Enrollment
123
Elementary
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARRETT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240036000673
Route 40 Elementary
17764 National Pike, Frostburg, MD 21532 · (301) 689-6132 · Garrett County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest 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
13.4:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
55 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 | 15 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
6%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
55.0%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
MD avg 34.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 47.9% |
% 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
52.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Route 40 Elementary
Route 40 Elementary's state test result (52.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 40 Elementary this school | 123 | 44.7% | 52.0% |
| Darlington Elementary Darlington | 96 | 42.7% | 64.0% |
| Oliver Beach Elementary Baltimore | 150 | 40.0% | 70.0% |
| Friendsville Elementary Friendsville | 137 | 56.9% | 53.6% |
| Wolfsville Elementary Myersville | 163 | 35.0% | 69.0% |
| Tilghman Elementary Tilghman | 99 | 58.6% | 14.5% |
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 Route 40 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Garrett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #316 of 853 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #297 of 853 ▲ 14 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #355 of 853 ▼ 55 | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 123 | #884 of 898 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.7% | #572 of 885 | #7 of 7 |
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
123
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 153
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 123 | 9.2 | 13.4:1 | 45% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 6.7 | 17.7:1 | 41% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 9.5 | 12.8:1 | 40% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 8 | 14.9:1 | 35% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 7 | 20.0:1 | 31% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 7 | 19.9:1 | 25% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 136 | 9 | 15.1:1 | 28% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 175 | 10 | 17.5:1 | 30% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 153 | 7 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Route 40 Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (140 to 123); teachers up 31% (7 to 9.2).
About Route 40 Elementary
A very small elementary school in Frostburg, Maryland, Route 40 Elementary is part of Garrett County Public Schools. Enrollment totals 123 students across pre-K through 5. The school is 74% below the average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Route 40 Elementary is one school in a 12-school district, Garrett County Public Schools, which enrolls 3,853 students.
By race and ethnicity, Route 40 Elementary is 97% White. The next largest groups are 3% multiracial. In Garrett County overall, the White share is about 95%. A diversity index of 6% means there is a 6% chance two randomly chosen students at Route 40 Elementary are from different groups.
Route 40 Elementary reported 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Maryland is similar, at 13.8:1. There are 55 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 45% of enrollment. That is lower than the 59% average for public schools in Garrett County.
On the allk12 Grade, Route 40 Elementary lands at B, ahead of 59% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Route 40 Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.0% is 4.2 points above the 47.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Garrett County show median household income comes to about $67,688, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 12 public schools and about 3,853 students.
The closest school to Route 40 Elementary is Frost Elementary, located about 4.4 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 52.1% on proficiency, and Route 40 Elementary is below that at 52.0%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 119 to 123, a 3% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.9:1 in 2020-21 to 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Route 40 Elementary can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other schools in Frostburg
- Mountain Ridge High SchoolHigh · 743 students
- Beall ElementaryElementary · 415 students
- Frost ElementaryElementary · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Frost Elementary4.4 mi · 243
- Beall Elementary4.7 mi · 415
- Mountain Ridge High School5.7 mi · 743
- Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHS5.9 mi · 125
- Salisbury-Elk Lick Elementary School6.0 mi · 130
- Mount Savage Middle7.0 mi · 408
Frequently asked questions
About Route 40 ElementaryHow many students attend Route 40 Elementary?
Route 40 Elementary enrolls approximately 123 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Route 40 Elementary serve?
Route 40 Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Route 40 Elementary have?
Route 40 Elementary employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
How diverse is Route 40 Elementary?
Route 40 Elementary reports a student body of 97% White, 3% Two or more.
Is Route 40 Elementary public or private?
Route 40 Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garrett County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.