Joppatowne High

Joppatowne High is a small high school in Joppa, Maryland, part of Harford County Public Schools. The school works with 882 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Maryland, which averages around 1,185 students.

Within Harford County Public Schools, which oversees 55 schools and 37,771 students, Joppatowne High is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Joppatowne High logs that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 22% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Harford County (around 39%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Joppatowne High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Harford County put the typical household earns roughly $112,265 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Joppatowne High is one of 55 public schools in Harford County (combined enrollment of about 37,771 students).

The closest other public school is Joppatowne Elementary, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Joppatowne High comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 34.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joppatowne High has grew 22%, going from 723 students in 2018 to 882 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 31% to 22%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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