Cash Valley Elementary

Located at 10601 Cash Valley Rd Nw, in Lavale, Maryland, Cash Valley Elementary is a tight-knit primary school that instructs 266 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Allegany County Public Schools. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Cash Valley Elementary sits 45% below that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cash Valley Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school lists 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Allegany County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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), Cash Valley Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 39.0%, a residual of +1.7 points.

Around the school, Allegany County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,603 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Cash Valley Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Allegany County (combined enrollment of about 8,113 students).

Nearest neighbor: Allegany High, around 1.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cash Valley Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cash Valley Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cash Valley Elementary has ticked down 3%, going from 274 students in 2018 to 266 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.