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Cash Valley Elementary

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Cash Valley Elementary ranks 226 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Cash Valley Elementary in Lavale, MD, is a mid-sized school serving 266 students from Pre-K through 5th grade, with 62.4% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it is part of the Allegany County Public Schools district.

Cash Valley Elementary is a standout in Mathematics, with 57% of students proficient in the 2025-2026 school year—more than double the district (26.6%) and state (27.1%) averages. This math performance is the second-highest among 11 nearby schools, trailing only Frost Elementary (68%). However, the school’s English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency, while above district averages at 60.5%, is lower than several peers like Frost (78%) and Northeast Elementary (73.2%). Notably, 3rd grade ELA proficiency (44.7%) falls below the district average (54.3%), suggesting a potential area for early literacy support. The school also has a high per-student spending rate of $25,419, the highest among nearby schools, yet it is not the top performer—Frost Elementary spends $7,813 less per student but achieves higher test scores and a higher state ranking.

Chronic absenteeism is a concern at 29.9%, higher than high-performing peers like Parkside Elementary (19.5%) and Frost Elementary (21.0%), despite the school’s strong academic results. The school’s state ranking has shown resilience, peaking at the 85th percentile in 2017-2018 and rebounding to the 74th percentile after a pandemic-era dip. Interestingly, Cash Valley’s closest neighbor, Parkside Elementary (1.88 miles away), outperforms it in ELA (62.1% vs. 60.5%) and Science (44.7% vs. 33.3%), while Cash Valley leads in Math (57% vs. 43.2%) and overall state ranking (74th vs. 71st percentile). This creates a dynamic where families can weigh distinct academic strengths between the two schools.

266

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,419

Per pupil spending ?

62.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10601 Cash Valley Rd Nw
Lavale, MD 21502-9801

(301) 724-6632

District: Allegany County Public Schools

Students who attend Cash Valley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Braddock Middle
High:	Allegany High

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.5%

African American:

5.6%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 70th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (55% vs 39% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Maryland median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg39%

Maryland avg39%

226^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 14Elementary 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	74.6	226 of 864	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	72.7	233 of 865	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	279 of 859	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.3	258 of 855	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	77.5	194 of 862	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	341 of 802	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.5	137 of 853	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	130 of 857	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	77.9	191 of 847	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	69.3	252 of 845	70.2%	★★★★☆
2015	61.3	313 of 859	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.7	321 of 867	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.0	291 of 847	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.7	216 of 857	74.8%	★★★★☆
2011	72.9	210 of 853	75.4%	★★★★☆
2010	69.7	277 of 855	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.1	298 of 850	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.5	324 of 838	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	38.2	552 of 818	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.4	459 of 804	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	71.1	235 of 805	70.8%	★★★★☆
2004	76.4	178 of 803	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	62.0	202 of 796	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	51.2	186 of 546	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	35.6	412 of 788	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.9	375 of 528	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2021)75th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)66th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2021)48th percentile-10 vs school

White (2021)29th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts60%+9 vs state

Mathematics57%+30 vs state

Science33%~ state avg

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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	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
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%)	74.6	226^th of 864 public elementary schools	73.8%		72.7	233^rd of 865 public elementary schools	73.1%	7	52.6	52.6	65.8	57.0	44.7	68.4	68.4	60.5	33.3	$25,419	$3,969	$21,450
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 864 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
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%)	38.8	491^st of 864 public elementary schools	43.2%		46.1	443^rd of 865 public elementary schools	48.8%	48	26.7	31.3	22.2	26.5	42.2	45.8	36.4	41.2	25.9	$21,225	$3,660	$17,565
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%)	86.9	122^nd of 864 public elementary schools	85.9%		85.1	135^th of 865 public elementary schools	84.4%	13	65.1	67.3	51.2	61.6	79.1	75.0	65.1	73.2	38.6	$16,123	$1,270	$14,852
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%)	31.1	566^th of 864 public elementary schools	34.5%		24.7	616^th of 865 public elementary schools	28.8%	50	43.4	32.3	7.3	29.6	36.8	36.9	23.6	33.2	9.1	$23,297	$3,802	$19,495
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%)	41.6	470^th of 864 public elementary schools	45.6%		43.5	461^st of 865 public elementary schools	46.7%	9	31.3	19.2	30.8	28.3	47.9	30.8	51.3	45.1	22.5	$22,835	$3,547	$19,288
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 864 public elementary schools	55.4%		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
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 864 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
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 864 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
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 864 public elementary schools	67.0%		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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cash Valley Elementary

What district is Cash Valley Elementary in?

Allegany County Public Schools

How many students attend Cash Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 266 students attended Cash Valley Elementary.

Is Cash Valley Elementary a good school?

Cash Valley Elementary ranks 226^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Cash Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Cash Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Braddock Middle
High : Allegany High

What is the racial makeup of Cash Valley Elementary?

Students at Cash Valley Elementary are 83% White, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic.

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