📍 6520 Freetown Rd, Columbia, Howard County, 21044
Atholton High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 1,467 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 94.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 84% of students are proficient in reading. 73% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 98%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Atholton High enrolls 1,467 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 94.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 31% Black or African American, 29% White and 18% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 459 | 31% |
| White | 428 | 29% |
| Asian | 269 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 191 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 113 | 7.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
352 of the school's 1,467 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 27 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 High 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 12, state house district 12.
Atholton High 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 1,467 students, Atholton High is larger than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize