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Best Public Schools in Allegany County, MD

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Schools

8,113

Students

5-star school

Top rankedFrost Elementary35^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Northeast Elementary up 125 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Westmar Middle 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)							MCAP English Language Arts (2025)								MCAP Algebra I (2025)	MCAP Algebra II (2025)	MCAP Geometry (2025)	MCAP Science (2025)		MCAP Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	MCAP Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allegany High	Public	9-12	900 Seton Dr	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-8110	719	45	15.9	50.1%	577 (80.3%)	37 (5.1%)	28 (3.9%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (8.3%)	41.3	101^st of 220 public high schools	54.1%		35.8	103^rd of 146 public high schools	29.5%	2							11.0							60.9	60.9	7.9	38.1	7.0				$15,443	$1,437	$14,005
Beall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3 E College Ave	Frostburg	21532	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 689-3636	415	32	12.9	61.0%	344 (82.9%)	12 (2.9%)	11 (2.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.9%)	68.6	269^th of 865 public elementary schools	68.9%		71.8	228^th of 859 public elementary schools	73.5%	41	44.2	42.2	43.1				43.1	46.2	59.4	53.8					53.6				40.0			$18,222	$1,746	$16,477
Bel Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14401 Barton Blvd	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 729-2992	216	17	12.7	48.1%	200 (92.6%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	60.9	326^th of 865 public elementary schools	62.3%		70	241^st of 859 public elementary schools	71.9%	85	50.0	43.6	27.6				41.2	61.8	48.7	51.7					53.9				20.0			$18,765	$1,437	$17,328
Braddock Middle	Public	6-8	909 Holland St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-7990	536	43	12.5	55.0%	433 (80.8%)	27 (5.0%)	13 (2.4%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (10.6%)	72.9	85^th of 337 public middle schools	74.8%		71.3	75^th of 328 public middle schools	77.1%	10				34.6	39.0	8.6	37.6				59.9	63.4	61.1		61.4	61.4		92.3		37.4	37.4	$16,043	$1,706	$14,337
Westmar Middle	Public	6-8	16915 Lower George's Creek Rd	Lonaconing	21539	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 463-5751	258	27	9.6	63.6%	241 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.9%)	45.5	166^th of 337 public middle schools	50.7%		46.8	140^th of 328 public middle schools	57.3%	26				2.6	18.0	3.5	9.1				29.9	56.0	55.3		47.8	5.3				30.3	32.0	$25,944	$4,002	$21,941
Cresaptown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13202 6th Ave	Cresaptown	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 729-0212	268	22	12.1	57.8%	235 (87.7%)	9 (3.4%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.2%)	66.4	283^rd of 865 public elementary schools	67.3%		74.1	205^th of 859 public elementary schools	76.1%	78	41.3	41.7	35.4				39.2	54.3	55.6	62.5					57.7				33.3			$18,903	$1,983	$16,919
Flintstone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	22000 National Pike Ne	Flintstone	21530	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 478-2434	223	14	15.9	57.0%	212 (95.1%)	4 (1.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	58.6	349^th of 865 public elementary schools	59.7%		68.7	248^th of 859 public elementary schools	71.1%	101	41.2	44.8	17.4				36.0	61.8	62.1	56.5					60.5				8.7			$18,800	$1,704	$17,097
Fort Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Greenway Ave	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-2570	655	42	15.5	53.6%	537 (82.0%)	29 (4.4%)	18 (2.7%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.5%)	29.3	138^th of 220 public high schools	37.3%		48.4	61^st of 146 public high schools	58.2%	77							10.1							48.1	48.1	1.7		27.5				$15,701	$1,241	$14,460
Frost Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	260 Shaw St	Frostburg	21532	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 689-5168	243	15	16.2	36.6%	215 (88.5%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	95.3	35^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.0%		83.7	133^rd of 859 public elementary schools	84.5%	98	76.7	61.5	66.7				69.6	83.3	73.1	78.8					79.2				68.8			$17,606	$1,607	$15,998
George's Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15600 Lower Georges Creek Rd S	Lonaconing	21539	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 463-6202	272	20	13.6	69.1%	259 (95.2%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	44.9	451^st of 865 public elementary schools	47.9%		26.9	565^th of 859 public elementary schools	34.2%	114	62.9	20.0	18.0				32.7	62.9	28.0	36.0					42.7				18.8			$19,701	$3,115	$16,586
