📍 6700 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, Howard County, 21045
Cradlerock Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Columbia, Howard County. The school has 459 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 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1. 16% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cradlerock Elementary enrolls 459 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 20% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 225 | 49% |
| White | 91 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 82 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 8.9% |
| Asian | 20 | 4.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
265 of the school's 459 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 245 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Cradlerock 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 13, state house district 13.
Cradlerock 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 459 students, Cradlerock 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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