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2016-06-25 09 47 34 View south along Maryland State Route 36 (Mount Savage Road) just east of St. Georges Lane in Mount Savage, Allegany County, MarylandPhoto: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Mount Savage

Mount Savage’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/5schools above Maryland’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.3K
▼ 5% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
MD 14.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
2,743 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Savage’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Mount Savage’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. Allegany High places highest (better than 89%); Mt. Savage Elementary lowest (32%). 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 Mount Savage, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Mt. Savage ElementaryAllegany County Public SchoolsC
6–8Mount Savage MiddleAllegany County Public SchoolsB
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Allegany 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.

Allegany County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 22 schools · 8,113 students · 13.1 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$19,329MD $20,258 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading44%
State average 45.1% · 4088 students tested
Math25%
State average 24.6% · 3917 students tested

Mount Savage vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Mount Savage’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Savage—Allegany County

Every school in Mount Savage

5 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).

District schools in Mount Savageby address
Mt. Savage Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mt Savage
C
218 students11:1Rate it →
Mount Savage Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
B
408 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Mount Savagein other towns
Mountain Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Frostburg
A
743 students17:1Rate it →
Allegany High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cumberland
A
719 students16:1Rate it →
Fort Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Cumberland
A
655 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Savage’s schools

Are Mount Savage’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mount Savage. Allegany County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Savage. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mount Savage in?

Allegany County Public Schools.

Where do Mount Savage kids go to high school?

One of three high schools, depending on your address: Mountain Ridge High School, Allegany High and Fort Hill High.

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What Mount Savage 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.