Best Public Schools in Columbia, Maryland

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				MCAP Mathematics (2019)						MCAP English Language Arts (2019)								MCAP Algebra I (2019)	MCAP Algebra II (2019)	MCAP Geometry (2019)	MCAP Science (2019)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 11th Grade	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Atholton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Seneca Dr	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6853	471	35	13.6	12.3%	239 (50.7%)	102 (21.7%)	46 (9.8%)	42 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.7%)	82	148^th of 853 public elementary schools	82.6%		75.3	207^th of 857 public elementary schools	75.8%	59	62.3	53.1	57.6				62.3	51.6	66.7									51.5		$14,044	$456	$13,588
Atholton High	Public	9-12	6520 Freetown Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7065	1,504	95	15.8	8.0%	625 (41.6%)	365 (24.3%)	130 (8.6%)	289 (19.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (6.2%)	71.6	25^th of 138 public high schools	81.9%		69	33^rd of 197 public high schools	83.2%	8													80.9	17.4	25.6	75.8				$14,095	$436	$13,659
Bryant Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5450 Blue Heron Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6859	458	46	9.9	100.0%	86 (18.8%)	254 (55.5%)	60 (13.1%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.0%)	35.2	504^th of 853 public elementary schools	40.9%		55.2	344^th of 857 public elementary schools	59.9%	160	25.0	38.1	32.3				26.7	38.1	35.5									20.6		$17,433	$1,188	$16,245
Guilford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7335 Oakland Mills Rd	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 880-5930	439	40	10.9	38.3%	81 (18.5%)	194 (44.2%)	61 (13.9%)	75 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	35.5	500^th of 853 public elementary schools	41.4%		40.7	460^th of 857 public elementary schools	46.3%	40	33.3	31.2	29.2				37.9	32.5	37.5									18.1		$18,008	$1,106	$16,902
Hammond High	Public	9-12	8800 Guilford Rd	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7615	1,360	103	13.2	26.3%	343 (25.2%)	575 (42.3%)	218 (16.0%)	135 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (6.3%)	35.4	95^th of 138 public high schools	31.2%		40.5	97^th of 197 public high schools	50.8%	2													45.1	9.5	19.9	55.1				$15,507	$517	$14,990
Harpers Choice Middle	Public	6-8	5450 Beaverkill Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6929	503	50	10.1	39.4%	91 (18.1%)	252 (50.1%)	80 (15.9%)	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	29.5	214^th of 316 public middle schools	32.3%		44.2	174^th of 328 public middle schools	47.0%	40				20.6	12.9					29.1	36.7	28.6			73.3		89.2		27.5	$18,269	$525	$17,743
Jeffers Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	6001 Tamar Dr	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6872	403	31	13.0	28.5%	81 (20.1%)	156 (38.7%)	82 (20.3%)	50 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	60.7	311^th of 853 public elementary schools	63.5%		50.1	390^th of 857 public elementary schools	54.5%	79	38.3	41.3	45.1				38.3	48.6	62.0									38.0		$15,003	$444	$14,560
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5470 Hesperus Dr	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6879	460	41	11.2	41.5%	104 (22.6%)	157 (34.1%)	104 (22.6%)	43 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (10.7%)	55.8	339^th of 853 public elementary schools	60.3%		55.7	341^st of 857 public elementary schools	60.2%	2	47.6	41.4	37.3				51.6	44.3	42.7									30.6		$17,547	$1,176	$16,371
Oakland Mills High	Public	9-12	9410 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6945	1,216	96	12.7	35.0%	240 (19.7%)	540 (44.4%)	253 (20.8%)	88 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (7.7%)	33.5	98^th of 138 public high schools	29.0%		32.5	111^th of 197 public high schools	43.7%	13													48.7		10.9	34.0				$16,283	$566	$15,718
Oakland Mills Middle	Public	6-8	9540 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6937	518	46	11.1	39.0%	137 (26.4%)	194 (37.5%)	108 (20.8%)	29 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.7%)	36.6	186^th of 316 public middle schools	41.1%		38.8	192^nd of 328 public middle schools	41.5%	6				26.5	9.6					36.4	38.1	36.3			53.8		71.1		27.7	$16,989	$604	$16,385
Phelps Luck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5370 Oldstone Ct	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6886	582	56	10.4	54.3%	90 (15.5%)	213 (36.6%)	188 (32.3%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.8%)	47	412^th of 853 public elementary schools	51.7%		39.4	475^th of 857 public elementary schools	44.6%	63	42.9	37.0	32.0				42.2	46.3	40.0									20.8		$17,344	$1,204	$16,140
Running Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 W Running Brook Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6893	500	45	11.1	43.2%	90 (18.0%)	285 (57.0%)	63 (12.6%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	41.4	459^th of 853 public elementary schools	46.2%		33.2	531^st of 857 public elementary schools	38.0%	72	40.7	38.4	25.3				42.0	43.0	37.3									10.5		$17,819	$1,226	$16,593
