Schools in Zihlman · Allegany County Public Schools
Zihlman’s public schools score below 64% of Maryland districts
The public schools Zihlman’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 64% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
40%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
30%
▼ 6 pts vs MD 36%
2020–21
Math proficiency
15%
▼ 4 pts vs MD 19%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 5 pts vs MD 87%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$19.3K
▼ 5% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Zihlman compares
C+ Test scoresB− Graduation
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (70)Better than 40%
High confidence. Built on 4,033 tested students and a graduating class of 576; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maryland’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maryland only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Zihlman.
14 schools teach Pre-K in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: South Penn Elementary, Beall Elementary, West Side Elementary and George's Creek Elementary and more.
14 schools teach K in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: South Penn Elementary, Beall Elementary, West Side Elementary and George's Creek Elementary and more.
14 schools teach 1st grade in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: South Penn Elementary, Beall Elementary, West Side Elementary and George's Creek Elementary and more.
14 schools teach 2nd grade in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: South Penn Elementary, Beall Elementary, West Side Elementary and George's Creek Elementary and more.
14 schools teach 3rd grade in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: South Penn Elementary, Beall Elementary, West Side Elementary and George's Creek Elementary and more.
14 schools teach 4th grade in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: South Penn Elementary, Beall Elementary, West Side Elementary and George's Creek Elementary and more.
14 schools teach 5th grade in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: South Penn Elementary, Beall Elementary, West Side Elementary and George's Creek Elementary and more.
4 schools teach 6th grade in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Middle, Braddock Middle, Mount Savage Middle and Westmar Middle.
4 schools teach 7th grade in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Middle, Braddock Middle, Mount Savage Middle and Westmar Middle.
4 schools teach 8th grade in Zihlman’s district. Which one depends on your address: Washington Middle, Braddock Middle, Mount Savage Middle and Westmar Middle.
The path, start to finish
PK–514 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading30%
State average 35.5%
Math15%
State average 19.2%
Every school in Zihlman
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Zihlman · in other towns
South Penn Elementary
C491 students10:1Rate it →
Beall Elementary
B415 students13:1Rate it →
West Side Elementary
B−321 students12:1Rate it →
George's Creek Elementary
C−272 students14:1Rate it →
Northeast Elementary
C+272 students14:1Rate it →
Cresaptown Elementary
C268 students12:1Rate it →
Cash Valley Elementary
B−266 students11:1Rate it →
Westernport Elementary
C+248 students14:1Rate it →
Frost Elementary
B+243 students16:1Rate it →
John Humbird Elementary
C242 students12:1Rate it →
Flintstone Elementary
C−223 students16:1Rate it →
Parkside Elementary
B−222 students13:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Zihlman
There’s no college in Zihlman, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is Frostburg State University in Frostburg, 2 miles away.
Frostburg State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Frostburg
2 mi3,076 students
Allegany College of MarylandCommunity college · Public · Cumberland
9.8 mi1,900 students
Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Keyser
16.7 mi932 students
Garrett CollegeCommunity college · Public · McHenry
24.2 mi648 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Zihlman. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.