📍 100 Dr. Nancy S. Grasmick, Frostburg, Allegany County, 21532
Mountain Ridge High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Frostburg, Allegany County. The school has 736 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Allegany County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mountain Ridge High School enrolls 736 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.3% Two or more races and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 682 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 3.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
353 of the school's 736 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 343 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mountain Ridge High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-60, state senate district 1.
Mountain Ridge High School is one of 22 schools in Allegany County Public Schools, based in Cumberland, Maryland. The district serves 8,113 students district-wide and employs 618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 736 students, Mountain Ridge High School is larger than the district average of about 369 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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