John Humbird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Mary St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 724-8842	242	21	11.5	85.1%	174 (71.9%)	31 (12.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.5%)	43.5	461^st of 865 public elementary schools	46.7%		32.1	514^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.2%	53	28.6	24.3	21.6				24.5	50.0	51.4	45.9					49.0				16.7			$22,835	$3,547	$19,288
Mount Savage Middle	Public	6-8	13201 New School Rd Nw	Mount Savage	21545	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 264-3220	408	33	12.3	46.8%	373 (91.4%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	63.1	114^th of 337 public middle schools	66.2%		67.3	85^th of 328 public middle schools	74.1%	29				27.0	28.5	3.5	24.9				58.6	53.1	48.6		53.0	44.6				37.3	40.8	$16,813	$2,010	$14,803
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 Forest Ave Ne	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 724-3285	272	19	14.3	57.7%	223 (82.0%)	12 (4.4%)	5 (1.8%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.9%)	85.1	135^th of 865 public elementary schools	84.4%		67.1	260^th of 859 public elementary schools	69.7%	125	69.4	69.0	52.5				64.1	67.3	66.7	60.0					64.9				35.0			$16,123	$1,270	$14,852
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Parkside Blvd	Lavale	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 729-0085	222	17	13.0	50.5%	176 (79.3%)	10 (4.5%)	6 (2.7%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (11.3%)	86.3	120^th of 865 public elementary schools	86.1%		82.8	145^th of 859 public elementary schools	83.1%	25	63.0	44.7	52.5				52.4	81.5	60.5	72.5					70.5				57.5			$19,913	$2,950	$16,963
Center for Career & Technical Education	Public	11-12	14211 Mcmullen Hwy Sw	Cresaptown	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 729-6486	300	26	11.5	53.3%	273 (91.0%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.7%)								(n/a)																						$29,020	$1,772	$27,248
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	200 Massachusetts Ave	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-5360	577	42	13.6	63.1%	465 (80.6%)	46 (8.0%)	12 (2.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (8.7%)	38.4	189^th of 337 public middle schools	43.9%		32.1	195^th of 328 public middle schools	40.5%	6				10.7	14.9	1.0	15.6				46.9	44.1	46.6		45.8	50.0		54.5		17.9	23.9	$16,875	$1,877	$14,998
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Paca St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 724-0340	321	27	11.7	72.6%	229 (71.3%)	29 (9.0%)	14 (4.4%)	3 (0.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (13.7%)	46.1	443^rd of 865 public elementary schools	48.8%		52.3	356^th of 859 public elementary schools	58.6%	87	34.0	25.0	24.1				27.5	55.3	36.7	50.0					47.3				22.2			$21,225	$3,660	$17,565
Westernport Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	172 Church St	Westernport	21562	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 359-0511	248	18	13.5	69.8%	222 (89.5%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.6%)	51.4	394^th of 865 public elementary schools	54.5%		47.2	397^th of 859 public elementary schools	53.8%	3	17.1	51.5	25.6				30.6	51.4	60.6	44.2					51.4				20.9			$20,622	$3,047	$17,576
Cash Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10601 Cash Valley Rd Nw	Lavale	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 724-6632	266	24	11.0	62.4%	222 (83.5%)	15 (5.6%)	12 (4.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.3%)	72.7	233^rd of 865 public elementary schools	73.1%		64.4	279^th of 859 public elementary schools	67.5%	46	48.8	35.1	71.8				52.1	48.8	48.6	71.8					56.4				48.7			$25,419	$3,969	$21,450
South Penn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E 2nd St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 777-1755	491	48	10.3	79.6%	346 (70.5%)	48 (9.8%)	13 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (16.7%)	24.7	616^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.8%		22.4	616^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.3%		31.3	20.3	19.0				23.9	29.9	27.1	27.6					28.3				8.6			$23,297	$3,802	$19,495
Mt. Savage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13201 New School Rd Nw	Mount Savage	21545	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 264-3220	218	20	10.6	49.1%	203 (93.1%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	49.3	413^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.3%		55.9	330^th of 859 public elementary schools	61.6%	83	37.9	43.2	28.2				36.2	51.7	59.5	30.8					46.7				12.8			$17,867	$3,898	$13,969
Mountain Ridge High School	Public	9-12	100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick	Frostburg	21532	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 689-3377	743	45	16.5	48.6%	679 (91.4%)	9 (1.2%)	12 (1.6%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	36.7	119^th of 220 public high schools	45.9%		40.2	87^th of 146 public high schools	40.4%	32							11.2							56.6	56.6	5.1		23.7				$15,211	$1,327	$13,884

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