📍 5215 W Running Brook Rd, Columbia, Howard County, 21044
Running Brook Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 399 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 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Running Brook Elementary enrolls 399 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% Black or African American, 20% White and 12% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 202 | 51% |
| White | 80 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 10% |
| Asian | 22 | 5.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
203 of the school's 399 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 197 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Running Brook 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 12, state house district 12.
Running Brook 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 399 students, Running Brook 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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