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Harpers Choice Middle

Public | Grades: 6-8 | 492 students

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2 stars

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Public | Grades: 6-8 | 492 students
District: Howard County Public Schools

5450 Beaverkill Rd
Columbia, MD 21044-1945

(410) 313-6929

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Harpers Choice Middle:

2 stars

SchoolDigger Ranks Harpers Choice Middle 156th of 239 Maryland public middle schools. (See school ranking list.)

Howard County Public Schools:

5 stars

SchoolDigger ranks Howard County Public Schools 2nd of 25 Maryland school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Harpers Choice Middle

Year	Avg Math Score	Avg Reading Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	MD State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	54.9	81.7	76^th	234	67.5%
2005	60.7	80.4	84^th	240	65.0%
2006	69.4	81.2	81^st	244	66.8%
2007	72.1	77.1	100^th	255	60.8%
2008	74.9	84.3	105^th	252	58.3%
2009	80.9	88.1	93^rd	275	66.2%
2010	83.9	87.7	83^rd	296	72.0%
2011	75.7	86.1	135^th	242	44.2%
2012	75.4	83.6	156^th	239	34.7%

Source: test scores: Maryland State Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Public | Grades: 6-8 | 492 students
District: Howard County Public Schools

5450 Beaverkill Rd
Columbia, MD 21044-1945

(410) 313-6929

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Harpers Choice Middle

HSA			Students tested			% passed
Test	Year	Grade	School	District	State	School	District	State
Algebra	2004	End of Course	90	4,437	73,016	100	74	58.8
Algebra	2005	End of Course	86	4,405	75,266	98.8	74.3	53.8
Algebra	2006	End of Course	88	4,363	79,026	97.7	85.2	66.6
Algebra	2007	End of Course	96	4,476	85,822	100	87.1	63.5

Source: Maryland State Department of Education

About Maryland High School Assessments:

The High School Assessments, or HSAs, are four exams—one each in algebra/data analysis, biology, government, and English—that all students who entered 9th grade in or after 2005 must take and pass in order to graduate. (Students who entered 9th grade in or before 2004 are required only to take the HSAs.)

The HSAs are only one component of Maryland's high school graduation requirements. Students must also earn state-specified credits, fulfill the state’s service-learning and attendance requirements, and complete any additional local school system requirements to receive a Maryland High School Diploma.

Source: hsaexam.org

Total Students (2010 - 2011): 492

African American: 200 (40.7%)
American Indian: 0 (0%)
Asian: 36 (7.3%)
Hispanic: 59 (12%)

Pacific Islander: 0 (0%)
Two or more races: 37 (7.5%)

White: 160 (32.5%)

Not Specified:0 (0%)

Fulltime teachers: 42.5
Student/Teacher Ratio: 11.5

Eligible for discounted/free lunch: 31.1%

Enrollment information for Harpers Choice Middle

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	405	123	34	7	5	0	0	1	575
1990	406	140	37	10	0	0	0	0	593
1991	431	139	43	11	0	0	0	0	624
1992	327	132	46	12	0	0	0	0	517
1993	366	127	43	13	0	0	0	0	549
1994	369	134	47	12	1	0	0	0	563
1995	358	164	42	9	3	0	0	0	576
1996	358	164	42	9	3	0	0	0	576
1997	334	194	43	11	2	0	0	0	584
1998	325	201	46	12	2	0	0	0	586
1999	330	209	45	14	2	0	0	0	600
2000	311	225	43	16	2	0	0	0	597
2001	326	221	46	14	1	0	0	0	608
2002	302	224	65	29	2	0	0	0	622
2003	302	224	65	29	2	0	0	0	622
2004	298	242	58	31	3	0	0	0	632
2005	256	248	54	45	2	0	0	0	605
2006	242	227	40	48	3	0	0	0	560
2007	223	237	49	38	3	0	0	0	550
2008	230	234	52	37	2	0	0	0	555
2009	210	227	46	39	1	0	0	0	523
2010	185	219	55	49	3	0	0	0	511
2011	160	200	36	59	0	0	37	0	492

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics