Best Public Schools in Zip Code 21531

Summary:

The 21531 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Friendsville Elementary, which serves grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 138 students. Despite serving a predominantly white student population with a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, Friendsville Elementary is performing well academically compared to the Garrett County Public Schools district and the state of Maryland.

Friendsville Elementary's mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA), and science proficiency rates are all higher than the district and state averages. In 2023-2024, the school's overall mathematics proficiency rate was 35.7%, compared to 28.5% for the district and 24.1% for the state. Similarly, the school's ELA proficiency rate of 47.4% was higher than the district's 50.1% and the state's 48.4%. Additionally, Friendsville Elementary's 5th grade science proficiency rate of 30.8% exceeded the district's 26.5% and the state's 23.9%.

Despite the high percentage of students (57.97%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, Friendsville Elementary appears to have access to more resources than the national average, with a spending per student of $19,610 for the 2020-2021 school year. Additionally, the school's low student-teacher ratio of 12.1 suggests that students may benefit from more individualized attention and support, which could be a contributing factor to the school's academic success.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				MCAP Mathematics (2024)				MCAP English Language Arts (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 All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Friendsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	841 First Ave	Friendsville	21531	Garrett County	Garrett County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 746-5100	129	11	12.2	58.1%	121 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	53.4	350^th of 859 public elementary schools	59.3%		35.7	501^st of 855 public elementary schools	41.4%	151	52.4	31.8	15.4	35.7	54.5	45.5	38.5	47.4	30.8	$20,063	$4,052	$16,012

Cities Near Zip Code 21531

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Friendsville	0.38 mi	1	128^th
Accident	5.5 mi	3	82^nd
Grantsville	13.63 mi	1	130^th
Oakland	16.99 mi	6	160^th
Frostburg	21.11 mi	4	113^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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