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Westernport Elementary

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Westernport Elementary ranks 407 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Westernport Elementary is a small, rural school in Westernport, MD, serving 248 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Allegany County Public Schools district, where nearly 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

This school has a notable strength in mathematics, with 34.3% of students proficient in math—significantly higher than both the district (26.6%) and state (27.1%) averages. This is especially impressive given the school's high poverty rate. However, Westernport faces two major challenges. First, 5th-grade science achievement is a persistent weakness, with only 18.2% of students proficient, far below the district (31.4%) and state (32.4%). Second, chronic absenteeism is a serious concern, with a rate of 30.5% that is nearly double that of nearby high-performing schools like Frost Elementary (21.0%) and far higher than Accident Elementary (8.6%). Interestingly, the school is particularly effective with its low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the 67th percentile for this group, even as overall performance remains average.

Compared to nearby schools, Westernport's performance tells a mixed story. While it excels in math, it lags significantly in science, especially when compared to Frost Elementary, where science proficiency (60.9%) is more than triple Westernport's rate. The school also shows a "3rd grade peak" with strong test scores, followed by a drop in 4th grade, suggesting a potential curriculum transition issue. Despite spending $20,622 per student—among the highest in its peer group and exceeding Frost Elementary's $17,606—these resources have not yet translated into top-tier academic outcomes. Addressing the science gap and chronic absenteeism will be key to closing the distance with higher-performing neighbors.

248

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,622

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

172 Church St
Westernport, MD 21562-1419

(301) 359-0511

District: Allegany County Public Schools

Students who attend Westernport Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westmar Middle
High:	Mountain Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.5%

Two or more races:

5.6%

Hispanic:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 51st percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Maryland median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 14 pts below the Maryland average

!Near the bottom of Allegany County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

Maryland avg39%

407^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Allegany County Public Schools

12^th of 24Allegany 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	50.4	407 of 865	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	394 of 865	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.2	397 of 859	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	480 of 855	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.0	396 of 862	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	409 of 802	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	444 of 853	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	375 of 857	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	44.9	428 of 847	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	48.2	410 of 845	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	41.3	465 of 859	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.7	537 of 867	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.9	651 of 847	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	701 of 857	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.7	634 of 853	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.4	621 of 855	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.2	705 of 850	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.8	604 of 838	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	65.7	307 of 818	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.7	324 of 804	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.0	402 of 805	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.1	426 of 803	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	29.2	501 of 796	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.7	181 of 546	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	47.2	304 of 788	61.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	17.7	437 of 528	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)67th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2021)61st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2021)37th percentile-12 vs school

White (2021)17th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts51%~ state avg

Mathematics34%+7 vs state

Science18%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (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 (2025)	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 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th 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 All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	50.4	407^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.9%		51.4	394^th of 865 public elementary schools	54.5%	13	50.0	25.6	27.3	34.3	58.3	43.6	51.5	50.9	18.2	$20,622	$3,047	$17,576
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%)	53.1	384^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.6%		44.9	451^st of 865 public elementary schools	47.9%	67	50.0	40.0	16.0	37.5	61.1	54.3	26.9	49.5	23.1	$19,701	$3,115	$16,586
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	328^th of 865 public elementary schools	62.1%		60.9	326^th of 865 public elementary schools	62.3%	2	44.4	37.5	32.5	37.4	51.9	50.0	52.5	51.5	37.5	$18,765	$1,437	$17,328
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%)	65.4	285^th of 865 public elementary schools	67.1%		68.6	269^th of 865 public elementary schools	68.9%	16	50.0	39.3	42.6	44.3	55.9	53.6	52.2	53.9	34.8	$18,222	$1,746	$16,477
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%)	67	275^th of 865 public elementary schools	68.2%		66.4	283^rd of 865 public elementary schools	67.3%	8	70.0	39.1	29.4	44.5	66.7	47.8	55.9	55.5	40.0	$18,903	$1,983	$16,919
Route 40 Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	17764 National Pike	Frostburg	21532	Allegany County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 689-6132	123	9	13.3	44.7%	119 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	38.5	494^th of 865 public elementary schools	42.9%		44.2	459^th of 865 public elementary schools	46.9%	35	50.0	29.4	11.1	27.4	55.6	41.2	29.6	40.3	22.2	$17,495	$2,288	$15,207
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%)	92.4	63^rd of 865 public elementary schools	92.7%		95.3	35^th of 865 public elementary schools	96.0%	28	82.9	51.2	77.3	68.0	82.9	72.1	81.8	78.0	60.9	$17,606	$1,607	$15,998
Grantsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Grant St	Grantsville	21536	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 895-5173	204	17	12.1	69.6%	194 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	55.4	363^rd of 865 public elementary schools	58.0%		56.9	356^th of 865 public elementary schools	58.8%	7	54.2	32.3	29.2	38.0	54.2	48.4	37.5	46.8	37.5	$22,238	$4,531	$17,707
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%)	72.7	247^th of 865 public elementary schools	71.4%		86.3	120^th of 865 public elementary schools	86.1%	127	36.0	46.9	44.7	43.2	52.0	75.0	57.9	62.1	44.7	$19,913	$2,950	$16,963
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%)	52.9	385^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.5%		49.3	413^th of 865 public elementary schools	52.3%	28	32.4	28.0	42.5	35.3	35.1	56.0	55.0	48.0	32.5	$17,867	$3,898	$13,969

Frequently Asked Questions about Westernport Elementary

What district is Westernport Elementary in?

Allegany County Public Schools

How many students attend Westernport Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 248 students attended Westernport Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Westernport Elementary?

Students at Westernport Elementary are 90% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Westernport Elementary a good school?

Westernport Elementary ranks 407^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Westernport Elementary attend?

Students who attend Westernport Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westmar Middle
High : Mountain Ridge High School

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