Frost Elementary

Frost Elementary operates as a cozy elementary school in Frostburg, Maryland, overseen by Allegany County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 243 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 49% 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; Frost Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Frost Elementary records that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest breaks down as 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Allegany County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 37% of students at Frost Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Allegany County (around 58%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Frost 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 52.5%; this one delivers 85.0%, a residual of +32.5 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Allegany County) shows that median household earnings sit near $59,603, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Frost Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Allegany County (combined enrollment of about 8,113 students).

Nearest neighbor: Beall Elementary, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Frost Elementary comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.9%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Frost Elementary has ticked up 8%, going from 225 students in 2018 to 243 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 93% to 88% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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