Broad Ford Elementary

Broad Ford Elementary is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Oakland, Maryland, run under Garrett County Public Schools, instructing 601 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 25% bigger than the state mean of about 481.

Within Garrett County Public Schools, which oversees 12 schools and 3,853 students, Broad Ford Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Broad Ford Elementary records that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Broad Ford Elementary has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.5:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Garrett County (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Broad Ford 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 34.7%; this one delivers 50.8%, a residual of +16.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Garrett County shows median household earnings sit near $67,688, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Broad Ford Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Garrett County (combined enrollment of about 3,853 students).

The closest other public school is Southern Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Broad Ford Elementary comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Broad Ford Elementary has ticked up 9%, going from 550 students in 2018 to 601 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.