📍 6001 Tamar Dr, Columbia, Howard County, 21045
Jeffers Hill Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 408 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 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Jeffers Hill Elementary enrolls 408 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 40% Black or African American, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 19% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 164 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 94 | 23% |
| White | 77 | 19% |
| Asian | 45 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
187 of the school's 408 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 172 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Jeffers Hill Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Jeffers Hill 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 408 students, Jeffers Hill 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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