Borden Mines Superintendent's House · Photo: JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Zihlman’s public schools
Allegany County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zihlman. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Zihlman’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Zihlman’s 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. Allegany High places highest (better than 89%); George's Creek Elementary lowest (19%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
14 elementary schools serve Zihlman, graded from C− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and three high schools: Mountain Ridge High School, Allegany High and Fort Hill High. 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 Zihlman, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Zihlman · depends on your address
Mountain Ridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 743 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Frostburg
Allegany High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cumberland
Fort Hill High
Grades 9–12 · 655 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cumberland
10th grade in Zihlman · depends on your address
Mountain Ridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 743 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Frostburg
Allegany High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cumberland
Fort Hill High
Grades 9–12 · 655 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cumberland
11th grade in Zihlman · depends on your address
Mountain Ridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 743 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Frostburg
Allegany High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cumberland
Fort Hill High
Grades 9–12 · 655 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cumberland
12th grade in Zihlman · depends on your address
Mountain Ridge High School
Grades 9–12 · 743 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Frostburg
Allegany High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cumberland
Fort Hill High
Grades 9–12 · 655 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cumberland
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.
Close to the state in reading
Zihlman vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Zihlman’s borders.
Every school in Zihlman
21 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).
Questions about Zihlman’s schools
Are Zihlman’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Zihlman. Allegany County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Zihlman. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 21 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Zihlman in?
Allegany County Public Schools.
Where do Zihlman kids go to high school?
One of three high schools, depending on your address: Mountain Ridge High School, Allegany High and Fort Hill High.
Parents talk
What Zihlman 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.