Anne Arundel County Public Schools

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Anne Arundel County Public Schools is the public school district serving Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The AACPS school system is the 5th largest in Maryland, and the 39th largest in the United States. The district has over 5,000 teachers supporting a comprehensive curriculum from kindergarten through 12th grade. The current superintendent is Kevin M. Maxwell.

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[edit] Facts and figures

  • 78 elementary schools
  • 19 middle schools
  • 12 high schools (see below)
  • 2 centers of applied technology
  • 2 charter schools
  • 3 special education centers
  • 1 alternative high school
  • 1 middle school learning center
  • 1 center for the emotionally impaired (Phoenix Center)
  • 9 National Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence[1]
    • Benfield Elementary School
    • Bodkin Elementary School
    • Broadneck Elementary School
    • Folger McKinsey Elementary School
    • Jones Elementary School
    • Mayo Elementary School
    • Oak Hill Elementary School
    • Severna Park Middle School
    • West Annapolis Elementary School
  • 13 Maryland Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence[1]
    • Benfield Elementary School
    • Bodkin Elementary School
    • Broadneck Elementary School
    • Crofton Middle School
    • Folger McKinsey Elementary School
    • Jones Elementary School
    • Mayo Elementary School
    • Oak Hill Elementary School
    • Severna Park Middle School
    • Shipley's Choice Elementary School
    • South River High School
    • Southern High School
    • West Annapolis Elementary School

[edit] Public charter schools

[edit] Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School

Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School (CSP) is a magnet school for math and science that was founded in 2003 by the volunteer non-profit Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation (CLF), after the Charter School Law (Bill 75) was put into effect in July 2003, authorizing the establishment of charter schools in the state of Maryland. Admission to CSP is via an application and lottery basis. The school's website is www.mycsp.org.

[edit] List of high schools

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b "Facts about AACPS". Anne Arundel County Public Schools. http://www.aacps.org/aacps/boe/ADMIN/PINFO/info.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 

[edit] External links

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