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Pershing Hill Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

7600 29th Division Road, Ft Meade, MD 20755 · (410) 222-6519 · Part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools

Fort Meade’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
434
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Pershing Hill Elementary

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Fort Meade kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Fort Meade kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Pershing Hill ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts31%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7600 29th Division Road, Ft Meade

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten2
Grade 188
Grade 275
Grade 396
Grade 497
Grade 576
Enrollment over time
491’20
495’21
556’22
530’23
434’24

Down 11.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Black 26%Hispanic 20%Two or more races 14%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Pershing Hill Elementary from Fort Meade families.

Other schools in Anne Arundel County Public Schools

The district →
Chesapeake Science Point
Other · Grades PK–12 · Hanover
A
1,051 students15:1
Rippling Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glen Burnie
C
702 students13:1
Nantucket Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Crofton
B
675 students15:1
Solley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glen Burnie
C+
674 students15:1
Four Seasons Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gambrills
B+
667 students16:1
High Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pasadena
C+
665 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Fort Meade’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.