Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Annapolis, Maryland

Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary in Annapolis, Maryland enrolled 559 students in 2024-25 with 55.2 full-time teachers, 10.1 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 17% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 8% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%

578 students in 2022-23, 550 students in 2023-24, 559 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 51.8 to 55.2.

Students enrolled at Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary by school year2022-23: 578, 2023-24: 550, 2024-25: 55902004006002022-235782023-245502024-25559
Students enrolled at Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary by school year2022-23: 578, 2023-24: 550, 2024-25: 55902004006002022-235782023-245502024-25559
Students enrolled at Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary by school year2022-23: 578, 2023-24: 550, 2024-25: 55902004006002022-235782023-245502024-25559
Students enrolled at Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary by school year2022-23: 578, 2023-24: 550, 2024-25: 55902004006002022-235782023-245502024-25559
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2357851.811.2
2023-2455055.89.9
2024-2555955.210.1

10.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools

Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 10.1; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 10.1; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 10.1; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 10.1; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 10.1state median 13.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 575 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary enrolled 575 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 38 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 575 of the 575 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions38
  • Chronically absent31.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

59.2% of students were Hispanic, 36.1% Black, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic59.2%
  2. Black36.1%
  3. Two or more races2.1%
  4. White1.8%
  5. Asian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2217%49%45.1%
Math, 2022-238%26% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Annapolis

12 public elementary schools in Annapolis report 2024-25 enrollment; Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Cape St. Claire Elementary66016.112.6%
Monarch Academy Annapolis Elementary School63411.661.0%
Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary55910.183.5%
Germantown Elementary46710.964.0%
Windsor Farm Elementary45114.723.3%
Tyler Heights Elementary4169.580.8%
Hillsmere Elementary40212.537.3%
Rolling Knolls Elementary40211.241.0%

All public schools in Annapolis →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary

  1. Monarch Academy Annapolis Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 634 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Germantown ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 467 students, 10.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  3. Compare Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary with Monarch Academy Annapolis Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Anne Arundel County Public Schools spends per student$17,624 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,624
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandWalter S. Mills - Parole Elementary is the number 266 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#266 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher10.1 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.10.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary

  1. How many students attend Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary?
    559 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 578 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Annapolis, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary?
    10.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary a Title I school?
    Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary scored proficient or above: 17% in reading in 2021-22 and 8% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Walter S. Mills - Parole Elementary in?
    Anne Arundel County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400060. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240006000112 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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