📍 555 Joppa Farm Rd, Joppa, Harford County, 21085
Joppatowne High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Joppa, Harford County. The school has 833 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harford County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Joppatowne High enrolls 833 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Black or African American, 25% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 443 | 53% |
| White | 204 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 97 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
607 of the school's 833 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 560 qualify for free lunch and 47 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.
Joppatowne High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-10, state senate district 7, state house district 7.
Joppatowne High is one of 55 schools in Harford County Public Schools, based in Bel Air, Maryland. The district serves 37,771 students district-wide and employs 2,677 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 833 students, Joppatowne High is larger than the district average of about 687 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize