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Allegany High

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Allegany High ranks 96 th of 227 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 227 Maryland High Schools

Better than 58% of Maryland high schools

Summary

Allegany High in Cumberland, MD, is a public high school serving 719 students in grades 9-12 within the Allegany County Public Schools district, where about half of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has earned a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2025-2026 school year, ranking 96th out of 227 high schools statewide—a notable recovery from a 1-star rating in 2019.

Allegany’s strongest academic differentiator is its exceptional English Language Arts (ELA) performance, with 64.6% of students proficient compared to 57% at nearby Fort Hill High and 51.5% at Mountain Ridge High School. However, math tells a two-track story: overall math proficiency is low at 11.8%, driven by weak scores in Algebra I (6.2%) and Geometry (6.3%), yet students who advance to Algebra II achieve a remarkable 73.9% proficiency rate—far above the state average of 27.1% and comparable to Fort Hill’s 72.7%. This suggests a select group of high-performing math students, while the general student body struggles with foundational courses. The school also shows strength in supporting economically disadvantaged students, earning a 4-star rating for this subgroup in 2020-2021.

A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, which affects 41.2% of students—slightly better than Fort Hill (45.4%) but significantly higher than the district average (33.6%). This issue, hovering around 40-50% for four years, likely contributes to a fluctuating graduation rate that dropped from 93.3% in 2022 to 85.1% in 2023 before recovering to 92% in 2025. Compared to the specialized Center for Career & Technical Education, which serves 11th and 12th graders focused on hands-on training and has low test scores (4.2% math, 30.6% ELA), Allegany offers a more traditional academic path with clear strengths in ELA and advanced math for motivated students.

719

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,443

Per pupil spending ?

50.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 Seton Dr
Cumberland, MD 21502-2051

(301) 777-8110

District: Allegany County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Allegany High:

Elementary:	Cash Valley Elementary
	Cresaptown Elementary
	Parkside Elementary
Middle:	Braddock Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.3%

Two or more races:

8.3%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Allegany County Public Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (28% vs 38% meeting standards)

!Geometry scores 38 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg37%

Maryland avg38%

96^th of 227

Maryland public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the Allegany County Public Schools

12^th of 25Allegany County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	43.0	96 of 227	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	101 of 220	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	103 of 146	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	64 of 127	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.6	115 of 225	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	23 of 32	28.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.5	112 of 138	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	130 of 197	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.9	110 of 180	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.8	141 of 233	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.7	113 of 233	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.1	140 of 231	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	120 of 185	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.1	117 of 187	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.1	111 of 183	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	62.0	112 of 220	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.9	112 of 213	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	65.1	100 of 214	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.3	95 of 209	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.3	96 of 204	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.4	74 of 204	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.0	98 of 201	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	57.1	18 of 31	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	59.5	4 of 11	63.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.2	23 of 35	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	42.5	28 of 40	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)64th percentile+36 vs school

Female (2021)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2021)34th percentile+6 vs school

White (2021)30th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

Algebra II74%+47 vs state

English Language Arts65%+13 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

Geometry6%-38 vs state

Algebra I6%-15 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 3, 2016

Sports not Education rule this backwards school! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, October 5, 2013

Having several children pass through Allegany High School, I have found the dedication of the staff and facualty to be outstanding. There are a broad range of AP classes to choose from and my children have been well prepared for college. I had my children in a private school, but removed them for the advanced teaching offered at Allegany. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)	MCAP English Language Arts (2026)		MCAP Algebra I (2026)	MCAP Algebra II (2026)	MCAP Geometry (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	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	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%)	43	96^th of 227 public high schools	57.7%		41.3	101^st of 220 public high schools	54.1%	5	11.8	64.6	64.6	6.2	73.9	6.3	$15,443	$1,437	$14,005
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%)	41.6	103^rd of 227 public high schools	54.6%		29.3	138^th of 220 public high schools	37.3%	35	18.5	57.0	57.0	15.6	72.7	15.8	$15,701	$1,241	$14,460
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%)	15.8	194^th of 227 public high schools	14.5%					(n/a)	4.2	30.6	30.6	4.2			$29,020	$1,772	$27,248
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%)	27.9	150^th of 227 public high schools	33.9%		36.7	119^th of 220 public high schools	45.9%	31	6.1	51.5	51.5	3.2		45.2	$15,211	$1,327	$13,884

Frequently Asked Questions about Allegany High

How many students attend Allegany High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 719 students attended Allegany High.

What district is Allegany High in?

Allegany County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Allegany High?

Students at Allegany High are 80% White, 8% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian.

What schools feed into Allegany High?

Allegany High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Cash Valley Elementary
Elementary : Cresaptown Elementary
Elementary : Parkside Elementary
Middle : Braddock Middle

Is Allegany High a good school?

Allegany High ranks 96^th of 227 Maryland high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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