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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARROLL COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240021000545
Sandymount Elementary
2222 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, MD 21048 · (410) 751-3215 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Maryland public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
179 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
72.9%
MD avg 50.6% . +11.6pp since 2023
Math
58.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -11.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.9% | 58.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.3% | 70.1% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Sandymount Elementary
Sandymount Elementary's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandymount Elementary this school | 640 | 28.0% | 65.8% |
| Hickory Elementary Bel Air | 635 | 24.9% | 63.5% |
| Showell Elementary Berlin | 638 | 32.3% | 71.7% |
| Windy Hill Elementary Owings | 598 | 30.6% | 66.0% |
| Manchester Elementary Manchester | 671 | 31.6% | 66.2% |
| Ebb Valley Elementary Manchester | 563 | 27.4% | 65.4% |
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 Sandymount Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Carroll County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #146 of 853 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.8% | #201 of 853 ▼ 119 | #17 of 21 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #117 of 853 ▲ 113 | #5 of 21 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #160 of 898 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #725 of 857 | #21 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.2% | #657 of 857 | #10 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #728 of 885 | #11 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.7% | #20 of 294 | #1 of 20 |
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
640
+162 (+34%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 640 | 39.6 | 16.2:1 | 28% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 579 | 39.1 | 14.8:1 | 26% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 35.1 | 16.1:1 | 23% (133) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 15% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 32.7 | 13.9:1 | 18% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 442 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 20% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 451 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 12% (53) |
| 2000-01 | 530 | 28 | 18.9:1 | 6% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 22 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandymount Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (455 to 640); teachers up 21% (32.7 to 39.6).
About Sandymount Elementary
Sandymount Elementary is an elementary school in Finksburg, Maryland, reachable at (410) 751-3215. Its enrollment is 640 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Maryland, the average enrollment is about 481.
Federal data list 43 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, with 26,141 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Sandymount Elementary is 78% White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 37% means there is a 37% chance two randomly chosen students at Sandymount Elementary are from different groups.
Sandymount Elementary lists 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.2 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is 2.3 students per teacher. About 28% of students at Sandymount Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Carroll County is similar, at 28%.
Sandymount Elementary holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Maryland public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Sandymount Elementary is 8.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 65.8% actual, 57.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Maryland.
Looking at the county, Carroll County, the median household earns about $118,211 a year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Carroll County has 44 public schools with about 26,141 students, including Sandymount Elementary.
Mechanicsville Elementary sits about 3.9 miles from Sandymount Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sandymount Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Sandymount Elementary is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Sandymount Elementary enrolled 478 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 640. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 16.2:1.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
175,321
Census ACS
Median income
$118,211
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
26,141 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carroll County Public Schools
- Westminster HighHigh · 1,477 students
- Manchester Valley HighHigh · 1,339 students
- Winters Mill HighHigh · 1,156 students
- Century HighHigh · 1,101 students
- Liberty HighHigh · 1,007 students
- South Carroll HighHigh · 933 students
Nearby schools
- Mechanicsville Elementary3.9 mi · 510
- Flexible Student Support3.9 mi · 44
- Gateway School3.9 mi · 80
- Crossroads Middle School3.9 mi · 13
- Robert Moton Elementary4.1 mi · 440
- Westminster High4.1 mi · 1,477
Frequently asked questions
About Sandymount ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Sandymount Elementary?
Sandymount Elementary enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sandymount Elementary serve?
Sandymount Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sandymount Elementary?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Sandymount Elementary.
How diverse is Sandymount Elementary?
Sandymount Elementary reports a student body of 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sandymount Elementary?
Sandymount Elementary is overseen by Carroll County Public Schools in Carroll County.
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