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Yough Glades Elementary

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Yough Glades Elementary ranks 504 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

504^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Yough Glades Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, Maryland, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 275 students. It is part of the Garrett County Public Schools district, which is ranked 9 out of 25 in Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Yough Glades Elementary consistently underperforms the district and state in both mathematics and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.6% of Yough Glades students were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 29.7% for the district and 26.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in 5th-grade mathematics, where only 10.5% of students were proficient or better, compared to 30.1% for the district and 30.7% for the state. Additionally, Yough Glades Elementary has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.8% to 25.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Friendsville Elementary, Accident Elementary, and Crellin Elementary, generally outperform Yough Glades Elementary in both mathematics and English language arts proficiency, with Accident Elementary being the highest-performing school in the area. Accident Elementary, for example, had 62.7% of its students proficient or better in mathematics for all grades in 2024-2025, compared to only 21.6% at Yough Glades Elementary.

299

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,936

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

70 Wolf Acres Dr
Oakland, MD 21550-2022

(301) 334-3334

District: Garrett County Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

94.6%

Two or more races:

3.0%

Hispanic:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (30% vs 38% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg40%

Maryland avg38%

504^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Garrett County Public Schools

9^th of 25Garrett 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
2025	36.3	504 of 865	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	424 of 859	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	528 of 855	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	550 of 862	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	460 of 802	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	497 of 853	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	391 of 857	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.1	474 of 847	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	489 of 845	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.0	548 of 859	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.5	602 of 867	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.3	547 of 847	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.0	325 of 857	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.7	358 of 853	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.0	446 of 855	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	55.7	439 of 850	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	74.8	213 of 838	74.6%	★★★★☆
2007	53.3	437 of 818	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.3	353 of 804	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	75.1	199 of 805	75.3%	★★★★☆
2004	69.8	261 of 803	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	34.1	444 of 796	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	26.8	524 of 788	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	14.7	475 of 528	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile~ school

Male (2021)34th percentile-9 vs school

White (2021)10th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-12 vs state

Science28%+3 vs state

Mathematics22%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)					MCAP English Language Arts (2025)					MCAP Science (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 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 All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Yough Glades Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Wolf Acres Dr	Oakland	21550	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 334-3334	299	28	10.8	73.6%	283 (94.6%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	36.3	504^th of 865 public elementary schools	41.7%		44.4	424^th of 859 public elementary schools	50.6%	80	31.0	22.2	10.5		21.6	40.5	35.6	41.0		38.9	28.2	$21,936	$3,796	$18,140
Broad Ford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	607 Harvey Winters Rd	Oakland	21550	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 334-9445	601	57	10.5	66.7%	561 (93.3%)	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	41.7	476^th of 865 public elementary schools	45.0%		54.3	337^th of 859 public elementary schools	60.8%	139	43.6	26.8	24.3	15.0	25.6	47.4	32.4	41.4	40.9	40.7	20.0	$17,554	$2,935	$14,619
Crellin Elementary	Public	K-5	115 Kendall Dr	Oakland	21550	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 334-4704	152	11	13.5	65.8%	149 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	70.2	255^th of 865 public elementary schools	70.5%		64.2	280^th of 859 public elementary schools	67.4%	25	65.4	42.3	47.6		52.1	53.8	53.8	52.4		53.4	28.6	$17,893	$3,176	$14,717
Swan Meadow School	Public	K-8	6709 Garrett Highway	Oakland	21550	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 334-2059	54	4	15.4	59.3%	49 (90.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	43.5	462^nd of 865 public elementary schools	46.6%					(n/a)			30.8		35.1			30.8		40.5	23.1	$23,078	$3,831	$19,247
Accident Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	534 Accident-Bittinger Rd	Accident	21520	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 746-8863	221	21	10.6	53.4%	199 (90.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)	81.3	166^th of 865 public elementary schools	80.8%		69.9	243^rd of 859 public elementary schools	71.7%	77	78.1	52.2	53.6		62.7	65.6	47.8	57.1		57.8	42.9	$20,014	$4,014	$15,999
Friendsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	841 First Ave	Friendsville	21531	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 746-5100	137	11	12.2	56.9%	131 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.2	331^st of 865 public elementary schools	61.7%		53.4	350^th of 859 public elementary schools	59.3%	19	30.8	50.0	30.0		37.3	61.5	72.2	40.0		56.9	23.8	$21,981	$4,444	$17,538
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Yough Glades Elementary

Is Yough Glades Elementary a good school?

Yough Glades Elementary ranks 504^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Yough Glades Elementary?

Students at Yough Glades Elementary are 95% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Yough Glades Elementary attend?

Students who attend Yough Glades Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Southern Garrett High School

How many students attend Yough Glades Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Yough Glades Elementary.

What district is Yough Glades Elementary in?

Garrett County Public Schools

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