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Which teacher or staff member at Sandalwood Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000469
Sandalwood Elementary
900 S Marlyn Ave, Baltimore, MD 21221 · (410) 887-0174 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Maryland public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
365 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
47.5%
MD avg 50.6% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
47.4%
MD avg 34.8% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.5% | 47.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 43.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 25% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in Maryland's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sandalwood Elementary
Sandalwood Elementary's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandalwood Elementary this school | 440 | 83.0% | 46.6% |
| Franklin Square Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 490 | 86.5% | 16.4% |
| Halstead Academy Baltimore | 489 | 78.5% | 18.1% |
| Deep Creek Elementary Baltimore | 385 | 80.3% | 21.0% |
| Barclay Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 373 | 82.3% | 16.9% |
| Glen Avenue School Salisbury | 386 | 82.4% | 29.3% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sandalwood Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #380 of 853 | #41 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #325 of 853 ▲ 44 | #38 of 109 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #462 of 853 ▼ 76 | #58 of 109 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #523 of 898 | #66 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #549 of 857 | #39 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.4% | #578 of 857 | #85 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.0% | #153 of 885 | #2 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #161 of 551 | #27 of 84 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
440
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 512
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 440 | 29.8 | 14.8:1 | 83% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 78% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 80% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 85% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | 32.5 | 16.7:1 | 84% (454) |
| 2015-16 | 593 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 86% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 83% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 71% (383) |
| 1990-91 | 512 | 25 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandalwood Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (543 to 440); teachers down 8% (32.5 to 29.8).
About Sandalwood Elementary
Sandalwood Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Baltimore, Maryland. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 440 students in pre-K through 5.
Sandalwood Elementary reports to Baltimore County Public Schools, which has 177 schools and 110,872 students.
At Sandalwood Elementary, Black students make up 72% of the student body. The school is also 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% White. That is higher than the 31% Black share among all Baltimore County residents. The school's diversity index is 45%, meaning two students picked at random have a 45% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sandalwood Elementary and a ratio of 14.8:1. This ratio sits 0.9 above the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 83% of students. The 53% average for public schools in Baltimore County is 30 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Sandalwood Elementary is A-. Compared with Maryland public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sandalwood Elementary is in the top 10% of Maryland schools: 46.6% actual against 25.1% predicted.
In the county around the school, Baltimore County, the median household income is $91,768, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 180 public schools in Baltimore County, enrolling about 110,872 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Deep Creek Middle, is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Sandalwood Elementary places 1st of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is down 8% from 2020-21, when Sandalwood Elementary had 479 students, to 2024-25, when it had 440.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Baltimore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
850,796
Census ACS
Median income
$91,768
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
180
110,872 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Sandalwood ElementaryHow many students attend Sandalwood Elementary?
Sandalwood Elementary enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sandalwood Elementary serve?
Sandalwood Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandalwood Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sandalwood Elementary is approximately 14.8:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sandalwood Elementary?
At Sandalwood Elementary, the student body is approximately 4% White, 17% Hispanic, 72% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Sandalwood Elementary in?
Sandalwood Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.