📍 6101 Old Dobbin Ln, Columbia, Howard County, 21045
Long Reach High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 1,714 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Howard County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 125.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 7 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Long Reach High enrolls 1,714 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 125.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 540 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 464 | 27% |
| White | 402 | 24% |
| Asian | 206 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 87 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
710 of the school's 1,714 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 657 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
Long Reach High 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.
Long Reach High 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 1,714 students, Long Reach High is larger than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize