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About this school
Mills - Parole Elementary School is
a suburban public school
in Annapolis, Maryland that is part of Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
It serves 559 students
in grades Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
Its teachers have had 82 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
94%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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Mills - Parole Elementary School
$49,213
raised using DonorsChoose
82
projects
funded
28
teachers
funded
278
donors
7
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
17
projects for
books
Mills - Parole Elementary School has received support from
174 individuals from Maryland and
104 individuals out-of-state.