Benfield Elementary School

Benfield Elementary hosts Pre-K to grade 5, with approximately 455 students being instructed by around 31 full-time instructors and a single counselor, yielding a student-teacher ratio of around 14-15:1. Fifty percent of the student population is female and fifty percent male. Minority enrollment totals around 16%, while barely more than 6–7% of students are economically disadvantaged. Scholarly, the Benfield Elementary School performs—approximately 92% reading proficiency and approximately 72% math—founding its ranking statewide at #5 of elementary schools and #1 in Anne Arundel County. All staff are licensed, and the majority have four or more years of experience. Severna Park homes have a median single-family house value of approximately $630,000, putting housing costs at a premium within this suburb. Benfield itself has received National and Maryland Blue Ribbon recognition and is a high performing elementary school, with light-filled, bright classrooms, a courtyard outdoors, a well-considered emphasis on social-emotional learning, and an active, engaged PTA membership with proven student outcomes.

Benfield Elementary School's series of discussions with the NAACP, news on school meal prices, and news spotlighting the school's focus on accessibility and inclusive elements.