📍 10481 Cross Fox Ln, Columbia, Howard County, 21044
Wilde Lake Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 611 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilde Lake Middle enrolls 611 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% Black or African American, 29% White and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 263 | 43% |
| White | 178 | 29% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 69 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 55 | 9% |
| Asian | 43 | 7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 611 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 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.
Wilde Lake Middle 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 12, state house district 12.
Wilde Lake Middle 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 611 students, Wilde Lake Middle 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