Beall Elementary

Beall Elementary, a reasonably sized primary school in Frostburg, Maryland, operated by Allegany County Public Schools, instructs 415 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Allegany County Public Schools comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 8,113 students; Beall Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Beall Elementary shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 10% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Allegany County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Beall Elementary records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Beall Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.1%; this one delivers 48.0%.

Around the school, Allegany County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,603, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Allegany County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,113 students), Beall Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mountain Ridge High School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Beall Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.6%.

Beall Elementary operates from a town-center location.

Over the past 7-year window. Beall Elementary's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 456 (now 415). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 90% to 83%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Beall Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.