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Schools in Deer Park

Deer Park’s public schools

Garrett County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deer Park. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/11schools above Maryland’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Maryland’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$29.0K
▲ 43% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
MD 14.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,405 students on the public path
In brief

Deer Park’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Deer Park’s 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. Northern Garrett High School places highest (better than 94%); Yough Glades Elementary lowest (14%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Eight elementary schools serve Deer Park, graded from D to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and two high schools: Southern Garrett High School and Northern Garrett High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Deer Park, with each school’s own grade.

8 schools teach K in Deer Park’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A−, so check the specific school.
Broad Ford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakland
C
601 students11:1Rate it →
Yough Glades Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oakland
D
299 students11:1Rate it →
Accident Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Accident
B−
221 students11:1Rate it →
Grantsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grantsville
C
204 students12:1Rate it →
Crellin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oakland
C
152 students14:1Rate it →
Friendsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Friendsville
C
137 students12:1Rate it →
Route 40 Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frostburg
C+
123 students13:1Rate it →
Swan Meadow School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Oakland
A−
54 students15:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A−
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Garrett County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Garrett County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 11 schools · 3,405 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$28,991MD $20,258 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 45.1% · 1760 students tested
Math27%
State average 24.6% · 1692 students tested

Deer Park vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Deer Park’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Deer Park—Garrett County

Every school in Deer Park

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Deer Parkin other towns
Broad Ford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Oakland
C
601 students11:1Rate it →
Yough Glades Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Oakland
D
299 students11:1Rate it →
Accident Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Accident
B−
221 students11:1Rate it →
Grantsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Grantsville
C
204 students12:1Rate it →
Friendsville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Friendsville
C
137 students12:1Rate it →
Route 40 Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frostburg
C+
123 students13:1Rate it →
Crellin Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oakland
C
152 students14:1Rate it →
Swan Meadow School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Oakland
A−
54 students15:1Rate it →
Northern Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Accident
B
305 students13:1Rate it →
Southern Garrett High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Oakland
A−
870 students13:1Rate it →
Northern Garrett High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Accident
A
439 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Deer Park’s schools

Are Deer Park’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Deer Park. Garrett County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Deer Park. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 11 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Deer Park in?

Garrett County Public Schools.

Where do Deer Park kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Southern Garrett High School and Northern Garrett High School.

Parents talk

What Deer Park families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.