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Enrollment
580
Elementary
DISTRICT 463 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012000470
Sandy Plains Elementary
8330 Kavanagh Rd, Baltimore, MD 21222 · (410) 887-7070 · Baltimore County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL580 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
464 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
73%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
24.6%
MD avg 50.6% . -7.7pp since 2023
Math
21.3%
MD avg 34.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.6% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 20.1% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 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 Sandy Plains Elementary
Sandy Plains Elementary's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Plains Elementary this school | 580 | 80.0% | 24.6% |
| Logan Elementary Baltimore | 556 | 73.6% | 28.9% |
| Salem Avenue Elementary Hagerstown | 713 | 83.0% | 43.0% |
| Sussex Elementary Baltimore | 475 | 78.9% | 27.5% |
| Pangborn Elementary Hagerstown | 749 | 76.0% | 35.4% |
| Glen Burnie Park Elementary Glen Burnie | 555 | 76.8% | 39.0% |
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 Sandy Plains Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #726 of 853 | #97 of 109 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #725 of 853 ▼ 23 | #95 of 109 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #777 of 853 ▼ 151 | #100 of 109 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 580 | #237 of 898 | #25 of 112 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #667 of 857 | #63 of 108 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #93 of 857 | #13 of 108 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.0% | #187 of 885 | #7 of 110 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #518 of 551 | #78 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
580
+46 (+9%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 560
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 580 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 80% (464) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 78% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 40.3 | 13.3:1 | 79% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 534 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 81% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 41 | 14.3:1 | 74% (438) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 39 | 15.0:1 | 76% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 70% (422) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 43 | 13.3:1 | 60% (346) |
| 1990-91 | 560 | 29 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandy Plains Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (588 to 580); teachers down 10% (41 to 37).
About Sandy Plains Elementary
Sandy Plains Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Baltimore, Maryland. There are 580 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 21% larger than the 481-student average for elementary schools in Maryland.
Baltimore County Public Schools has 110,872 students spread across 177 schools.
The biggest share of students at Sandy Plains Elementary, 36%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 22% Black, and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Baltimore County's population at about 53%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sandy Plains Elementary scores 73%.
On staff are 37 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 1.8 fewer students per teacher than here. Sandy Plains Elementary has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 80%. The rate at public schools in Baltimore County averages 53%, lower than here.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sandy Plains Elementary is -2.3 points: 24.6% actual, 26.9% predicted.
Census data for Baltimore County show median household income comes to about $91,768, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 180 public schools in the county, enrolling about 110,872, Sandy Plains Elementary among them.
The closest school to Sandy Plains Elementary is Patapsco High and Center for Arts, located about 0.4 miles away. Sandy Plains Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 30.5% on proficiency, and Sandy Plains Elementary is below that at 24.6%.
Federal data place Sandy Plains Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 9% rise, from 534 to 580. The ratio was 13.3:1 in 2020-21 and 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Patapsco High and Center for Arts0.4 mi · 1,385
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- Charlesmont Elementary0.9 mi · 373
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Frequently asked questions
About Sandy Plains ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sandy Plains Elementary?
Sandy Plains Elementary enrolls approximately 580 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sandy Plains Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sandy Plains Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandy Plains Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sandy Plains Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sandy Plains Elementary?
At Sandy Plains Elementary, the student body is approximately 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Sandy Plains Elementary in?
Sandy Plains Elementary is part of Baltimore County Public Schools.
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