Yough Glades Elementary

Yough Glades Elementary is one of the small elementary campuss in Oakland, Maryland, part of Garrett County Public Schools, with 299 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 481 students per school, that is 38% below typical.

Across the 12 schools in Garrett County Public Schools (3,853 students total), Yough Glades Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Yough Glades Elementary lists that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest is composed of 3% multiracial. Compared to Garrett County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, The school employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Garrett County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Yough Glades Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Garrett County put the typical household earns roughly $67,688 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Yough Glades Elementary is one of 12 public schools in Garrett County (combined enrollment of about 3,853 students).

The closest other public school is Southern Garrett High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Yough Glades Elementary comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.3%.

Yough Glades Elementary operates from a countryside location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Yough Glades Elementary has edged down 9%, going from 328 students in 2018 to 299 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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