The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 21% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Oakwood Elementary
Oakwood Elementary sits in a residential pocket of Glen Burnie, a sprawling, car-dependent suburb of Baltimore. The school is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade under the Anne Arundel County Public Schools system. The community around it is a mix of mid-century subdivisions and commercial strips, with the Baltimore & Annapolis Trail and light rail stops providing some transit and recreation options. Housing values in the zip code are near the national typical level, and rents have been climbing.
The school enrolls a diverse student body. The largest single racial group is white students, making up close to two-fifths of enrollment, followed by Hispanic students at about a quarter and black students at just under a quarter. Asian students and students identifying as two or more races together account for a smaller share. More than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a marker of lower household income.
State testing results, from Maryland’s MCAP assessments for the 2024-25 school year, show that overall academic proficiency is below typical levels for the state. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above ranged from roughly a quarter of third graders down to below a fifth of fourth and fifth graders. In English language arts, about a third of fourth graders were proficient, while fifth graders were a bit lower; third-grade results were reported as a range centered around a similar level. On the state science assessment in fifth grade, about a fifth of students were proficient. These are single-year snapshots with no trend data available for prior years, so a parent should look for more context on whether these patterns are recent or longstanding. The comparison set that would position this school against others in Anne Arundel County could not be applied because the cohort was too small.
As an elementary school serving only through fifth grade, Oakwood has no graduation rate to report. Information on special education identification rates, English learner counts, chronic absenteeism, and discipline was not available in the data provided. Gaps like these sometimes reflect the grade band or reporting practices, and a parent may want to ask the school directly about student support structures.
The district has opened a new comprehensive high school in Severn, which may affect future feeder patterns for families in this area. No other major parent-relevant changes were documented in available sources.
Oakwood offers a standard elementary program in a neighborhood school setting. For a family weighing this school, the primary evidence is the state test results, which point to a school where a majority of students are not meeting grade-level benchmarks in math or reading. The school’s diversity and the share of families facing economic challenges are facts of the context. A parent will likely want to visit, talk to staff about academic interventions, and understand how the school supports students who are below proficiency before making a decision.
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