📍 9357 Mellenbrook Rd, Columbia, Howard County, 21045
Thunder Hill Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 472 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Thunder Hill Elementary enrolls 472 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 39% Black or African American, 22% White and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 186 | 39% |
| White | 106 | 22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 16% |
| Asian | 70 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 7.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 472 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 179 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Thunder Hill Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Thunder 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 472 students, Thunder 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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