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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