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Sandymount Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 2222 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg, Carroll County, 21048

567
Pupils
16.1
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Sandymount Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Finksburg, Carroll County. The school has 567 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Carroll County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Carroll County Public Schools

Enrollment & staffing

Sandymount Elementary enrolls 567 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.

Male students
310 (55%)
Female students
257 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
35.1
Student-teacher ratio
16.1:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White45079%
Hispanic or Latino498.6%
Black or African American335.8%
Asian203.5%
Two or more races122.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

133 of the school's 567 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 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.

School setting & status

Town, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Sandymount Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-20, state senate district 5, state house district 5.

School district: Carroll County Public Schools

Sandymount Elementary is one of 44 schools in Carroll County Public Schools, based in Westminster, Maryland. The district serves 26,141 students district-wide and employs 1,855 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 567 students, Sandymount Elementary is close to the district average of about 594 students per school.

26,141
District students
44
Schools
1,855
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

38%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
7%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Fringe

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