📍 5610 Cedar Ln, Columbia, Howard County, 21044
Swansfield Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 592 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 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Swansfield Elementary enrolls 592 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Black or African American, 29% White and 9.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 249 | 42% |
| White | 174 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 9.6% |
| Asian | 52 | 8.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 592 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 225 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Swansfield 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.
Swansfield 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 592 students, Swansfield 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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