Central Elementary School

130 Stepney Lane, Edgewater, MD 21037 410-222-1075 The mission of Central Elementary School is to promote a safe, positive, nurturing, rigorous, and relevant academic environment that inspire all students to soar to excellence. We will develop life-long learners with an appreciation and respect for a culturally diverse world. Teachers, parents and the community will work collaboratively to provide authentic, real world, and advanced learning opportunities for all students to use creative and divergent thinking that integrates problem solving and utilizes technology. (Central, 2012)
Photo: Jocelyn Martin

Student Enrollment (2011)

Central Elementary School is located in suburban Edgewater, MD (approximately 5 miles south of Annapolis) in the Anne Arundel County School District. The school has a population of 683 students in kindergarten through 5th grade (see graph below for demographics). In addition, they also house two special education regional centers: a MINC site (Multiple Intensive Needs Class) and an Autism site, as well as being a full ALPs school (Advanced Learner Program). The school has met AYP (Adequate Yearly Progress) for the past 5 years (see graph below for this years MSA data). The school earned the status of becoming a Maryland Green School in 2010. The media specialist, Denise Augustine, and a half-time media specialist, Tammy Coe, see all 29 classes within the 5-day school week. The media center is on a fixed schedule with each class being seen once a week for 45 minutes, except kindergarten which is 30 minutes. The media centers budget is currently $11,152, which is allocated by the county based on $16 per pupil, is used for books and magazines. The countys main media budget provides for databases and other technology. The collection consists of 12,711 books, 31 databases, a SMARTBoard, Senteos, Airliner, projector and document camera.

Female 49.4%

Male 50.6%

Enrollment In Student Subgroups (2011)

American Indian Asian Black/African American Hispanic/Latino Pacific Islander 5th Grade Math 5th Grade Reading 4th Grade Math 4th Grade Reading

MSA Results (2012)

Advanced

Proficient
Basic

3rd Grade Math

White Two or more races FARMS 3rd Grade Reading
Charts: MD Report Card

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References Maryland State Department of Education (2012, September 14). 2012 Maryland Report Card Demographics. Retrieved from http://www.mdreportcard.org/Demographics.aspx?K=024112#ENROLLMENTgrade3all Maryland State Department of Education (2012, December 2). 2012 Maryland Report Card Assessments. Retrieved from http://www.mdreportcard.org/Assessments.aspx?K=024112 Central Elementary Staff (2012, August 1). Central Elementary Mission Statement. Retrieved from http://www.aacps.org/applications/billboardmanager/centrles_inc_billboardmanager.asp?ItemID=62