Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21502

Summary:

The 21502 zip code area of Cumberland, Maryland is home to 13 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 3 high schools. This comprehensive data set provides valuable insights into the academic performance and demographics of these institutions.

Among the standout schools in the area, Parkside Elementary consistently outperforms the Allegany County Public Schools district and the state of Maryland in both math and English language arts assessments. Similarly, Bel Air Elementary and Cash Valley Elementary stand out for their exceptional performance, particularly in math. On the other hand, schools like South Penn Elementary and John Humbird Elementary struggle to meet the district and state benchmarks.

The data also reveals a correlation between socioeconomic status, as measured by free/reduced lunch rates, and academic performance. Schools with higher free/reduced lunch rates, such as John Humbird Elementary, tend to have lower proficiency rates in math and English language arts. Additionally, the two middle schools in the area, Braddock Middle and Washington Middle, show varying levels of performance, with Braddock Middle consistently outperforming its counterpart.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)							MCAP English Language Arts (2024)								MCAP Algebra I (2024)	MCAP Algebra II (2024)	MCAP Geometry (2024)	MCAP Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Allegany High	Public	9-12	900 Seton Dr	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-8110	684	46	14.7	53.5%	555 (81.1%)	34 (5.0%)	16 (2.3%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.8%)	35.8	103^rd of 146 public high schools	29.5%		46.9	64^th of 127 public high schools	49.6%	39							13.3							58.1	58.1	11.9	35.7	18.2			$15,943	$1,422	$14,521
Braddock Middle	Public	6-8	909 Holland St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-7990	603	42	14.2	60.2%	489 (81.1%)	30 (5.0%)	22 (3.6%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.8%)	71.3	75^th of 328 public middle schools	77.1%		64.1	94^th of 322 public middle schools	70.8%	19				38.9	26.8	13.0	31.8				53.6	53.5	61.0		56.2	47.2		33.3		33.2	$14,786	$1,496	$13,290
Fort Hill High	Public	9-12	500 Greenway Ave	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-2570	692	42	16.6	58.2%	577 (83.4%)	37 (5.3%)	14 (2.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (8.2%)	48.4	61^st of 146 public high schools	58.2%		29.4	106^th of 127 public high schools	16.5%	45							8.3							52.5	52.5			35.9			$15,470	$1,360	$14,110
John Humbird Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	120 Mary St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 724-8842	234	22	10.6	87.2%	153 (65.4%)	33 (14.1%)	9 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (16.2%)	32.1	514^th of 859 public elementary schools	40.2%		28.7	557^th of 855 public elementary schools	34.9%	43	38.9	23.7	11.4				24.8	50.0	39.5	25.7					38.5				5.7		$23,724	$3,208	$20,516
Washington Middle	Public	6-8	200 Massachusetts Ave	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 777-5360	583	46	12.6	62.3%	482 (82.7%)	23 (3.9%)	11 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.5%)	32.1	195^th of 328 public middle schools	40.5%		36.9	172^nd of 322 public middle schools	46.6%	23				11.8	14.7		17.2				43.0	34.0	37.2		38.2	65.2				14.4	$15,726	$1,810	$13,916
West Side Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	425 Paca St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 724-0340	305	25	12.2	68.9%	227 (74.4%)	22 (7.2%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (14.1%)	52.3	356^th of 859 public elementary schools	58.6%		48.8	373^rd of 855 public elementary schools	56.4%	17	26.5	29.8	28.3				28.3	36.0	64.9	59.3					54.0				26.4		$18,980	$3,039	$15,941
South Penn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 E 2nd St	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 777-1755	523	46	11.3	77.2%	390 (74.6%)	42 (8.0%)	7 (1.3%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (14.5%)	22.4	616^th of 859 public elementary schools	28.3%		23.5	614^th of 855 public elementary schools	28.2%	2	25.4	15.8	15.7				18.7	27.0	39.3	21.7					28.2				13.3		$20,888	$3,451	$17,437
Parkside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Parkside Blvd	Lavale	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 729-0085	210	17	12.7	60.5%	169 (80.5%)	16 (7.6%)	5 (2.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.6%)	82.8	145^th of 859 public elementary schools	83.1%		77.7	185^th of 855 public elementary schools	78.4%	40	54.3	60.5	47.2				54.1	71.4	76.3	61.1					69.7				32.4		$19,143	$3,007	$16,136
Center for Career & Technical Education	Public	11-12	14211 Mcmullen Hwy Sw	Cresaptown	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 729-6486	289	25	11.5	52.9%	273 (94.5%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	9.3	146^th of 146 public high schools	0.0%		19.4	121^st of 127 public high schools	4.7%	25							8.8							6.9	6.9	8.8					$29,684	$2,467	$27,217
Northeast Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11001 Forest Ave Ne	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 724-3285	272	19	14.3	58.1%	234 (86.0%)	11 (4.0%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	67.1	260^th of 859 public elementary schools	69.7%		68.5	246^th of 855 public elementary schools	71.2%	14	57.5	53.8	36.8				49.6	55.0	69.2	44.7					56.4				18.4		$15,680	$1,531	$14,149
Cresaptown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13202 6th Ave	Cresaptown	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 729-0212	267	18	14.8	58.1%	234 (87.6%)	8 (3.0%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.7%)	74.1	205^th of 859 public elementary schools	76.1%		63.9	281^st of 855 public elementary schools	67.1%	76	66.7	31.8	47.6				46.6	66.7	61.4	56.1					60.9				36.6		$17,376	$1,904	$15,472
Bel Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14401 Barton Blvd	Cumberland	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(301) 729-2992	199	17	11.7	48.2%	189 (95.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	70	241^st of 859 public elementary schools	71.9%		71.1	225^th of 855 public elementary schools	73.7%	16	60.5	31.3	22.9				39.0	59.0	63.3	62.9					61.5				42.9		$19,715	$1,720	$17,995
Cash Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10601 Cash Valley Rd Nw	Lavale	21502	Allegany County	Allegany County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 724-6632	275	25	10.8	68.0%	224 (81.5%)	16 (5.8%)	9 (3.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	64.4	279^th of 859 public elementary schools	67.5%		67.3	258^th of 855 public elementary schools	69.8%	21	16.2	48.7	73.5				45.5	29.7	53.8	82.4					54.5				41.2		$24,028	$4,064	$19,964

Cities Near Zip Code 21502

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Cresaptown	0.52 mi	2	199^th
Cumberland	1.62 mi	9	156^th
Lavale	3.28 mi	2	71^st
Frostburg	5.6 mi	4	141^st
Lonaconing	7.01 mi	2	186^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Maryland State Department of Education.

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