Enrollment
137
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240036000667
Friendsville Elementary
841 First Ave, Friendsville, MD 21531 · (301) 746-5100 · Garrett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
- A-Beats 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
12.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
78 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 | 12 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
66.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -16.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.5% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 52.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 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 Friendsville Elementary
Friendsville Elementary's state test result (53.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendsville Elementary this school | 137 | 56.9% | 53.6% |
| Cascade Elementary Cascade | 137 | 60.6% | 42.7% |
| Crellin Elementary Oakland | 152 | 65.8% | 51.3% |
| Tilghman Elementary Tilghman | 99 | 58.6% | 14.5% |
| Route 40 Elementary Frostburg | 123 | 44.7% | 52.0% |
| Hancock Elementary Hancock | 193 | 65.3% | 48.4% |
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 Friendsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Garrett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #292 of 853 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #497 of 853 ▼ 239 | #6 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #197 of 853 ▲ 56 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #880 of 898 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #459 of 885 | #5 of 7 |
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
137
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 137 | 11.1 | 12.3:1 | 57% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 10.6 | 12.2:1 | 58% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 138 | 11.3 | 12.2:1 | 58% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 12 | 11.7:1 | 64% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 9 | 16.4:1 | 60% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 154 | 10 | 15.4:1 | 70% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 117 | 9 | 13.0:1 | 64% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 58% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 11 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Friendsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (148 to 137); teachers up 24% (9 to 11.1).
About Friendsville Elementary
Friendsville Elementary is a very small elementary school with an address in Friendsville, Maryland. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 137 students. The school is 72% below the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Federal data list 12 schools in Garrett County Public Schools, with 3,853 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Friendsville Elementary is 96% White. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. In Garrett County overall, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 8% means there is an 8% chance two randomly chosen students at Friendsville Elementary are from different groups.
Based on 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Friendsville Elementary has a ratio of 12.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Maryland, 13.8:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Garrett County average a similar 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Friendsville Elementary lands at B+, ahead of 74% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Friendsville Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (53.6%) and its predicted rate (40.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Maryland schools.
Garrett County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $67,688 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Friendsville Elementary shares Garrett County with 11 other public schools.
About 5.5 miles separate Friendsville Elementary from the closest public school, Northern Middle School. The ten-mile area around Friendsville Elementary holds 5 other public schools. Friendsville Elementary's average proficiency of 53.6% compares with 39.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 140 in 2020-21 and 137 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Friendsville Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Garrett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,615
Census ACS
Median income
$67,688
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,853 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garrett County Public Schools
- Southern Garrett High SchoolHigh · 870 students
- Broad Ford ElementaryElementary · 601 students
- Southern Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- Northern Garrett High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Northern Middle SchoolMiddle · 305 students
- Yough Glades ElementaryElementary · 299 students
Other Friendsville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Friendsville Elementary. Friendsville Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Friendsville ElementaryFriendsville, TN · 212 students
Nearby schools
- Northern Middle School5.5 mi · 305
- Accident Elementary5.7 mi · 221
- Northern Garrett High School5.7 mi · 439
- Marclay School6.4 mi · 84
- A J McMullen School8.6 mi · 164
- Turkeyfoot Valley Area JSHS10.1 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Friendsville ElementaryHow large is Friendsville Elementary?
Friendsville Elementary enrolls approximately 137 students in grades PK-05.
Is Friendsville Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Friendsville Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Friendsville Elementary?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Friendsville Elementary.
How diverse is Friendsville Elementary?
Friendsville Elementary reports a student body of 96% White, 4% Hispanic.
Who oversees Friendsville Elementary?
Friendsville Elementary is overseen by Garrett County Public Schools in Garrett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.