Mt. Savage Elementary

Mt. Savage Elementary operates as a tight-knit elementary school in Mt Savage, Maryland, part of Allegany County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 218 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Maryland's public schools average about 481 students each, so Mt. Savage Elementary sits 55% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Allegany County Public Schools, which oversees 22 schools and 8,113 students, Mt. Savage Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Mt. Savage Elementary records that nearly all students (93%) are White. Beyond that, the school reports 5% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Mt. Savage Elementary reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Allegany County (around 58%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Mt. Savage Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.2%, the actual is 53.3%, a residual of +8.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Allegany County) shows that median household income runs about $59,603, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Allegany County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,113 students), of which Mt. Savage Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Mount Savage Middle, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Mt. Savage Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mt. Savage Elementary at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 49.8%.

Mt. Savage Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 10%: 198 students in 2018 compared to 218 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.