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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
221
-42 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.5:1
% White
90%
was 95%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Accident Elementary
Accident Elementary is a close-knit K-5 school in Accident, Maryland, one of the schools within Garrett County Public Schools. The school enrolls 221 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 54% smaller than the state mean of about 481.
Accident Elementary is one of 12 schools operated by Garrett County Public Schools, a district that educates 3,853 students overall.
Demographically, Accident Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Beyond that, the school records 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 53% of students at Accident Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Accident Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.6%; this one delivers 57.9%, a residual of +15.3 points.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Garrett County indicate median household income runs about $67,688, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Garrett County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,853 students), Accident Elementary is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Northern Middle School, roughly 2.6 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Accident Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 41.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Accident Elementary has edged down 16%, going from 263 students in 2018 to 221 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 95% to 90%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Sch11.3 mi · 84
- Turkeyfoot Valley Area El Sch12.0 mi · 135
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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