Summary:
In zip code 21085, there is one high school, Joppatowne High, serving grades 9 through 12 in the Joppa area of Maryland, which is part of the Harford County Public Schools district.
Joppatowne High is a school facing significant challenges, particularly in academic performance and student engagement. With an enrollment of 882 students, the school has a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1 and spends $17,351 per student. However, its state ranking is in the bottom 22nd percentile, and it has received a 1-star rating. The school's math proficiency rate is critically low at just 3.4%, and its English Language Arts proficiency rate of 40.1% is below both the district (61.1%) and state (51.7%) averages. A standout concern is that for two consecutive years, 0% of students taking the Geometry End-of-Course exam scored as proficient, compared to a state average of 44.5%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 40.1% and a dropout rate of 10.0%, both roughly double the district averages.
Despite high per-pupil spending, academic outcomes have remained stagnant, with the school consistently ranking in the bottom percentile for three years. The high rate of chronic absenteeism is a critical factor likely impacting instruction and test scores. There is a notable disparity between subjects, with ELA performance (40.1%) being much stronger than math (3.4%), suggesting some effective literacy strategies but a breakdown in mathematics instruction. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 65.53% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, which provides important context for its performance metrics. The graduation rate is 84.4%, below the district average of 91.9%.
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