Crellin Elementary

Crellin Elementary is a primary school of tiny scale in Oakland, Maryland, run under Garrett County Public Schools, enrolling 152 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Crellin Elementary sits 68% below that benchmark.

Garrett County Public Schools comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 3,853 students; Crellin Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Crellin Elementary reports that nearly all students (98%) are White. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Crellin Elementary lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 66% of students at Crellin Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Crellin 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 35.3%; this one delivers 51.3%, a residual of +16.0 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Garrett County indicate median household income runs about $67,688, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Garrett County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,853 students), of which Crellin Elementary is one.

Swan Meadow School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Crellin Elementary comes 1st of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.8%.

Crellin Elementary operates from an outlying location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 13%: 134 students in 2018 compared to 152 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.