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
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 56.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Flintstone Elementary
Flintstone Elementary's state test result (57.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flintstone Elementary this school | 223 | 57.0% | 57.1% |
| Accident Elementary Accident | 221 | 53.4% | 57.9% |
| Cresaptown Elementary Cresaptown | 268 | 57.8% | 60.5% |
| Mt. Savage Elementary Mt Savage | 218 | 49.1% | 53.3% |
| Northeast Elementary Cumberland | 272 | 57.7% | 62.3% |
| South Dorchester School Church Creek | 230 | 49.6% | 55.0% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Flintstone Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Allegany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #249 of 853 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #389 of 853 ▼ 179 | #9 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #265 of 853 ▼ 104 | #6 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #836 of 898 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #699 of 857 | #13 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #845 of 857 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.0% | #458 of 885 | #10 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #472 of 551 | #10 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
223
+18 (+9%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | 57% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 14.5 | 15.1:1 | 59% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 14.5 | 14.9:1 | 58% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 15 | 13.7:1 | 43% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 232 | 16.4 | 14.2:1 | 55% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 234 | 15 | 15.6:1 | 55% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 224 | 17 | 13.2:1 | 53% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 58% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Flintstone Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (232 to 223); teachers down 15% (16.4 to 14).
About Flintstone Elementary
Flintstone Elementary is a small elementary school in Maryland, located in Flintstone. Enrollment stands at 223 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 54% below the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Allegany County Public Schools is the local district for Flintstone Elementary. It runs 22 schools with 8,113 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Flintstone Elementary is White, at 95%. The White share of the county population is lower, at 87%. The diversity index for Flintstone Elementary is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Flintstone Elementary lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.9 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Maryland is 13.8:1. About 57% of students at Flintstone Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Allegany County is close, at 58%.
Flintstone Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 82% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Flintstone Elementary is a top-10% school in Maryland on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.5% with an actual 57.1%.
In Allegany County, median household income comes to about $59,603, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Allegany County counts 22 public schools with about 8,113 students.
Measured in a straight line, Northeast Elementary is about 10.4 miles from Flintstone Elementary. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Flintstone Elementary ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count rose 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 13.7 in 2020-21 to 15.9 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Flintstone Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Flintstone Elementary. Flintstone Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Flintstone ElementaryOxon Hill, MD · 367 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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