Mountain Ridge High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Frostburg, Maryland
Mountain Ridge High School in Frostburg, Maryland enrolled 743 students in 2024-25 with 45.0 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Maryland high-school median of 16.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Maryland: 85.8%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
736 students in 2022-23, 734 students in 2023-24, 743 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 43.5 to 45.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 736 | 43.5 | 16.9 |
| 2023-24 | 734 | 43.0 | 17.1 |
| 2024-25 | 743 | 45.0 | 16.5 |
16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Maryland high schools
Among the 216 Maryland high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
11 AP courses and one counselor per 752 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain Ridge High School enrolled 752 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 62 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses11
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 752 of the 752 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions62
- Chronically absent42.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.6% of students were White, 3.9% of two or more races, 1.6% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White91.6%
- Two or more races3.9%
- Hispanic1.6%
- Asian1.3%
- Black1.2%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Mountain Ridge High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 55‑59% | 44% | 45.1% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 30‑34% | 25% (2021-22) | 27.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85-89% of the 167 students in Mountain Ridge High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.8% across Maryland. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Maryland | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 87% | 85.8% |
| Students in the class | 167 | 548 | 67,829 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Mountain Ridge High School
- Center for Career & Technical EducationThe nearest public high school, 5.8 miles away: 300 students, 11.5 per teacher (2024-25).5.8 mi
- Allegany HighThe next nearest public high school, 6.3 miles away: 719 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).6.3 mi
- Compare Mountain Ridge High School with Center for Career & Technical EducationStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Allegany County Public Schools spends per student$18,290 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,290
- The largest public schools in MarylandMountain Ridge High School is the number 169 by size of 230 Maryland high schools open in 2024-25.#169 of 230
- Maryland schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 16.3 for high schools.16.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Mountain Ridge High School
How many students attend Mountain Ridge High School?
743 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 736 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Frostburg, MD.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Ridge High School?
16.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for high schools is 16.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mountain Ridge High School a Title I school?
Mountain Ridge High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mountain Ridge High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Mountain Ridge High School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 30-34% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Mountain Ridge High School?
85-89% of the 167 students in Mountain Ridge High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.8% across Maryland. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mountain Ridge High School in?
Allegany County Public Schools, NCES district ID 2400030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240003001636 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.