• DEMOGRAPHICS
    YEAR SCHOOL OPENED
    1967
    ATTENDANCE RATE (%)
    95.0
    student Enrollment
    549
    Race/Ethnicity (%)
    African American....................... 24.2
    Hawaii/Pac. Islander.......................... -
    White.............................. 19.1
    Multiracial...................... -
    Hispanic......................... 54.0
    American Indian/AK....................... -
    Asian.............................. -
    GENDER (%)
    Male................................ 50.6 
    Female........................... 49.4
    Special Services** (%)
    FARMS........................... 71.3
    504.................................. -
    Special Ed..................... 7.0
    LEP................................. 34.2
    Title 1............................. Yes

     **Special Services Terms Glossary

    School Renovation Details - 2011 Rebuilt Germantown Elementary School on Wendell
    Avenue

Germantown Elementary School

Germantown Elementary

Who We Are: Our Community and School Culture

  • Each of our schools’ leadership teams analyzed the factors that impact their students’ ability to engage deeply and achieve academic success. They shared stories of their students and families, some of whom are facing serious challenges associated with physical wellness, social-emotional stability, unique learning needs, family security, mental health, violence, and food/housing uncertainties. They discussed the obstacles that their students face daily when preparing to come to school on time, ready to learn.
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    Questions such as the following drove discussions around Anne Arundel County: 

    • What are the challenges and obstacles that negatively affect our students’ engagement and achievement most significantly and why?
    • Are we analyzing our data and listening closely to learn about all of our students when we seek to understand our learners’ social-emotional and academic struggles?
    • How do cultural differences, language challenges, transportation difficulties, health problems, and frequent family relocation (mobility) serve as obstacles to school success for our students?
    • What resources and supports are available within AACPS and across our county to support students and families in need?  How do we help our families receive the supports they need?

Our School Culture

  • Kids in boat reading Below is the school’s story as seen through the eyes of school leaders. They discuss the culture of their school and the community.

    At Germantown Elementary School, we have created a caring and welcoming environment for ALL students, parents, families and community members. We greet all visitors and guests with a friendly smile, and we take action to support our stakeholders and our community.  Our teachers and staff develop strong, positive relationships with staff, students and their families. We strive to connect with the community, and we embrace the rich diversity of ALL members. We have cultivated a climate of acceptance, understanding and respect for the differences that make us unique. With compassion and respect, we work to provide supports and resources that our community, families or students require to meet their needs and feel safe. Teacher with student doing art

    We have built a dedicated team of teachers and staff who value collaboration and working together. Our team demonstrates we are all better together, and frequently goes above and beyond the call of duty to support our students and their families. At the start of each school day, our teachers and staff put forth their very best to be “all in” with each moment.  We lift each other up and remain focused on our shared goal of creating lifelong learners within our students and ourselves. 

CHALLENGES TO STUDENT SUCCESS

  • The leadership team in each AACPS school reviewed all of the factors that may influence their students’ engagement and achievement in school; these challenges include academic data elements, community history, and socio-economic aspects of each community. The school’s leadership team identified the following elements as impactful for their students.

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