Best Public Schools in Columbia, Maryland

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2018)				Ranking (2017)				MCAP Mathematics (2018)						MCAP English Language Arts (2018)								MCAP Algebra I (2018)	MCAP Algebra II (2018)	MCAP Geometry (2018)
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 (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	SchoolDigger Rating (2018)	Average Standard Score (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	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 Mathematics 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 English Language Arts End of Course	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course
Atholton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Seneca Dr	Columbia	21046	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6853	468	32	14.5		257 (54.9 %)	82 (17.5 %)	45 (9.6 %)	42 (9.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	41 (8.8 %)	72	238^th of 858 public elementary schools	72.3 %		83.6	150^th of 847 public elementary schools	82.3 %	88	62.1	56.3					36.3	57.9
Atholton High	Public	9-12	6520 Freetown Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7065	1,448	96	15.0		669 (46.2 %)	290 (20.0 %)	110 (7.6 %)	279 (19.3 %)	4 (0.3 %)	1 (0.1 %)	95 (6.6 %)	69	33^rd of 195 public high schools	83.1 %		73.8	23^rd of 180 public high schools	87.2 %	10													73.9	5.9	24.2	51.5
Bryant Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5450 Blue Heron Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6859	413	44	9.3		78 (18.9 %)	222 (53.8 %)	52 (12.6 %)	15 (3.6 %)	1 (0.2 %)	2 (0.5 %)	43 (10.4 %)	58.6	335^th of 858 public elementary schools	61.0 %		51.2	380^th of 847 public elementary schools	55.1 %	45	38.5	49.2	46.3				32.2	45.6	53.0
Guilford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7335 Oakland Mills Rd	Columbia	21046	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 880-5930	451	40	11.1		91 (20.2 %)	220 (48.8 %)	52 (11.5 %)	59 (13.1 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	28 (6.2 %)	43.8	450^th of 858 public elementary schools	47.6 %		42	453^rd of 847 public elementary schools	46.5 %	3	41.9	32.4	32.4				40.6	33.8	32.5
Hammond High	Public	9-12	8800 Guilford Rd	Columbia	21046	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7615	1,288	97	13.3		347 (26.9 %)	530 (41.1 %)	186 (14.4 %)	131 (10.2 %)	2 (0.2 %)	2 (0.2 %)	90 (7.0 %)	40.5	97^th of 195 public high schools	50.3 %		43	93^rd of 180 public high schools	48.3 %	4													46.5		23.7	30.7	0.0
Harpers Choice Middle	Public	6-8	5450 Beaverkill Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6929	564	46	12.2		143 (25.4 %)	252 (44.7 %)	81 (14.4 %)	48 (8.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	39 (6.9 %)	42.1	178^th of 330 public middle schools	46.1 %		47	165^th of 317 public middle schools	47.9 %	13				28.7	12.9					27.8	39.2	36.7			86.6		95.5
Jeffers Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	6001 Tamar Dr	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6872	455	33	14.0		102 (22.4 %)	170 (37.4 %)	71 (15.6 %)	69 (15.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	42 (9.2 %)	51.9	385^th of 858 public elementary schools	55.1 %		49.9	392^nd of 847 public elementary schools	53.7 %	7	36.3	29.2	36.9				31.6	57.0	51.4
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5470 Hesperus Dr	Columbia	21044	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6879	457	39	11.7		107 (23.4 %)	166 (36.3 %)	98 (21.4 %)	35 (7.7 %)	2 (0.4 %)	2 (0.4 %)	47 (10.3 %)	59.4	324^th of 858 public elementary schools	62.2 %		52.1	375^th of 847 public elementary schools	55.7 %	51	52.0	47.1	35.3				50.6	48.6	30.4
Oakland Mills High	Public	9-12	9410 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6945	1,151	89	12.9		237 (20.6 %)	501 (43.5 %)	245 (21.3 %)	81 (7.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (0.4 %)	82 (7.1 %)	32.5	110^th of 195 public high schools	43.6 %		27.1	130^th of 180 public high schools	27.8 %	20													42.9		13.8	17.7
Oakland Mills Middle	Public	6-8	9540 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6937	443	39	11.3		119 (26.9 %)	167 (37.7 %)	95 (21.4 %)	25 (5.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	37 (8.4 %)	38.5	201^st of 330 public middle schools	39.1 %		39	188^th of 317 public middle schools	40.7 %	13				27.4	7.0					32.3	37.4	28.3			82.5
Phelps Luck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5370 Oldstone Ct	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6886	605	57	10.6		96 (15.9 %)	254 (42.0 %)	172 (28.4 %)	37 (6.1 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	44 (7.3 %)	40.3	478^th of 858 public elementary schools	44.3 %		47.9	405^th of 847 public elementary schools	52.2 %	73	30.9	34.6	32.5				29.6	44.1	31.9
Running Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 W Running Brook Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6893	515	51	10.0		104 (20.2 %)	264 (51.3 %)	72 (14.0 %)	28 (5.4 %)	2 (0.4 %)	3 (0.6 %)	42 (8.2 %)	35.6	515^th of 858 public elementary schools	40.0 %		38.8	479^th of 847 public elementary schools	43.4 %	36	36.5	31.0	23.9				33.4	32.0	29.5
