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Parkside Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

50 Parkside Blvd, Lavale, MD 21502 · (301) 729-0085 · Part of Allegany County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
222
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Parkside Elementary

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 52% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 24.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for La Vale kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Parkside ElementaryYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

50 Parkside Blvd, Lavale

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten40
Grade 139
Grade 224
Grade 326
Grade 435
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
178’20
205’21
210’22
218’23
222’24

Up 24.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Two or more races 11%Black 5%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Parkside Elementary from La Vale 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; La Vale’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.