Stevens Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6045 Stevens Forest Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6900	415	41	10.1	55.7%	58 (14.0%)	157 (37.8%)	135 (32.5%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.2%)	36.9	489^th of 853 public elementary schools	42.7%		37	496^th of 857 public elementary schools	42.1%	7	34.4	33.3	29.2				27.9	50.0	35.9									13.8		$18,476	$1,235	$17,241
Swansfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 Cedar Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6907	601	48	12.4	51.4%	82 (13.6%)	334 (55.6%)	109 (18.1%)	34 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.8%)	26.3	587^th of 853 public elementary schools	31.2%		31.5	550^th of 857 public elementary schools	35.8%	37	22.6	27.9	23.4				27.4	34.2	27.7									16.0		$15,489	$1,139	$14,350
Talbott Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Basket Ring Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6915	504	42	11.8	42.1%	112 (22.2%)	202 (40.1%)	126 (25.0%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	67.3	267^th of 853 public elementary schools	68.7%		64.1	291^st of 857 public elementary schools	66.0%	24	48.8	38.9	57.1				45.0	50.7	57.9									40.8		$17,041	$1,202	$15,838
Thunder Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9357 Mellenbrook Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6922	526	47	11.2	18.4%	190 (36.1%)	146 (27.8%)	42 (8.0%)	95 (18.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.5%)	77	202^nd of 853 public elementary schools	76.3%		81.4	159^th of 857 public elementary schools	81.4%	43	50.0	61.1	57.3				51.1	69.7	60.4									35.8		$14,815	$494	$14,320
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 Waterloo Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5014	620	48	12.8	20.8%	207 (33.4%)	192 (31.0%)	38 (6.1%)	138 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.6%)	79.9	167^th of 853 public elementary schools	80.4%		80.9	163^rd of 857 public elementary schools	81.0%	4	61.1	63.9	50.8				55.0	62.7	72.1									36.9		$16,420	$520	$15,901
Wilde Lake High	Public	9-12	5460 Trumpeter Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6965	1,291	101	12.7	33.1%	328 (25.4%)	594 (46.0%)	170 (13.2%)	98 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (7.7%)	35.1	96^th of 138 public high schools	30.4%		29.9	124^th of 197 public high schools	37.1%	28													48.0		10.1	54.5				$16,524	$530	$15,994
Wilde Lake Middle	Public	6-8	10481 Cross Fox Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6957	628	53	11.8	34.1%	155 (24.7%)	296 (47.1%)	70 (11.1%)	48 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.3%)	47.9	149^th of 316 public middle schools	52.8%		51.4	151^st of 328 public middle schools	54.0%	2				26.5	15.8					37.9	47.7	51.2			74.0		73.9		32.7	$15,988	$502	$15,486
Long Reach High	Public	9-12	6101 Old Dobbin Ln	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7117	1,554	118	13.1	28.8%	381 (24.5%)	535 (34.4%)	305 (19.6%)	228 (14.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (6.5%)	35.7	91^st of 138 public high schools	34.1%		29.9	125^th of 197 public high schools	36.5%	34													48.7	5.6	13.2	63.1				$15,432	$486	$14,946
Clemens Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	10320 Quarterstaff Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6866	491	34	14.4	9.6%	240 (48.9%)	83 (16.9%)	42 (8.6%)	72 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.6%)	87.8	102^nd of 853 public elementary schools	88.0%		84.5	125^th of 857 public elementary schools	85.4%	23	82.6	59.7	54.5				76.8	70.1	67.5									44.7		$13,289	$364	$12,925
Cradlerock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 319-7601	509	46	11.1	44.2%	103 (20.2%)	241 (47.3%)	80 (15.7%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.8%)	16.7	717^th of 853 public elementary schools	15.9%		29.8	567^th of 857 public elementary schools	33.8%	150	25.4	15.2	16.5				23.9	19.0	23.1									11.7		$17,863	$1,294	$16,569
Lake Elkhorn Middle	Public	6-8	6680 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7600	578	52	11.2	39.8%	80 (13.8%)	296 (51.2%)	105 (18.2%)	55 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	33.3	200^th of 316 public middle schools	36.7%		39.6	189^th of 328 public middle schools	42.4%	11				20.2	8.2	10.7				24.6	48.6	37.5			76.6		74.2		29.4	$15,867	$463	$15,404

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bethesda	3.85 mi	18	11^th
Chevy Chase	4.13 mi	4	24^th
Hyattsville	4.86 mi	14	218^th
Takoma Park	5.18 mi	4	184^th
Mount Rainier	5.28 mi	2	238^th

Best Public Schools in Columbia, MD

Clemens Crossing Elementary

Atholton Elementary

Waterloo Elementary

Thunder Hill Elementary

Atholton High

Talbott Springs Elementary

Jeffers Hill Elementary

Longfellow Elementary

Wilde Lake Middle

Phelps Luck Elementary

Running Brook Elementary

Stevens Forest Elementary

Oakland Mills Middle

Long Reach High

Guilford Elementary

Hammond High

Bryant Woods Elementary

Wilde Lake High

Oakland Mills High

Lake Elkhorn Middle

Harpers Choice Middle

Swansfield Elementary

Cradlerock Elementary

Cities Near Columbia