Quick Facts (2026-27)
- Top Ranked MD School
- School Type: Special Education School
- Grades: 6-12
- Enrollment: 60 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Sheppard Pratt School - Cumberland
Quick Facts (2026-27)
- Top Ranked MD School
- School Type: Special Education School
- Grades: 6-12
- Enrollment: 60 students
- Application Deadline: None / Rolling
- Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
School Rankings
Sheppard Pratt School - Cumberland ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Maryland for:
Category
Attribute
School History
School Facts
School Type
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades 6-12
Students By Grade
Year Founded
1853
School Calendar
Student Body
Total Students
60 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
11%
State avg.: 39%
Academic Profile
Total Classroom Teachers
12 teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
5:1
National avg.:
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Tuition & Financial Aid
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
School Notes
- At Jefferson School At Finian Center, Students attend classes that encourage their success in curricula consistent with Maryland State Department of Education requirements.
- The School is also a caring community where students learn to develop healthy relationships with teachers, therapists, and other professional staff and one another while participating in a therapeutic milieu.
- The School is 10 miles south of Frederick, Maryland, located in Jefferson, Maryland.
- Fully accredited, the School provides services to both residential and day students.
- It includes a full size gymnasium, library/media center, art center, an environmental studies classroom and greenhouse, and a wood shop.
- In addition, the facility has dining, recreation and health service areas.
- The beautiful rural location offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation and nature studies, and an outdoor classroom/group meeting area widely used in suitable weather.
- The main campus school program currently accommodates over 100 children a day.
- Fifty students are residents of our psychiatric Residential Treatment Center and 50-60 are day students.
- The disabilities served are students with primary emotional disturbance, behavior disorders and secondary learning, developmental and post traumatic stress disorders.
- At Jefferson School At Finian Center, Students attend classes that encourage their success in curricula consistent with Maryland State Department of Education requirements.
- The School is also a caring community where students learn to develop healthy relationships with teachers, therapists, and other professional staff and one another while participating in a therapeutic milieu.
- The School is 10 miles south of Frederick, Maryland, located in Jefferson, Maryland.
- Fully accredited, the School provides services to both residential and day students.
- It includes a full size gymnasium, library/media center, art center, an environmental studies classroom and greenhouse, and a wood shop.
- In addition, the facility has dining, recreation and health service areas.
- The beautiful rural location offers many opportunities for outdoor recreation and nature studies, and an outdoor classroom/group meeting area widely used in suitable weather.
- The main campus school program currently accommodates over 100 children a day.
- Fifty students are residents of our psychiatric Residential Treatment Center and 50-60 are day students.
- The disabilities served are students with primary emotional disturbance, behavior disorders and secondary learning, developmental and post traumatic stress disorders.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Sheppard Pratt School - Cumberland's ranking?
Sheppard Pratt School - Cumberland ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Maryland for: Oldest founding date.
When is the application deadline for Sheppard Pratt School - Cumberland?
The application deadline for Sheppard Pratt School - Cumberland is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
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Distance: 5.4 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 322 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 1
Baptist
14517 McMullen Hwy.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 729-0791
Distance: 5.4 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 322 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 1
Baptist
14517 McMullen Hwy.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 729-0791
Distance: 5.4 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 322 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 1
Baptist
14517 McMullen Hwy.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 729-0791
Distance: 5.4 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 322 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 1
Baptist
14517 McMullen Hwy.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 729-0791
Distance: 0.4 mi
Gr: NS-PK | 75 students
Daycare / Preschool
217 N Centre Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 722-6599
Distance: 0.5 mi
Gr: PK-5 | 67 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Montessori School
15 N. Smallwood St.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(240) 580-3315
Distance: 1.8 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 334 students
Catholic
700 Bishop Walsh Rd
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 724-5360
Distance: 2.0 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 269 students
Assembly of God
2020 Bedford St
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-7375
Distance: 5.4 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 322 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 1
Baptist
14517 McMullen Hwy.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 729-0791
Distance: 1.8 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 334 students
Catholic
700 Bishop Walsh Rd
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 724-5360
Distance: 2.0 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 269 students
Assembly of God
2020 Bedford St
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-7375
Distance: 5.4 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 322 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 1
Baptist
14517 McMullen Hwy.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 729-0791
Distance: 10.7 mi
Gr: 4-11 | 25 students
All-boys (Mennonite)
20700 Wagner Cutoff Rd Se
Oldtown, MD 21555
(301) 478-5721
Distance: 11.0 mi
Gr: 1-11 | 7 students
Alternative School (Mennonite)
14815 Bear Hill Rd Se
Oldtown, MD 21555
(301) 707-2130
Distance: 0.5 mi
Gr: PK-5 | 67 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Montessori School
15 N. Smallwood St.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(240) 580-3315
Distance: 1.8 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 334 students
Catholic
700 Bishop Walsh Rd
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 724-5360
Distance: 2.0 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 269 students
Assembly of God
2020 Bedford St
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-7375
Distance: 5.4 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 322 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 1
Baptist
14517 McMullen Hwy.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 729-0791
Distance: 9.5 mi
Gr: 2-8 | 13 students
Mennonite
20020 W Flintstone Creek Rd Ne
Flintstone, MD 21530
(301) 478-2424
Distance: 0.4 mi
Gr: NS-PK | 75 students
Daycare / Preschool
217 N Centre Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 722-6599
Distance: 0.5 mi
Gr: PK-5 | 67 students
Avg. class size: 20 students
Montessori School
15 N. Smallwood St.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(240) 580-3315
Distance: 1.8 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 334 students
Catholic
700 Bishop Walsh Rd
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 724-5360
Distance: 2.0 mi
Gr: PK-12 | 269 students
Assembly of God
2020 Bedford St
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 777-7375
Distance: 5.4 mi
Gr: NS-12 | 322 students
Avg. class size: 17 students
Sports: 5 | Extracurriculars: 1
Baptist
14517 McMullen Hwy.
Cumberland, MD 21502
(301) 729-0791
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