Enrollment
248
Elementary
DISTRICT 280 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLEGANY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240003000033
Westernport Elementary
172 Church St, Westernport, MD 21562 · (301) 359-0511 · Allegany County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- A-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
13.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
173 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 | 23 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
19%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
53.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -17.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 39.3% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Westernport Elementary
Westernport Elementary's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westernport Elementary this school | 248 | 69.8% | 43.6% |
| George's Creek Elementary Lonaconing | 272 | 69.1% | 50.0% |
| Grantsville Elementary Grantsville | 204 | 69.6% | 54.5% |
| Yough Glades Elementary Oakland | 299 | 73.6% | 41.3% |
| Cash Valley Elementary Lavale | 266 | 62.4% | 39.0% |
| Hancock Elementary Hancock | 193 | 65.3% | 48.4% |
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 Westernport Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Allegany County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #437 of 853 | #11 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #718 of 853 ▼ 305 | #14 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #368 of 853 ▼ 112 | #9 of 14 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #816 of 898 | #8 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #372 of 857 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.4% | #794 of 857 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #276 of 885 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #416 of 551 | #9 of 12 |
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
248
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 248 | 18.3 | 13.6:1 | 70% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 17.5 | 14.5:1 | 65% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 261 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 65% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 49% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 266 | 17.6 | 15.1:1 | 67% (179) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 70% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 272 | 17 | 16.0:1 | 63% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 326 | 21 | 15.5:1 | 56% (183) |
| 1990-91 | 286 | 13 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westernport Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (266 to 248); teachers up 4% (17.6 to 18.3).
About Westernport Elementary
Westernport Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Westernport, Maryland. In all, 248 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 48% below the average of about 481 students for elementary schools in Maryland.
Allegany County Public Schools, which runs Westernport Elementary, has 22 schools and 8,113 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Westernport Elementary are White. Other groups include 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. Allegany County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 19%.
There are 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Of all students at Westernport Elementary, 70% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points above the 58% average for public schools in Allegany County.
Among Maryland public elementary schools, Westernport Elementary outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Westernport Elementary falls in the middle 80% of Maryland schools: 43.6% actual against 32.9% predicted.
In Allegany County, median household income comes to about $59,603, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 8,113 students.
A public school about 4.6 miles away, Keyser Primary School, is the closest to Westernport Elementary. Westernport Elementary has 3 other public schools within five miles.
Westernport Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Westernport Elementary had a net loss of 8 students, or 3%.
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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
- Keyser Primary School4.6 mi · 568
- Mineral County Alternative Program4.7 mi · 4
- Keyser Middle School4.7 mi · 633
- Keyser High School5.8 mi · 665
- Westmar Middle6.2 mi · 258
- Fountain Primary School7.0 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Westernport ElementaryHow large is Westernport Elementary?
Westernport Elementary enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-05.
Is Westernport Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westernport Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Westernport Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Westernport Elementary.
How diverse is Westernport Elementary?
Westernport Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Westernport Elementary in?
Westernport Elementary is part of Allegany County Public Schools.
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