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Mountain Ridge High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick, Frostburg, MD 21532 · (301) 689-3377 · Part of Allegany County Public Schools

Frostburg’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Maryland school districts

Directions
Students
743
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Mountain Ridge High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 pts above the state

On the path

Where Frostburg kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Mountain Ridge High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick, Frostburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9222
Grade 10225
Grade 11153
Grade 12143
Enrollment over time
771’20
751’21
736’22
734’23
743’24

Down 3.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mountain Ridge High School from Frostburg families.

Other schools in Allegany County Public Schools

The district →
South Penn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumberland
C−
491 students10:1
Beall Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frostburg
B
415 students13:1
West Side Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumberland
B−
321 students12:1
George's Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lonaconing
C−
272 students14:1
Northeast Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumberland
C+
272 students14:1
Cresaptown Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cresaptown
C
268 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Frostburg’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.