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If you could change one rule at Mountain Ridge High School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
743
High
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240003001636
Mountain Ridge High School
100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick, Frostburg, MD 21532 · (301) 689-3377 · Allegany County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL743 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Maryland public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
361 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 222 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 225 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 153 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 143 | 19% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
56.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
10.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.6% | 10.1% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 10.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Mountain Ridge High School
Mountain Ridge High School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Ridge High School this school | 743 | 48.6% | 31.5% |
| Allegany High Cumberland | 719 | 50.1% | 37.2% |
| Fort Hill High Cumberland | 655 | 53.6% | 30.3% |
| Southern Garrett High School Oakland | 870 | 55.3% | 35.0% |
| Mardela Middle & High Mardela Springs | 742 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| Perryville High Perryville | 858 | 45.2% | 40.9% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 Mountain Ridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #129 of 203 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #120 of 206 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #109 of 206 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 743 | #171 of 234 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #115 of 210 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #199 of 211 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.6% | #115 of 212 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #35 of 76 |
Ranked against other public high 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
743
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 951
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 743 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 49% (361) |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 43 | 17.1:1 | 53% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 43.5 | 16.9:1 | 48% (353) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 34% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 52 | 15.4:1 | 35% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 825 | 50 | 16.5:1 | 39% (322) |
| 2010-11 | 951 | 57 | 16.7:1 | 30% (286) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Ridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (801 to 743); teachers down 13% (52 to 45).
About Mountain Ridge High School
Mountain Ridge High School is a small high school in Maryland, with an address in Frostburg. Federal data show 743 students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. Across high schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 1,185.
Allegany County Public Schools is responsible for 22 schools, Mountain Ridge High School included, with 8,113 students in all.
Mountain Ridge High School is 91% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Mountain Ridge High School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Mountain Ridge High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Maryland average 15.3:1. The school has 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Allegany County is 58%.
Among Maryland public high schools, Mountain Ridge High School outscored 20%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mountain Ridge High School would score about 45.5%. It scores 31.5%, a bottom-10% result among Maryland schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Allegany County show the median household earns about $59,603 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Mountain Ridge High School, Allegany County has 22 public schools.
Beall Elementary is the nearest public school to Mountain Ridge High School, about 1.0 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mountain Ridge High School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 771 (2020-21) to 743 (2024-25).
The discussion board for Mountain Ridge High School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Allegany County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,452
Census ACS
Median income
$59,603
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
8,113 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allegany County Public Schools
- Allegany HighHigh · 719 students
- Fort Hill HighHigh · 655 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 577 students
- Braddock MiddleMiddle · 536 students
- South Penn ElementaryElementary · 491 students
- Beall ElementaryElementary · 415 students
Other schools in Frostburg
- Beall ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Frost ElementaryElementary · 243 students
- Route 40 ElementaryElementary · 123 students
Other Mountain Ridge High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mountain Ridge High. Mountain Ridge High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 2,823 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHERRIMAN, UT · 2,738 students
Nearby schools
- Beall Elementary1.0 mi · 415
- Frost Elementary1.7 mi · 243
- Mt. Savage Elementary3.9 mi · 218
- Mount Savage Middle3.9 mi · 408
- Parkside Elementary4.6 mi · 222
- Cash Valley Elementary5.5 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Ridge High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain Ridge High School?
Mountain Ridge High School enrolls approximately 743 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mountain Ridge High School serve?
Mountain Ridge High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Ridge High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain Ridge High School is approximately 16.5:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mountain Ridge High School?
Mountain Ridge High School reports a student body of 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Mountain Ridge High School public or private?
Mountain Ridge High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Allegany County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.