📍 6700 Seneca Dr, Columbia, Howard County, 21046
Atholton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 489 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Atholton Elementary enrolls 489 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 47% White, 23% Black or African American and 13% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 228 | 47% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 23% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 65 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 10% |
| Asian | 31 | 6.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
82 of the school's 489 students (17%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Atholton Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Atholton Elementary is one of 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools, based in Ellicott City, Maryland. The district serves 57,565 students district-wide and employs 4,327 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 489 students, Atholton Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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