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Clemens Crossing Elementary

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Clemens Crossing Elementary ranks 180 th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 865 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Clemens Crossing Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia, Maryland, serving 506 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Howard County Public Schools district, which is ranked 4 out of 25 in the state of Maryland and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Clemens Crossing Elementary consistently ranks among the top 25% of Maryland elementary schools, with strong academic performance on MCAP tests that exceeds state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. The school's 5th-grade science performance is also noteworthy, with 37% of students proficient or better, compared to 25.6% for the state and 37.6% for the district. While the school has experienced higher chronic absenteeism rates than the district average, it maintains a relatively high per-student spending and a student-teacher ratio slightly higher than the district average.

Compared to nearby schools, Clemens Crossing Elementary outperforms most in academic metrics, with the exception of Pointers Run Elementary, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of Maryland elementary schools. Other nearby schools, such as Running Brook Elementary, Cradlerock Elementary, and Bryant Woods Elementary, have significantly lower academic performance, particularly in mathematics and English Language Arts.

481

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,838

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10320 Quarterstaff Rd
Columbia, MD 21044-4138

(410) 313-6866

District: Howard County Public Schools

Students who attend Clemens Crossing Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wilde Lake Middle
High:	Atholton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

41.4%

African American:

24.5%

Hispanic:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (55% vs 38% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Maryland elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg52%

Maryland avg38%

180^th of 865

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 42Elementary Schools in the Howard County Public Schools

4^th of 25Howard County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	180 of 865	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	101 of 859	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	206 of 855	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	218 of 862	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.5	88 of 802	89.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	102 of 853	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.5	125 of 857	85.4%	★★★★☆
2017	92.3	64 of 847	92.4%	★★★★★
2016	88.9	97 of 845	88.5%	★★★★☆
2015	95.1	31 of 859	96.4%	★★★★★
2014	86.7	44 of 867	94.9%	★★★★★
2013	85.4	43 of 847	94.9%	★★★★★
2012	82.4	73 of 857	91.5%	★★★★★
2011	84.7	52 of 853	93.9%	★★★★★
2010	78.8	139 of 855	83.7%	★★★★☆
2009	82.1	97 of 850	88.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.9	166 of 838	80.2%	★★★★☆
2007	10.4	742 of 818	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	746 of 804	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	728 of 805	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	713 of 803	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	65.8	86 of 504	82.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	50.4	72 of 128	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	81.5	103 of 796	87.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	85.5	83 of 788	89.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	87.2	41 of 528	92.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2021)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2021)89th percentile~ school

Female (2021)87th percentile~ school

African American (2021)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2021)44th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+9 vs state

Mathematics57%+30 vs state

Science37%+11 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 22, 2011

ENTHUSIASTIC TEACHERS AND STAFF. LOTS OF PARENT SUPPORT. Close Quote

Schools Near Clemens Crossing Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAP Mathematics (2025)				MCAP English Language Arts (2025)				MCAP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clemens Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	10320 Quarterstaff Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6866	481	34	14.0	23.7%	199 (41.4%)	118 (24.5%)	57 (11.9%)	50 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	54 (11.2%)	80.1	180^th of 865 public elementary schools	79.2%		87.1	101^st of 859 public elementary schools	88.2%	79	64.8	60.5	45.7	56.7	69.6	61.6	50.6	60.2	37.0	$19,838	$838	$19,000
Atholton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Seneca Dr	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6853	516	35	14.7	15.9%	256 (49.6%)	109 (21.1%)	64 (12.4%)	34 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.1%)	81.1	169^th of 865 public elementary schools	80.5%		82.7	146^th of 859 public elementary schools	83.0%	23	54.5	49.4	46.4	50.4	69.3	68.3	60.7	66.3	40.5	$17,575	$823	$16,752
Cradlerock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 319-7601	453	44	10.3	55.6%	81 (17.9%)	218 (48.1%)	95 (21.0%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	34.8	516^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.3%		37.4	465^th of 859 public elementary schools	45.9%	51	24.4	18.3	16.7	20.0	38.6	45.6	37.5	40.4	23.9	$23,814	$1,624	$22,190
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	314	33	9.5	59.2%	58 (18.5%)	124 (39.5%)	79 (25.2%)	22 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.6%)	64.4	297^th of 865 public elementary schools	65.7%		67.3	257^th of 859 public elementary schools	70.1%	40	46.9	40.0	31.9	39.7	51.0	64.6	51.1	55.6	31.3	$26,356	$1,845	$24,511
Swansfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 Cedar Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6907	594	52	11.4	38.2%	167 (28.1%)	233 (39.2%)	75 (12.6%)	67 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.6%)	65.8	285^th of 865 public elementary schools	67.1%		53	353^rd of 859 public elementary schools	58.9%	68	56.6	39.1	36.8	45.3	61.1	62.1	42.5	55.7	23.3	$20,540	$1,637	$18,903
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	366	36	10.2	51.1%	78 (21.3%)	180 (49.2%)	53 (14.5%)	28 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	42.9	466^th of 865 public elementary schools	46.1%		44.3	426^th of 859 public elementary schools	50.4%	40	39.7	27.4	18.6	28.4	46.6	32.9	50.9	42.6	22.4	$25,646	$1,697	$23,949
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	461	46	10.0	45.3%	105 (22.8%)	147 (31.9%)	135 (29.3%)	23 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (10.6%)	51.3	395^th of 865 public elementary schools	54.3%		51.6	364^th of 859 public elementary schools	57.6%	31	43.8	31.3	25.8	33.5	52.3	54.4	41.3	49.5	19.7	$24,018	$1,692	$22,326
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5470 Hesperus Dr	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6879	446	39	11.4	43.3%	98 (22.0%)	160 (35.9%)	112 (25.1%)	26 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (10.8%)	42.3	471^st of 865 public elementary schools	45.5%		51.9	363^rd of 859 public elementary schools	57.7%	108	32.9	32.5	29.7	31.7	30.8	46.7	39.7	38.9	21.3	$23,238	$1,715	$21,523
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	407	43	9.5	52.8%	67 (16.5%)	209 (51.4%)	60 (14.7%)	38 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	30 (7.4%)	32.7	537^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.9%		35.3	489^th of 859 public elementary schools	43.1%	48	34.4	20.7	23.5	26.6	36.5	40.4	28.0	35.3	14.0	$26,760	$1,840	$24,921
Jeffers Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Tamar Dr	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6872	406	35	11.5	44.1%	86 (21.2%)	162 (39.9%)	83 (20.4%)	34 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.6%)	59.2	342^nd of 865 public elementary schools	60.5%		53.5	343^rd of 859 public elementary schools	60.1%	1	34.7	37.9	34.7	35.7	50.0	43.3	57.4	50.2	38.8	$23,156	$997	$22,159

Frequently Asked Questions about Clemens Crossing Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Clemens Crossing Elementary?

Students at Clemens Crossing Elementary are 41% White, 25% African American, 12% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 10% Asian.

What district is Clemens Crossing Elementary in?

Howard County Public Schools

What schools do graduates of Clemens Crossing Elementary attend?

Students who attend Clemens Crossing Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wilde Lake Middle
High : Atholton High

Is Clemens Crossing Elementary a good school?

Clemens Crossing Elementary ranks 180^th of 865 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Clemens Crossing Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Clemens Crossing Elementary.

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