A range of opportunities exists for students at Sparrows Point. A special education program is offered for learning disabled students. Honors courses are taught in art, English, foreign language, mathematics, music, science, and social studies. Courses for gifted and talented students are available in art, math, English, science, and social studies. College credit is earned every year by students who take the Advanced Placement exams.
Cooperative education is offered with varied work-study experiences.
A Maryland's Tomorrow program is available for at-risk students. Various vocational programs are available, several of which culminate in senior work-study opportunities. Computer labs are major components of the business education, music, science, and mathematics departments and are available for use by all subject area teachers. There is also a foreign language laboratory to enhance classroom instruction. Some of the elective courses available at Sparrows Point are paramedical biology, aquatic science, field biology, archaeology, band, calculus, advanced biology, chorus, education for responsible parenthood, fine arts, histology, journalism, manufacturing technology, speech, photography, weight training, yearbook, and journalism.