Enrollment
218
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240003001546
Mt. Savage Elementary
13201 New School Rd Nw, Mt Savage, MD 21545 · (301) 264-3220 · Allegany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- B+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
10.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
107 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 | 20 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
13%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
51.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -16.5pp since 2023
Math
37.9%
MD avg 34.8% . -17.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.7% | 37.9% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 55.3% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Mt. Savage Elementary
Mt. Savage Elementary's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Savage Elementary this school | 218 | 49.1% | 53.3% |
| Bel Air Elementary Cumberland | 216 | 48.1% | 59.7% |
| South Dorchester School Church Creek | 230 | 49.6% | 55.0% |
| Accident Elementary Accident | 221 | 53.4% | 57.9% |
| Parkside Elementary Lavale | 222 | 50.5% | 68.4% |
| Flintstone Elementary Flintstone | 223 | 57.0% | 57.1% |
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 Mt. Savage Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Allegany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #294 of 853 | #7 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #464 of 853 ▼ 234 | #11 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #395 of 853 ▼ 248 | #10 of 14 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #842 of 898 | #13 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #59 of 857 | #2 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.1% | #825 of 857 | #12 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.1% | #530 of 885 | #12 of 14 |
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
218
+32 (+17%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 219
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 218 | 20.4 | 10.7:1 | 49% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | 63% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 220 | 15.9 | 13.8:1 | 61% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 14 | 13.3:1 | 46% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 13.1 | 15.1:1 | 56% (111) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 14 | 14.8:1 | 62% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 50% (109) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Savage Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (198 to 218); teachers up 56% (13.1 to 20.4).
About Mt. Savage Elementary
Mt. Savage Elementary is a small elementary school found in Mt Savage, Maryland. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 218 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Maryland) has about 481 students.
Mt. Savage Elementary is part of Allegany County Public Schools, where 22 schools serve 8,113 students.
White students are the large majority at Mt. Savage Elementary, with 93% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial. Mt. Savage Elementary has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.7 students per teacher. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 49%. The average for public schools in Allegany County is 58%.
allk12 grades Mt. Savage Elementary a B+. The grade compares the school only with Maryland public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Mt. Savage Elementary is 8.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 53.3%. Predicted: 45.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Allegany County, median household income is about $59,603, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 22 public schools operate in Allegany County, serving about 8,113 students.
The next-closest public school is Mount Savage Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, 6 other public schools sit within five miles of Mt. Savage Elementary. On proficiency, Mt. Savage Elementary is ahead of the 49.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was 186 in 2020-21 and 218 in 2024-25, a increase of 32 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.3:1 to 10.7:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- Allegany HighHigh · 719 students
- Fort Hill HighHigh · 655 students
- Washington MiddleMiddle · 577 students
- Braddock MiddleMiddle · 536 students
- South Penn ElementaryElementary · 491 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Savage Middle0.0 mi · 408
- Frost Elementary3.4 mi · 243
- Mountain Ridge High School3.9 mi · 743
- Cash Valley Elementary4.2 mi · 266
- Beall Elementary4.2 mi · 415
- Parkside Elementary4.8 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Savage ElementaryHow many students attend Mt. Savage Elementary?
Mt. Savage Elementary enrolls approximately 218 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Mt. Savage Elementary serve?
Mt. Savage Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mt. Savage Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mt. Savage Elementary is approximately 10.7:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mt. Savage Elementary?
Student demographics at Mt. Savage Elementary are roughly 93% White, 0% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Mt. Savage Elementary public or private?
Mt. Savage Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Allegany County Public Schools.
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