Enrollment
223
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240003000014
Flintstone Elementary
22000 National Pike Ne, Flintstone, MD 21530 · (301) 478-2434 · Allegany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
127 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
61.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 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
57.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 41% 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 17 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
223
-9 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.2:1
% White
95%
was 92%
% Hispanic
1%
was 0%
% Black
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Flintstone Elementary
Flintstone Elementary, a small primary school in Flintstone, Maryland, part of Allegany County Public Schools, hosts 223 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 54% smaller than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.
Allegany County Public Schools comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 8,113 students; Flintstone Elementary is among them.
Demographically, Flintstone Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Flintstone Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, Flintstone Elementary sits in the top 10% of Maryland schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 40.5%; actual is 57.1%, +16.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Allegany County indicate 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%. Flintstone Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Allegany County (combined enrollment of about 8,113 students).
The closest other public school is Northeast Elementary, roughly 10.4 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Flintstone Elementary at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 39.8%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Flintstone Elementary has declined 4%, going from 232 students in 2018 to 223 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.
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Allegany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,452
Census ACS
Median income
$59,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,113 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allegany County Public Schools
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- Allegany HighHigh · 719 students
- Fort Hill HighHigh · 655 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 577 students
- Braddock MiddleMiddle · 536 students
- South Penn ElementaryElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Elementary10.4 mi · 272
- Fort Hill High10.5 mi · 655
- Washington Middle10.6 mi · 577
- South Penn Elementary11.2 mi · 491
- Braddock Middle11.3 mi · 536
- West Side Elementary11.6 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Flintstone ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Flintstone Elementary?
Flintstone Elementary enrolls approximately 223 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Flintstone Elementary serve?
Flintstone Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Flintstone Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Flintstone Elementary is approximately 15.9:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Flintstone Elementary?
At Flintstone Elementary, the student body is approximately 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Flintstone Elementary in?
Flintstone Elementary is part of Allegany County Public Schools.
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