Elementary · Maryland

Westernport Elementary

Free meals for all

Westernport Elementary, a public elementary school in Westernport, Maryland: grades pre-k–5, 248 students, 13.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Allegany County Public Schools.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 248
Teachers (FTE): 18.3
Students per teacher: 13.6
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in Maryland

Median 13.9 · 884 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 61% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 92% of elementary schools in Maryland

Median 473 · 886 schools compared

Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Maryland's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Maryland: 49%

51%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 59% of elementary schools in Maryland

Median 46% · 858 elementary schools compared

111 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Maryland: 28%

31%proficient

−0.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of elementary schools in Maryland

Median 30% · 857 elementary schools compared

111 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · MCAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Allegany County Public Schools

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Allegany County Public Schools.

Location

Address: 172 Church St, Westernport, MD 21562
Phone: (301)359-0511
City or town: Westernport
County: Allegany County

Website Quality of life in Westernport Schools in Westernport

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Keyser Primary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	568	12.0	4.6 mi
Fountain Primary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	123	12.7	7.0 mi
New Creek Primary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	94	10.4	7.5 mi
George's Creek ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	272	13.6	7.8 mi
Elk Garden SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	66	9.4	9.1 mi
Burlington PrimaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	90	10.4	12.0 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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