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Benfield Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
365 Lynwood Dr
Severna Park, MD 21146
Phone
(410) 222-6555
District
Anne Arundel County Public Schools
County
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
455
Classroom Teachers
31

* Benfield Elementary School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Maryland

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.7% of all MD schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.9% of all U.S. schools.


Benfield Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
38%
91%
41%
78%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
33%
94%
40%
72%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
29%
95%
36%
64%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 33 7.3%
Kindergarten 68 14.9%
Grade 1 86 18.9%
Grade 2 73 16.0%
Grade 3 62 13.6%
Grade 4 67 14.7%
Grade 5 66 14.5%
Total 455 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.4% 50.2% 35.2%
Black 2.1% 23.5% 34.2%
Hispanic 7.5% 21.6% 23.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 4.2% 7.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 6.2% 42.3% 50.7%
Free lunch eligible 5.9% 37.9% 46.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.2% 4.4% 4.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 588,109 6,164,660
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,417.8 629
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.5% 18.8%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.7% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 15.4% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 221,704 2,318,124
Single Parent Households With Children 7.3% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.5% 91.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 44.1% 42.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 36.3% 30.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.5% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.6% 13.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 8.0% 10.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.0% 7.3%
$15,000 or less 4.0% 6.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,860 $832,698,000 56.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $679 $57,342,000 3.9%
Staff $771 $65,102,000 4.4%
General Administration $122 $10,272,000 0.7%
School Administration $1,047 $88,425,000 6.0%
Operation $1,343 $113,428,000 7.7%
Transportation $568 $47,939,000 3.3%
Other $476 $40,170,000 2.7%
Total Support $5,005 $422,678,000 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,488 $210,149,000 14.3%
Total Expenditures $17,353 $1,465,525,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,551 $9,390,931,000 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $828 $736,660,000 4.5%
Staff $800 $712,286,000 4.3%
General Administration $116 $103,436,000 0.6%
School Administration $1,092 $972,050,000 5.9%
Operation $1,442 $1,283,316,000 7.8%
Transportation $691 $614,844,000 3.7%
Other $439 $391,069,000 2.4%
Total Support $5,408 $4,813,661,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,533 $2,254,097,000 13.7%
Total Expenditures $18,492 $16,458,689,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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