What we know about our School System Many countries maintain one common education system throughout their countries and the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, All South Asian countries, and China are perfect examples. Did you know that the US system is different from all countries and interestingly there’s no solidarity and uniformity in the widespread US system? Even there’s no clear division in the US education when it comes to age limits of Preschool, Kindergarten, primary or elementary, middle schools, Junior High schools, and High Schools.
Most of the States in the US accept students from Age 6, but some states allow students from age 5. Students below age 5 in the US were not entered into the school system in large numbers until the recent years. Those children in ages 3, 4, and 5 who started coming to pre-schools are either from single-parent families or the parents are in employment or their parents cannot keep them in daycare centers as they cannot bear the high cost of those centers. A record number of states are providing public preschool, 43 plus Washington D.C. and Guam, inequality has grown over the last decade, as access to pre-K and the quality of the programs themselves vary significantly from state to state. A total of 1.5 million children, including 32 percent of 4-year-olds and 5 percent of 3-year-olds, were enrolled in preschool in 2016, according to the report. Several states are now offering or moving towards universal pre-K, which serve all kids regardless of income, including Oklahoma, Florida, Georgia, District of Columbia, New York, Iowa, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Maine. Seven states provided no state-funded preschool programs and eight states continued to enroll fewer than 5 percent of 4-year-olds.
PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS Public charter schools: 7,011 (2016-17) PUBLIC SCHOOLS Public Schools: 91,147 (2016/17) High schools: 21,287 -- (Grade 9 to 12) Junior high schools: 2,527 -- (Grade 7 & 8) -- Secondary Middle schools: 13,253 -- (Grade 4,5,6). -- Secondary Elementary schools: 53,584 -- (Grade 1,2,3,4,5,6) -- Primary Combined schools: 6,783 -- (Grade 6 to 9) Other: 724 -- (Special Education and etc.) ALMOST 50.8 MILLION STUDENTS ATTEND US PUBLIC SCHOOLS There were 13,598 regular school districts in the U.S. (2016-17) White -- 48.2% Hispanic -- 26.4% Black -- 15.3% Asian -- 5.1% Two or more race -- 3.6% American Indian/Alaska -- 1.0% Pacific -- 0.4% PRIVATE SCHOOLS Private schools: 34,576 (2015-16) 5,750,520 students were attending private schools in 2015-16 36.2% of those in Catholic schools 13.2% in conservative Christian schools 10.2% in other religiously affiliated schools 16.0% in unaffiliated religious schools 24.3% in nonsectarian (non-religious) schools
WHY SUPPA’S CONCERNED ABOUT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Elementary, or primary education, customarily refers to the first six years of formal education received in schools in the United States. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, about 89,000 elementary schools were operating in the United States between 2015 and 2016; both private and public. In 2017, the Number of students enrolled in Private elementary schools was 2.66 million when public elementary schools enrolled 29.87 million students, making a total of 32.53 million students. https://www.statista.com/topics/1733/elementary-schools-in-the-us/ https://www.schooldigger.com/go/MD/schoolrank.aspx
There are 1,659 elementary schools in Maryland; 1,179 public schools and 480 private schools. Maryland ranks as the 18th state in terms of student enrollment.
Allegany 14 Anne Arundel 81 Baltimore City 39 Baltimore 108 Calvert 12 Caroline 5 Carroll 22 Cecil 17 Charles 21 Dorchester 6 Fredrick 37 Garrett 7 Harford 33 Howard 42 Kent 3 Montgomery 134 Prince George 121 Queen Anne’s 8 St. Mary’s 18 Somerset 5 Talbot 5 Washington 25 Wicomico 16 Worcester 6 Maryland Elementary Schools: Best 10 v. Last 10 2019Rank (of 849) School Grades District Students Rank (2018) 1 Bannockburn Elementary PK, KG-5 Montgomery County PS 449 3 2 Shipley's Choice Elementary K-5 Anne Arundel County PS 390 2 3 Glenarden Woods Elementary 2-5 Prince George's County PS 469 14 4 Clarksville Elementary K-5 Howard County PS 432 6 5 Carroll Manor Elementary K-5 Baltimore County PS 370 4 6 Travilah Elementary K-5 Montgomery County PS 399 9 7 Jacksonville Elementary K-5 Baltimore County PS 539 5 8 Wayside Elementary PK, KG-5 Montgomery County PS 548 10 9 Carderock Springs Elementary K-5 Montgomery County PS 393 8 10 Potomac Elementary K-5 Montgomery County PS 444 15 2019Rank (of 849) School Grades District Students Rank (2018) 849 Matthew A. Henson Elementary PK, KG-5 Baltimore City PS 360 12 848 Dr. Bernard Harris Senior Elementary PK, KG-5 Baltimore City PS 353 3 847 Fort Worthington Elementary/Middle K-8 Baltimore City PS 684 (n/a) 846 Brehms Lane Public Charter School PK, KG-5 Baltimore City PS 680 12 845 James McHenry Elementary/Middle PK, KG-8 Baltimore City PS 389 9 844 Sarah M. Roach Elementary PK, KG-5 Baltimore City PS 235 22 843 Furman Templeton Preparatory Academy PK, KG-5 Baltimore City PS 488 13 842 William Paca Elementary PK, KG-5 Baltimore City PS 499 11 841 Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Elementary/Middle PK, KG-8 Baltimore City PS 306 13 840 Creative City Public Charter School K-5 Baltimore City PS 363 27
SUPPA’S believes that we should start being concerned about children from the Elementary Level. (if possible, Pre-School level) The main reason is that corruption, disasters start there and unless you protect them from the very beginning, you cannot avoid damaging their minds. On the other hand, if there are any issues a child experiences, they should be treated immediately, and you have 90% chances to bring them to a peaceful environment if you identify all their issues at the right intervals. Nevertheless, this is the age children grab everything, and “good seeds give you good crops and bad seeds will give you bad crops.” SUPPA’S concerns about Elementary Schools SUPPA’S goal is to target elementary schools that are at the bottom of the ranking list. SUPPA’S prioritized the State of Maryland and all projects are focused on the first stage throughout the State of Maryland. A. SUPPA’S will represent Advisory Committees of Elementary Schools to get involved with current development projects. B. SUPPA’S will work with school authorities to carry out SUPPA’S innovative programs. Build and Develop a relationship with neighborhood Develop Parents' involvement with school Develop Teachers Interest towards extra activities of Students Develop children’s skills to make the school a more beautiful place C. SUPPA’S innovative programs to Develop School Rankings D. SUPPA’S innovative programs to Develop Educational Skills of Children Activities to improve skills in main subjects Special Help from College Students Significant Changes in the premises to improve skills Adopt modern methods and Techniques of Teaching E. SUPPA’S innovative programs to Develop Extra Curriculum for Children Skill Development Events and Competitions Innovative Sports Activities Music/Groups Annual Competitions / Exhibitions / Sports Meets F. SUPPA’S innovative programs to Organize Special Activities with SUPPA’S Volunteer Force