Enrollment
204
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240036000668
Grantsville Elementary
120 Grant St, Grantsville, MD 21536 · (301) 895-5173 · Garrett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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
12.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
142 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 | 40 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
9%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
58.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
46.7%
MD avg 34.8% . -9.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 46.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 56.5% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% 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 21 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 Grantsville Elementary
Grantsville Elementary's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grantsville Elementary this school | 204 | 69.6% | 54.5% |
| Hancock Elementary Hancock | 193 | 65.3% | 48.4% |
| Westernport Elementary Westernport | 248 | 69.8% | 43.6% |
| George's Creek Elementary Lonaconing | 272 | 69.1% | 50.0% |
| Crellin Elementary Oakland | 152 | 65.8% | 51.3% |
| Yough Glades Elementary Oakland | 299 | 73.6% | 41.3% |
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 Grantsville Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Garrett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #280 of 853 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.7% | #342 of 853 ▼ 127 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #319 of 853 ▼ 36 | #4 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 204 | #852 of 898 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #193 of 857 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.4% | #840 of 857 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #280 of 885 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #288 of 294 | N/A |
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
204
+32 (+19%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 292
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 204 | 16.8 | 12.1:1 | 70% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 16.7 | 11.2:1 | 65% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 15.3 | 11.2:1 | 59% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 172 | 16 | 10.8:1 | 55% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 203 | 18 | 11.3:1 | 55% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 236 | 19 | 12.4:1 | 68% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 21 | 10.5:1 | 75% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 56% (163) |
| 1990-91 | 292 | 17 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grantsville Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (203 to 204); teachers down 7% (18 to 16.8).
About Grantsville Elementary
Grantsville Elementary serves students in Grantsville, Maryland, as a low-enrollment elementary school. It serves 204 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average about 481 students.
Grantsville Elementary is part of Garrett County Public Schools, where 12 schools serve 3,853 students.
White students are the large majority at Grantsville Elementary, with 95% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial. The White share in Garrett County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. Grantsville Elementary has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.1:1, with 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 70%. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Garrett County, the school's rate is higher.
The allk12 Grade for Grantsville Elementary is A-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Grantsville Elementary outperforms its prediction by 21.5 points. The model expects 33.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Maryland; the school's rate is 54.5%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Garrett County, median household income is about $67,688, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 12 public schools operate in Garrett County, serving about 3,853 students.
The closest other public school is Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School, about 5.4 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. On proficiency, Grantsville Elementary is ahead of the 50.2% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
In the federal locale system, Grantsville Elementary is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Grantsville Elementary went from 172 students to 204. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 10.8:1 to 12.1:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Grantsville Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Nearby schools
- Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School5.4 mi · 130
- Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS5.4 mi · 125
- Route 40 Elementary7.6 mi · 123
- Northern Garrett High School8.0 mi · 439
- Northern Middle School8.2 mi · 305
- Meyersdale Area Middle School9.2 mi · 163
Frequently asked questions
About Grantsville ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Grantsville Elementary?
Grantsville Elementary enrolls approximately 204 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Grantsville Elementary serve?
Grantsville Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Grantsville Elementary?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Grantsville Elementary.
How diverse is Grantsville Elementary?
Grantsville Elementary reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Grantsville Elementary?
Grantsville Elementary is overseen by Garrett County Public Schools in Garrett County.
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