Swan Meadow School

Swan Meadow School operates as a tiny elementary campus in Oakland, Maryland, one of the schools within Garrett County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 54 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 89% below the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 481 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, Swan Meadow School shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder is composed of 6% multiracial, 4% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Swan Meadow School has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Swan Meadow School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.1%; this one comes in at 0.0%, -39.1 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Garrett County) logs that median household earnings sit near $67,688, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Garrett County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,853 students), Swan Meadow School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Crellin Elementary, around 3.3 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Swan Meadow School comes 5th of 5 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 26%: 43 students in 2018 compared to 54 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 100% to 91% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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