Summary:
In zip code 21531, there is a single elementary school, Friendsville Elementary, serving grades PK-5 in the rural community of Friendsville, Maryland, as part of the Garrett County Public Schools district.
Friendsville Elementary is a very small school with 137 students, offering a low student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 and spending a high $21,981 per student. The school shows a clear strength in math, with 38.8% of students proficient overall, outperforming both the district (32.3%) and state (27.1%). However, it struggles significantly in English Language Arts (ELA), where only 36.7% of students are proficient, well below the district (53.4%) and state (51.7%) averages. A standout area is 5th-grade science, where proficiency jumped from 23.8% to 50% in one year, far exceeding district and state averages. Despite a high poverty rate (56.93% free/reduced lunch), chronic absenteeism is relatively low at 17.6%, compared to the district average of 22.9%.
The school holds a 3-star rating and has seen its state percentile rank dip slightly from the 62nd to the 53rd percentile. Performance varies notably by grade level, with 5th graders in math (47.4% proficient) far outpacing 4th graders (25%), and 4th graders in ELA (50%) outperforming 3rd graders (27.8%). This inconsistency suggests that student success may be heavily influenced by individual classroom teachers or curriculum alignment. Overall, Friendsville Elementary offers strong math and science instruction in a small, supportive environment, but families should be aware of the significant gap in ELA achievement.
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