the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program (MCAP) decline as students move through the grades. In third grade, roughly one in three students scored proficient or above in math, and about two in five did so in English language arts. By fifth grade, those rates had fallen to roughly one in seven in math and one in six in English language arts. Science results for fifth graders were the lowest of all, with fewer than one in ten students reaching proficiency. These are soft spots. The school has only one year of available testing data, so it is not possible to say whether these results represent a trend or a single-year snapshot. A parent considering this school would want to discuss with the administration how the school supports students who are not yet meeting benchmarks, particularly in the upper elementary grades.
The student body is economically diverse. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Racially, the largest group is Black, followed by Hispanic, White, Asian, and students of two or more races. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the provided records. The school is not a charter or magnet school, and its Title I status was not reported.
Hanover itself is an unincorporated, auto-oriented community at the intersection of Maryland State Highway 295 and the Baltimore-Washington Parkway, just southwest of BWI Airport. The area has no traditional downtown. Daily life revolves around the Arundel Mills mall and the Live Casino and Hotel. Major employers include the Maryland Department of Transportation headquarters and an Amazon distribution warehouse. The population has grown sharply since the mall opened, and new housing developments continue to appear. Home values in the ZIP code are well above national medians, and rents are high. The median household income in Hanover is also well above average, and the community is one of the most racially diverse in Anne Arundel County, with a notably large Asian-American population. That local affluence stands in contrast to the high poverty rate among the school’s families, suggesting that the attendance zone may draw from a mix of neighborhoods with different income levels.
The district brief for Anne Arundel County Public Schools includes one notable parent-relevant change: a new comprehensive middle school, Severn Run High School, opened in nearby Severn, redrawing attendance boundaries for families in the growing western part of the county. While that directly affects middle and high school feeders, it may eventually shift enrollment patterns at the elementary level as well.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data was not available. The school’s overall proficiency index could not be compared against other Anne Arundel County districts because only one entity was in the comparison universe; no relative positioning is possible from the data provided. A parent looking for a fuller picture of the school’s trajectory would need to ask for trend data, intervention programs, and how the school supports the transition to middle school, especially given the drop in test performance by fifth grade.
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