Photo: Drew Jacksich from San Jose, CA, The Republic of California · CC BY-SA 2.0Jessup’s public schools outscore 68% of Maryland districts
32% of students in Jessup’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Maryland average (25%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Jessup, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Maryland, not nationally.
From Maryland state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Jessup’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 191 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Jessup’s, its schools beat 60%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 32% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 25% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Anne Arundel County spends $19,124 per student and Howard County $20,296, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Jessup’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Maryland school districts, #87 of 261 Maryland towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Maryland average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Jessup, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Jessup
Jessup Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 646 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Jessup
Jessup Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 646 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Jessup
Jessup Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 646 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Jessup
Jessup Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 646 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Jessup
Jessup Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 646 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Jessup
Jessup Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 646 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Jessup runs its own schools through grade 12 (Anne Arundel County Public Schools). From grade PK, students attend the Howard County Public Schools. Its middle school is in Severna Park. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Jessup
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Jessup vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Jessup’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Jessup | B+ | Anne Arundel County PK–12 · Howard County PK–12 |
Every school in Jessup
68 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Jessup’s schools
Are Jessup’s schools good?
By Maryland’s own tests, yes: the public schools Jessup children attend outscore 68% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #87 of 261 Maryland towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 60%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Jessup in?
Two districts: Anne Arundel County Public Schools runs grades PK–12, and Howard County Public Schools runs grades PK–12.
Where do Jessup kids go to high school?
One of 27 high schools, depending on your address: Glen Burnie High, North County High, Broadneck High, Annapolis High, Meade High, Crofton High School, Severna Park High, Old Mill High, Arundel High, Marriotts Ridge High, South River High, Severn Run High School, Reservoir High, Atholton High, Chesapeake High, Howard High, Mount Hebron High, Oakland Mills High, Northeast High, River Hill High, Centennial High, Glenelg High, Long Reach High, Guilford Park High, Wilde Lake High, Hammond High and Southern High.
What is Jessup’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Anne Arundel County Public Schools graduated in four years, against 86% across Maryland.
How much does Jessup spend per student?
$19,124 in Anne Arundel County Public Schools and $20,296 in Howard County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Jessup families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.