📍 601 Belfast Rd, Sparks, Baltimore County, 21152
Sparks Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sparks, Baltimore County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Baltimore County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sparks Elementary enrolls 472 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 6.8% Asian and 4.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 393 | 83% |
| Asian | 32 | 6.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
59 of the school's 472 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 50 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sparks Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 42.
Sparks Elementary is one of 178 schools in Baltimore County Public Schools, based in Towson, Maryland. The district serves 110,024 students district-wide and employs 7,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 472 students, Sparks Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 618 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe