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Sandymount Elementary

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Sandymount Elementary ranks 237 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

237^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Sandymount Elementary is a public elementary school located in Finksburg, Maryland, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 579 students. The school is part of the Carroll County Public Schools district, which is ranked 2nd out of 25 districts in Maryland and is rated 5 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Sandymount Elementary consistently ranks among the top 20% of Maryland elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 109 and 237 over the past 10 years. The school's performance on MCAP (Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program) tests is notably strong, with proficiency rates exceeding the state and district averages across multiple grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, Sandymount Elementary's proficiency rates were 50.7% in Mathematics and 59% in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 26.5% and 50.8%, respectively.

Sandymount Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 15.73% to 26.08% over the past three years, which is lower than the state average. The school's high per-student spending, ranging from $13,191 to $14,603 per student over the past four years, and low student-to-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.7 to 16.1 over the past three years, indicate that the school is well-resourced and prioritizes small class sizes. When compared to nearby schools in the Carroll County Public Schools district, Sandymount Elementary's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly higher than the other schools, with a particular strength in 3rd and 4th grade Mathematics.

640

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,603

Per pupil spending ?

28%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2222 Old Westminster Pike
Finksburg, MD 21048-1636

(410) 751-3215

District: Carroll County Public Schools

Students who attend Sandymount Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Shiloh Middle
High:	Westminster High

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Hispanic:

8.8%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (51% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Above the Maryland median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Carroll County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg52%

Maryland avg38%

237^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Carroll County Public Schools

2^nd of 25Carroll 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	237 of 865	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.3	171 of 859	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.3	109 of 855	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	126 of 862	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	149 of 802	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	153 of 853	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	131 of 857	84.7%	★★★★☆
2017	81.8	161 of 847	81.0%	★★★★☆
2016	81.3	161 of 845	80.9%	★★★★☆
2015	82.5	151 of 859	82.4%	★★★★☆
2014	72.8	251 of 867	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.4	214 of 847	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	74.4	192 of 857	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	67.8	278 of 853	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.0	271 of 855	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.1	237 of 850	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	72.7	237 of 838	71.7%	★★★★☆
2007	45.6	494 of 818	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.5	412 of 804	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.9	611 of 805	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	33.8	592 of 803	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	63.9	186 of 796	76.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	78.9	118 of 788	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	56.0	198 of 528	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2021)85th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2021)77th percentile-5 vs school

White (2021)62nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+8 vs state

Mathematics51%+24 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

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Schools Near Sandymount Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Sandymount Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2222 Old Westminster Pike	Finksburg	21048	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3215	640	40	16.1	28.0%	502 (78.4%)	36 (5.6%)	56 (8.8%)	22 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	72.1	237^th of 865 public elementary schools	72.6%		79.3	171^st of 859 public elementary schools	80.1%	66	58.8	59.8	33.3	50.7	72.9	57.9	47.9	59.0	26.8	$14,603	$766	$13,837
Mechanicsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3838 Sykesville Road	Sykesville	21784	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3510	510	33	15.3	15.5%	457 (89.6%)	18 (3.5%)	8 (1.6%)	15 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.2%)	85.7	126^th of 865 public elementary schools	85.4%		83.7	135^th of 859 public elementary schools	84.3%	9	66.7	65.4	42.9	58.3	62.1	70.4	72.6	68.3	42.9	$15,410	$640	$14,770
Robert Moton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1413 Washington Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 751-3610	440	47	9.4	59.3%	247 (56.1%)	47 (10.7%)	99 (22.5%)	18 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	46.4	439^th of 865 public elementary schools	49.2%		44.1	428^th of 859 public elementary schools	50.2%	11	41.4	30.7	38.8	36.6	46.6	46.6	34.6	42.1	13.4	$27,177	$2,466	$24,711
Cranberry Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 North Center Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 386-4440	593	40	15.0	44.4%	387 (65.3%)	57 (9.6%)	85 (14.3%)	27 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	65.8	286^th of 865 public elementary schools	66.9%		63.3	286^th of 859 public elementary schools	66.7%		53.3	43.4	33.3	44.0	56.2	48.5	52.9	52.6	33.3	$15,250	$1,138	$14,112
Friendship Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Gist Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3650	518	37	13.8	30.3%	392 (75.7%)	30 (5.8%)	63 (12.2%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.3%)	78.7	194^th of 865 public elementary schools	77.6%		74.9	199^th of 859 public elementary schools	76.8%	5	55.2	64.0	46.7	55.1	66.7	69.4	54.8	63.4	29.3	$16,785	$707	$16,079
PRIDE School	Public	K-5	1100 Gist Road	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3653	6	1	9.0		3 (50.0%)	2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)								(n/a)										$7,513	$599	$6,914
William Winchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Monroe Street	Westminster	21157	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3230	587	39	15.2	40.0%	397 (67.6%)	60 (10.2%)	106 (18.1%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.7%)	83.6	146^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.1%		78.3	180^th of 859 public elementary schools	79.0%	34	72.8	52.3	50.0	59.1	68.0	57.5	60.7	62.4	43.8	$16,048	$934	$15,114
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	33 Cockeysmill Rd	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 887-1111	392	27	14.5	40.1%	145 (37.0%)	109 (27.8%)	80 (20.4%)	25 (6.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (7.7%)	79	190^th of 865 public elementary schools	78.0%		66.8	263^rd of 859 public elementary schools	69.4%	73	53.1	63.5	38.2	51.3	58.7	65.6	67.2	63.9	38.2	$20,080	$2,106	$17,974
Hampstead Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3737 Shiloh Road	Hampstead	21074	Carroll County	Carroll County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 751-3420	400	35	11.4	26.3%	331 (82.8%)	10 (2.5%)	30 (7.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	76.3	212^th of 865 public elementary schools	75.5%		83.5	136^th of 859 public elementary schools	84.2%	76	65.7	53.4	46.0	55.8	53.0	56.2	58.0	55.6	38.0	$21,187	$991	$20,196
Chatsworth School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	222 New Ave	Reisterstown	21136	Baltimore County	Baltimore County Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(410) 887-1103	301	29	10.4	38.2%	51 (16.9%)	182 (60.5%)	24 (8.0%)	21 (7.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	79	191^st of 865 public elementary schools	77.9%		64.9	278^th of 859 public elementary schools	67.6%	87	56.8	57.8	28.6	49.2	70.5	60.0	65.7	65.3	42.9	$32,808	$5,872	$26,937

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandymount Elementary

Is Sandymount Elementary a good school?

Sandymount Elementary ranks 237^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sandymount Elementary?

Students at Sandymount Elementary are 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Sandymount Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 640 students attended Sandymount Elementary.

What district is Sandymount Elementary in?

Carroll County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Sandymount Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sandymount Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Shiloh Middle
High : Westminster High

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