When each school began to plan their important work based on AACPS’s 2018-2023 Strategic Plan during the spring of 2018, school teams reflected on their school culture, their community, and the key factors contributing to student achievement.  Each school was then asked to consider which Strategic Plan Indicators would have the greatest positive impact for their students. School leadership teams selected indicators and developed plans to focus and guide their efforts.  Please come with us on our journey as we describe why, what, and how we do our work to serve our students and families of our school.

Crofton Meadows Elementary is one of four elementary schools that serve the greater Crofton area and the only school in Crofton to receive National Blue Ribbon School status for our efforts in closing the achievement gap. Crofton Meadows Elementary, home of the Mustangs, has been an integral part of the Crofton community for the past 30 years. We welcome more than 540 students through our doors, where they are embraced for who they are and challenged for who they will become. Our school’s enrollment has grown significantly over the last five years and is expected to continue growing in the near future due to the construction of a new, state-of-the-art high school within our school boundaries. We are a community school that reflects an increasingly diverse population. 

The students, families, and staff not only reflect the diversity of the surrounding community, but the character of the community itself. The Crofton Meadows family is a caring and compassionate group dedicated to educating the whole child by focusing on social and emotional needs, as well as academic needs of every student. We strive to create an environment that instills a love of learning in all our students.