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Columbia, MD
Public School Ratings




Columbia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


School Districts serving Columbia, MD

Public schools in Columbia belong to districts that are headquartered in one or more other communities.

Howard County Public Schools School District Ellicott City, MD Schools
PUBLIC SCHOOLS LOCATED IN Columbia Grades
Atholton Elementary School
6700 Seneca Dr
Columbia, MD 21046
PK-05
Atholton High School
6520 Freetown Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
09-12
Bryant Woods Elementary School
5450 Blue Heron Ln
Columbia, MD 21044
PK-05
Clarksville Elementary School
12041 Clarksville Pike
Clarksville, MD 21029
KG-05
Clarksville Middle School
6535 S Trotter Rd
Clarksville, MD 21029
06-08
Clemens Crossing Elementary School
10320 Quarterstaff Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
KG-05
Cradlerock Elementary School
6700 Cradlerock Way
Columbia, MD 21045
PK-05
Guilford Elementary School
7335 Oakland Mills Rd
Columbia, MD 21046
PK-05
Hammond High School
8800 Guilford Rd
Columbia, MD 21046
09-12
Harpers Choice Middle School
5450 Beaverkill Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
06-08
Jeffers Hill Elementary School
6001 Tamar Dr
Columbia, MD 21045
PK-05
Lake Elkhorn Middle School
6680 Cradlerock Way
Columbia, MD 21045
06-08
Long Reach High School
6101 Old Dobbin Ln
Columbia, MD 21045
09-12
Longfellow Elementary School
5470 Hesperus Dr
Columbia, MD 21044
PK-05
Oakland Mills High School
9410 Kilimanjaro Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
09-12
Oakland Mills Middle School
9540 Kilimanjaro Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
06-08
Phelps Luck Elementary School
5370 Oldstone Ct
Columbia, MD 21045
PK-05
Pointers Run Elementary School
6600 South Trotter Rd
Clarksville, MD 21029
PK-05
River Hill High School
12101 Clarksville Pike
Clarksville, MD 21029
09-12
Running Brook Elementary School
5215 W Running Brook Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
PK-05
Stevens Forest Elementary School
6045 Stevens Forest Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
PK-05
Swansfield Elementary School
5610 Cedar Ln
Columbia, MD 21044
PK-05
Talbott Springs Elementary School
9550 Basket Ring Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
PK-05
Thunder Hill Elementary School
9357 Mellenbrook Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
KG-05
Waterloo Elementary School
5940 Waterloo Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
PK-05
Wilde Lake High School
5460 Trumpeter Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
09-12
Wilde Lake Middle School
10481 Cross Fox Ln
Columbia, MD 21044
06-08

School Districts serving Columbia, MD

Howard County Public Schools School District Ellicott City, MD Schools

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