Grantsville Elementary

Grantsville Elementary is one of the tight-knit K-5 schools in Grantsville, Maryland, operated by Garrett County Public Schools, with 204 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 58% smaller than typical.

Garrett County Public Schools runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 3,853 students. Grantsville Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Grantsville Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder breaks down as 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Grantsville Elementary has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Grantsville Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 70% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Garrett County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Grantsville Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Maryland public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.0%; Grantsville Elementary posts 54.5%, +21.5 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Garrett County put the typical household earns roughly $67,688 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Grantsville Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Garrett County (combined enrollment of about 3,853 students).

Salisbury-Elk Lick El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.4 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Grantsville Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 50.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Grantsville Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 203 students in 2018 to 204 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 100% to 95%.

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