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How has Sparrows Point Middle changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
555
Middle
DISTRICT 818 · STATE 764
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALTIMORE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240012010500
Sparrows Point Middle
7400 North Point Rd, Baltimore, MD 21219 · (443) 809-7524 · Baltimore County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
271 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 182 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 184 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 189 | 34% |
Student demographics
42%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
42.6%
MD avg 50.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
17.2%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.6% | 17.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 18.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Sparrows Point Middle
Sparrows Point Middle's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparrows Point Middle this school | 555 | 48.8% | 29.0% |
| Smithsburg Middle Smithsburg | 554 | 46.4% | 55.6% |
| Berlin Intermediate Berlin | 613 | 46.8% | 57.0% |
| Perryville Middle Perryville | 512 | 46.5% | 35.4% |
| Thurmont Middle Thurmont | 507 | 48.3% | 31.1% |
| Stephen Decatur Middle Berlin | 665 | 48.9% | 62.9% |
Matched among Maryland middle 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 Sparrows Point Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Baltimore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #150 of 223 | #10 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #152 of 223 ▼ 25 | #13 of 26 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #151 of 223 ▲ 12 | #11 of 26 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #184 of 230 | #27 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #155 of 225 | #14 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #178 of 225 | #24 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #122 of 227 | #19 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #114 of 123 | #19 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
555
-75 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
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 | 555 | 35.5 | 15.6:1 | 49% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 553 | 38.5 | 14.4:1 | 50% (279) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 37.9 | 14.8:1 | 54% (304) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 46% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 34 | 16.6:1 | 47% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 50% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sparrows Point Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (566 to 555); teachers up 4% (34 to 35.5).
About Sparrows Point Middle
Sparrows Point Middle is a middle school in Baltimore, Maryland, and it is part of Baltimore County Public Schools. It reported 555 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 764 students for middle schools in Maryland.
The 177 schools of Baltimore County Public Schools, including Sparrows Point Middle, enroll 110,872 students.
At Sparrows Point Middle, 75% of students are White. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 9% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Baltimore County is roughly 53% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sparrows Point Middle scores 42%.
Sparrows Point Middle has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1, with 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in Maryland average 14.3:1. The school has 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Sparrows Point Middle is in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 45.3%. The school's actual rate is 29.0%, 16.3 points lower.
The county, Baltimore County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $91,768 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 180 public schools and about 110,872 students.
Sparrows Point High is the nearest public school to Sparrows Point Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Sparrows Point Middle ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school's enrollment decreased 12% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Sparrows Point Middle lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Baltimore County Public Schools
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Dulaney HighHigh · 1,889 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
Other schools in Baltimore
- Dundalk HighHigh · 2,087 students
- Perry Hall HighHigh · 2,012 students
- Woodlawn HighHigh · 1,922 students
- Kenwood HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Parkville HighHigh · 1,877 students
- Catonsville HighHigh · 1,735 students
Nearby schools
- Sparrows Point High0.0 mi · 1,095
- Edgemere Elementary0.2 mi · 458
- Chesapeake Terrace Elementary1.2 mi · 345
- Battle Grove Elementary2.8 mi · 333
- Sandy Plains Elementary2.8 mi · 580
- Bear Creek Elementary3.0 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Sparrows Point MiddleHow large is Sparrows Point Middle?
Sparrows Point Middle enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 06-08.
Is Sparrows Point Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sparrows Point Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Sparrows Point Middle have?
Sparrows Point Middle employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Sparrows Point Middle?
Student demographics at Sparrows Point Middle are roughly 75% White, 9% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Sparrows Point Middle public or private?
Sparrows Point Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Baltimore County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.