Howard's Inheritance · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ, M.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0Parole’s public schools score below 52% of Maryland districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Parole, 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.
Parole’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 190 Maryland towns with household incomes within a quarter of Parole’s, its schools beat 40%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 26% 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
The district spends $19,124 per student, against $20,258 across Maryland (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then 20 middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Andrew's United Methodist Day School (private) and Daniel Rothman Religious School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Parole’s grade
B−: better than 48% of Maryland school districts, #115 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 Parole, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Parole
Rolling Knolls Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 402 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Annapolis
Kindergarten in Parole
Rolling Knolls Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 402 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Annapolis
1st grade in Parole
Rolling Knolls Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 402 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Annapolis
2nd grade in Parole
Rolling Knolls Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 402 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Annapolis
3rd grade in Parole
Rolling Knolls Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 402 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Annapolis
4th grade in Parole
Rolling Knolls Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 402 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Annapolis
5th grade in Parole
Rolling Knolls Elementary
Grades PK–5 · 402 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Annapolis
9th grade in Parole
Annapolis High
Grades 9–12 · 2,075 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Annapolis
10th grade in Parole
Annapolis High
Grades 9–12 · 2,075 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Annapolis
Parole’s public schools are run by Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which also serves Annapolis and Highland Beach. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Parole vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Parole’s borders.
Every school in Parole
24 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 Parole’s schools
Are Parole’s schools good?
On Maryland’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Parole children attend score below 52% of Maryland’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #115 of 261 Maryland towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 40%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Parole in?
Anne Arundel County Public Schools, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 85,029 students in 125 schools (2024–25).
Where do Parole kids go to high school?
Annapolis High in Annapolis, with 2,075 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Parole’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 Parole spend per student?
$19,124 in Anne Arundel County Public Schools (FY2024), against $20,258 across Maryland. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Parole?
Yes: St. Andrew's United Methodist Day School (religious, grades PK–8, 203 students) and Daniel Rothman Religious School (religious, grades PK–7, 77 students).
Parents talk
What Parole families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Parole → They have their own page.
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.