Stevens Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6045 Stevens Forest Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6900	433	49	8.8		70 (16.2 %)	155 (35.8 %)	144 (33.3 %)	22 (5.1 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	40 (9.2 %)	39.9	481^st of 858 public elementary schools	43.9 %		44.4	433^rd of 847 public elementary schools	48.9 %	48	30.1	31.7	33.3				37.8	33.3	34.6
Swansfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 Cedar Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6907	640	46	13.9		120 (18.8 %)	334 (52.2 %)	92 (14.4 %)	42 (6.6 %)	2 (0.3 %)	2 (0.3 %)	50 (7.8 %)	30.2	570^th of 858 public elementary schools	33.6 %		40.8	465^th of 847 public elementary schools	45.1 %	105	29.0	32.3	25.7				22.0	32.3	27.5
Talbott Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Basket Ring Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6915	501	48	10.4		126 (25.1 %)	176 (35.1 %)	127 (25.3 %)	24 (4.8 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	47 (9.4 %)	68.5	263^rd of 858 public elementary schools	69.3 %		53.3	365^th of 847 public elementary schools	56.9 %	102	45.3	50.7	46.1				48.0	60.0	47.4
Thunder Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9357 Mellenbrook Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6922	558	41	13.6		222 (39.8 %)	139 (24.9 %)	49 (8.8 %)	97 (17.4 %)	2 (0.4 %)	3 (0.5 %)	46 (8.2 %)	82.4	144^th of 858 public elementary schools	83.2 %		80.3	172^nd of 847 public elementary schools	79.7 %	28	63.0	60.0	57.3				57.0	64.7	51.0
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 Waterloo Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5014	624	53	11.7		220 (35.3 %)	189 (30.3 %)	38 (6.1 %)	129 (20.7 %)	3 (0.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	45 (7.2 %)	82.2	150^th of 858 public elementary schools	82.5 %		84	145^th of 847 public elementary schools	82.9 %	5	61.7	62.2	49.0				48.1	70.9	61.3
Wilde Lake High	Public	9-12	5460 Trumpeter Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6965	1,225	98	12.5		333 (27.2 %)	557 (45.5 %)	143 (11.7 %)	92 (7.5 %)	2 (0.2 %)	4 (0.3 %)	96 (7.8 %)	29.9	123^rd of 195 public high schools	36.9 %		40.8	96^th of 180 public high schools	46.7 %	27													42.5		7.1	18.6	0.0
Wilde Lake Middle	Public	6-8	10481 Cross Fox Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6957	554	48	11.4		136 (24.5 %)	267 (48.2 %)	64 (11.6 %)	42 (7.6 %)	3 (0.5 %)	1 (0.2 %)	41 (7.4 %)	54	140^th of 330 public middle schools	57.6 %		49.3	157^th of 317 public middle schools	50.5 %	17				31.2	12.0					34.6	49.2	46.7			68.9
Long Reach High	Public	9-12	6101 Old Dobbin Ln	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7117	1,539	111	13.8		409 (26.6 %)	500 (32.5 %)	308 (20.0 %)	231 (15.0 %)	7 (0.5 %)	1 (0.1 %)	83 (5.4 %)	29.9	124^th of 195 public high schools	36.4 %		34.3	114^th of 180 public high schools	36.7 %	10													39.1	9.3	11.9	22.5	0.0
Clemens Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	10320 Quarterstaff Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6866	531	37	14.3		273 (51.4 %)	64 (12.1 %)	53 (10.0 %)	89 (16.8 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	51 (9.6 %)	85.4	114^th of 858 public elementary schools	86.7 %		92.3	64^th of 847 public elementary schools	92.4 %	50	69.0	66.3	45.9				63.2	75.3	56.5
Cradlerock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 319-7601	491	43	11.5		103 (21.0 %)	217 (44.2 %)	81 (16.5 %)	39 (7.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	51 (10.4 %)	30.9	559^th of 858 public elementary schools	34.8 %		42	452^nd of 847 public elementary schools	46.6 %	107	27.7	23.2	22.0				30.1	38.4	28.5
Lake Elkhorn Middle	Public	6-8	6680 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7600	529	44	12.0		93 (17.6 %)	281 (53.1 %)	70 (13.2 %)	43 (8.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	41 (7.8 %)	39	195^th of 330 public middle schools	40.9 %		36.7	199^th of 317 public middle schools	37.2 %	4				22.3	16.2	5.1				28.5	39.7	37.9			87.9		70.0

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bethesda	3.85 mi	17	14^th
Chevy Chase	4.13 mi	4	20^th
Hyattsville	4.86 mi	15	220^th
Takoma Park	5.18 mi	4	196^th
Mount Rainier	5.28 mi	2	240^th

Best Public Schools in Columbia, MD

Clemens Crossing Elementary

Thunder Hill Elementary

Waterloo Elementary

Atholton Elementary

Atholton High

Talbott Springs Elementary

Longfellow Elementary

Bryant Woods Elementary

Wilde Lake Middle

Jeffers Hill Elementary

Guilford Elementary

Harpers Choice Middle

Hammond High

Phelps Luck Elementary

Stevens Forest Elementary

Lake Elkhorn Middle

Oakland Mills Middle

Running Brook Elementary

Oakland Mills High

Cradlerock Elementary

Swansfield Elementary

Wilde Lake High

Long Reach High

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