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Sandy Plains Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

782^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Sandy Plains Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Dundalk area of Baltimore, serving 580 students as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools district, where 80% of students qualify for Free and Reduced Lunch.

Academically, Sandy Plains is one of the lowest-performing schools in Maryland, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of elementary schools over the past decade. In the 2025-2026 school year, it ranked 782nd out of 864 schools (9th percentile). Test scores are significantly below district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, only 13.7% of students are proficient in math and 18.0% in ELA, the lowest rates among nearby schools. In contrast, Charlesmont Elementary, located less than a mile away and serving a similar student population, achieves 39% math proficiency and 48.4% ELA proficiency, ranking in the 57th percentile. This stark difference highlights that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance.

The most critical issue at Sandy Plains is chronic absenteeism. In the 2024-2025 school year, 38.9% of students were chronically absent—the highest rate among all nearby schools and 1.5 times the district average of 25.6%. For comparison, Edgemere Elementary has a chronic absenteeism rate of only 12.2%. While the school spends a significant amount per student ($21,311), higher than many better-performing nearby schools, the absenteeism crisis fundamentally undermines instructional efforts. There is a glimmer of hope, however: chronic absenteeism has been steadily declining from a peak of 53.0% in 2021-2022 to 38.9% in 2024-2025. If this trend continues, it could be the first step toward reversing the school's fortunes.

580

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,311

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8330 Kavanagh Rd
Baltimore, MD 21222-5621

(410) 887-7070

District: Baltimore County Public Schools

Students who attend Sandy Plains Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	General John Stricker Middle
High:	Patapsco High and Center for Arts

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.2%

Hispanic:

27.9%

African American:

22.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Maryland average (15% vs 39% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 34 pts below the Maryland average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg34%

Maryland avg39%

782^nd of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

103^rd of 108Elementary Schools in the Baltimore County Public Schools

18^th of 25Baltimore County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	782 of 864	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	797 of 865	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	774 of 859	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	799 of 855	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	805 of 862	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	691 of 802	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	823 of 853	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	792 of 857	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	791 of 847	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.0	742 of 845	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.7	737 of 859	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	37.5	617 of 867	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	595 of 847	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.9	593 of 857	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.5	627 of 853	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	761 of 855	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.6	698 of 850	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.1	665 of 838	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	66.9	284 of 818	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.1	192 of 804	76.1%	★★★★☆
2005	79.0	151 of 805	81.2%	★★★★☆
2004	74.3	209 of 803	74.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	24.0	416 of 504	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.3	320 of 347	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	32.3	392 of 546	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	21.1	601 of 788	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	9.7	507 of 528	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)28th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2021)24th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2021)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2021)8th percentile-6 vs school

White (2021)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts18%-34 vs state

Mathematics14%-13 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sandy Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8330 Kavanagh Rd	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7070	580	37	15.6	80.0%	210 (36.2%)	130 (22.4%)	162 (27.9%)	10 (1.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.2%)	13	782^nd of 864 public elementary schools	9.5%		12.7	797^th of 865 public elementary schools	7.9%	15	13.8	16.1	11.3	13.7	21.5	15.1	17.3	18.0	11.1	$21,311	$3,338	$17,973
Bear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Melbourne Rd	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7007	461	32	14.5	76.8%	229 (49.7%)	72 (15.6%)	104 (22.6%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.2%)	18.7	703^rd of 864 public elementary schools	18.6%		20.2	681^st of 865 public elementary schools	21.3%	22	21.3	20.8	12.1	18.5	28.4	27.4	15.5	24.4	15.8	$21,770	$4,525	$17,244
Battle Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7828 St Patricia Ln	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7500	333	26	13.0	76.9%	116 (34.8%)	98 (29.4%)	87 (26.1%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.2%)	19.9	685^th of 864 public elementary schools	20.7%		24.9	611^th of 865 public elementary schools	29.4%	74	26.1	18.2	10.4	18.1	34.8	27.3	25.0	29.0	10.2	$32,452	$4,618	$27,835
Grange Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Church Rd	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7043	483	28	17.5	71.6%	242 (50.1%)	88 (18.2%)	95 (19.7%)	16 (3.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.3%)	22.8	650^th of 864 public elementary schools	24.8%		25.6	605^th of 865 public elementary schools	30.1%	45	28.8	22.0	9.3	20.3	30.4	28.4	31.6	30.1	14.5	$17,253	$2,055	$15,198
Charlesmont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7800 W Collingham Dr	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7004	373	25	14.9	69.4%	163 (43.7%)	61 (16.4%)	108 (29.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.4%)	54.1	375^th of 864 public elementary schools	56.6%		46.9	430^th of 865 public elementary schools	50.3%	55	50.0	42.0	27.1	39.0	46.0	50.0	49.2	48.4	25.4	$21,255	$3,699	$17,556
Logan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7601 Dunmanway	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7052	556	34	16.1	73.6%	205 (36.9%)	125 (22.5%)	146 (26.3%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	68 (12.2%)	28.3	592^nd of 864 public elementary schools	31.5%		31.7	548^th of 865 public elementary schools	36.6%	44	30.0	36.2	9.5	24.9	34.3	31.4	32.4	32.7	15.1	$20,801	$2,921	$17,880
Dundalk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2717 Playfield Street	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(443) 809-7013	757	48	15.8	75.3%	155 (20.5%)	202 (26.7%)	322 (42.5%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.9%)	12.9	783^rd of 864 public elementary schools	9.4%		10.1	833^rd of 865 public elementary schools	3.7%	50	19.3	14.8	3.2	12.4	26.1	25.0	14.6	21.9	6.6	$18,931	$2,407	$16,524
Norwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1700 Delvale Ave	Baltimore	21222	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7055	521	31	16.6	71.4%	131 (25.1%)	50 (9.6%)	282 (54.1%)	19 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)								(n/a)	26.6			26.6	25.6			25.6		$18,539	$2,223	$16,315
Berkshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7431 Poplar Ave	Baltimore	21224	Baltimore city	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 887-7008	514	39	13.3	73.3%	162 (31.5%)	71 (13.8%)	230 (44.7%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.4%)	13.4	777^th of 864 public elementary schools	10.1%		15.2	751^st of 865 public elementary schools	13.2%	26	15.9	13.2	3.4	10.4	29.5	18.9	21.6	24.0	10.6	$20,411	$2,908	$17,503
Edgemere Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7201 North Point Rd	Baltimore	21219	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-7507	458	26	17.4	44.5%	348 (76.0%)	28 (6.1%)	44 (9.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.4%)	51.4	403^rd of 864 public elementary schools	53.4%		65.8	288^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.7%	115	36.1	40.3	23.2	34.3	42.2	54.5	53.6	49.5	29.1	$18,176	$1,523	$16,652

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandy Plains Elementary

What schools do graduates of Sandy Plains Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sandy Plains Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : General John Stricker Middle
High : Patapsco High and Center for Arts

Is Sandy Plains Elementary a good school?

Sandy Plains Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.5% of Maryland elementary schools.

What district is Sandy Plains Elementary in?

Baltimore County Public Schools

How many students attend Sandy Plains Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 580 students attended Sandy Plains Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sandy Plains Elementary?

Students at Sandy Plains Elementary are 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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