The top reported proficiency rate is 54% in Math. The lowest is 29% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Crellin Elementary
Crellin Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Oakland, Maryland, the small historic county seat of Garrett County. The school is part of Garrett County Public Schools, the only district in the county. Because the district is the sole one in the county, there is no within-county comparison context available for its performance.
The school is small and predominantly white, with a very small number of students identified as Hispanic or two or more races. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which is a meaningful indicator of the economic context families bring with them. The school does not serve grades that produce a graduation rate, so that measure does not apply here.
On the most recent state assessments, Crellin’s results present a mixed picture. In math, proficiency varies by grade. The third-grade cohort posted a strong result, with a majority of students meeting or exceeding the standard. Fourth-grade math proficiency was lower, with just under half of students reaching that level. Fifth-grade math fell in a similar range. In English language arts, the pattern was more consistent: across grades three through five, roughly half of students or a bit more scored proficient. Fifth-grade science, which appears on the state’s Maryland Integrated Science Assessment, showed a smaller share of students reaching proficiency. A parent looking at these numbers may want to discuss with the school how math achievement shifts between grades and what support is available for students who are not yet at the proficient level in science.
The school’s setting is Oakland, a town with a walkable historic core anchored by a neoclassical courthouse and Victorian-era storefronts. The B&O Railroad station serves as a community gathering place. The town is near Deep Creek Lake and the Wisp Ski Resort, which bring tourism and recreation to the area. Garrett County government is a major local employer, and retail employment includes a Walmart. The population has been declining, and no large new housing developments were identified in publicly available material. Housing values in the area are below the state and national benchmarks, which may make the community more accessible for families looking for lower-cost homeownership. The town has limited public transit—a bus route that runs to the Walmart on Tuesdays and connects to nearby West Virginia communities.
Crellin Elementary itself is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet. No information was available on special education or English learner populations, so a family with a child who has an IEP or is learning English would want to contact the school directly to understand services. Discipline data and staffing ratios were also absent from the available records. The district did not have any recent major changes publicly reported in the four-year window this account checks.
For a family considering Crellin Elementary, the picture is one of a small, predominantly rural elementary school where academic performance in English language arts holds steady around the midpoint of proficiency, while math and science show more variation by grade. The student body is economically diverse within a generally lower-cost housing market. The town itself offers a quiet, historic small-town atmosphere with limited growth pressure. A parent may want to follow up on the specific academic support structures in place, especially for math and science, and to confirm that the school’s services match their child’s needs.
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