Summary:
The city of Flintstone, Maryland is home to a single standout elementary school, Flintstone Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 and is part of the Allegany County Public Schools district. Flintstone Elementary has consistently improved its statewide ranking over the past three years, moving from 383rd out of 862 Maryland elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 248th out of 859 in 2023-2024, and has also seen its SchoolDigger rating increase from 3 stars to 4 stars over the same period.
Academically, Flintstone Elementary outperforms the Allegany County Public Schools district and the state of Maryland in both Mathematics and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. In 2023-2024, the school's overall Mathematics proficiency rate was 37.3%, compared to 25.5% for the district and 24.1% for the state, while its overall English Language Arts proficiency rate was 66.3%, compared to 50.7% for the district and 48.4% for the state. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate in 2023-2024 was also higher than the district and state averages.
Despite serving a student population with a high percentage of economic need, as indicated by the 57.87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Flintstone Elementary has access to adequate resources, with a relatively high per-student spending of $17,771 for the 2020-2021 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 14.8, suggesting the school is able to provide a more personalized learning environment for its students and effectively support their educational needs.
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