Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240036000662
Accident Elementary
534 Accident-Bittinger Rd, Accident, MD 21520 · (301) 746-8863 · Garrett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
118 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 25% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
65.7%
MD avg 50.6% . +31.1pp since 2023
Math
78.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 31 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.7% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.6% | 53.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Maryland's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Accident Elementary
Accident Elementary's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident Elementary this school | 221 | 53.4% | 57.9% |
| Flintstone Elementary Flintstone | 223 | 57.0% | 57.1% |
| South Dorchester School Church Creek | 230 | 49.6% | 55.0% |
| Mt. Savage Elementary Mt Savage | 218 | 49.1% | 53.3% |
| Bel Air Elementary Cumberland | 216 | 48.1% | 59.7% |
| Parkside Elementary Lavale | 222 | 50.5% | 68.4% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Accident Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Garrett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #243 of 853 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #39 of 853 ▲ 213 | #1 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #204 of 853 ▲ 386 | #2 of 7 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #839 of 898 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #58 of 857 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.4% | #801 of 857 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.4% | #489 of 885 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #201 of 551 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
221
-21 (-9%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 297
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 221 | 20.7 | 10.7:1 | 53% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 20.5 | 10.8:1 | 54% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 235 | 18.9 | 12.5:1 | 45% (105) |
| 2020-21 | 242 | 20 | 12.1:1 | 39% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 21 | 12.5:1 | 40% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 243 | 20 | 12.2:1 | 44% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 22 | 11.5:1 | 51% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 38% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 297 | 21 | 14.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Accident Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (263 to 221); teachers down 1% (21 to 20.7).
About Accident Elementary
Students in Accident, Maryland, attend Accident Elementary, a small elementary school. The school's 221 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 54% lower than the average for elementary schools in Maryland, which is about 481.
Garrett County Public Schools is responsible for 12 schools, Accident Elementary included, with 3,853 students in all.
Most students at Accident Elementary are White: 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Accident Elementary has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.7:1. That ratio is under the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 53%.
Measured against Maryland public elementary schools, Accident Elementary receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 57.9%, is 15.3 points above the 42.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Maryland schools.
Garrett County has about 28,615 residents, and median household income is about $67,688, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Garrett County number 12 and enroll about 3,853.
The closest other public school is Northern Middle School, about 2.6 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Accident Elementary is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 242 to 221. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 10.7:1.
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Garrett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,615
Census ACS
Median income
$67,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garrett County Public Schools
- Southern Garrett High SchoolHigh · 870 students
- Broad Ford ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Northern Garrett High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 305 students
- Yough Glades ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other schools in Accident
- Northern Garrett High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Middle School2.6 mi · 305
- Northern Garrett High School2.7 mi · 439
- Friendsville Elementary5.7 mi · 137
- Grantsville Elementary9.6 mi · 204
- Marclay School11.3 mi · 84
- Turkeyfoot Valley Area JSHS12.0 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Accident ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Accident Elementary?
Accident Elementary enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
Is Accident Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Accident Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Accident Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Accident Elementary is approximately 10.7:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Accident Elementary?
At Accident Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Accident Elementary?
Accident Elementary is overseen by Garrett County Public Schools in Garrett County.
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