📍 6600 South Trotter Rd, Clarksville, Howard County, 21029
Pointers Run Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Clarksville, Howard County. The school has 812 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 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pointers Run Elementary enrolls 812 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 34% Asian and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 309 | 38% |
| Asian | 277 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 71 | 8.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 44 | 5.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
60 of the school's 812 students (7.4%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 54 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
Pointers Run Elementary is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MD-30, state senate district 13, state house district 13.
Pointers Run 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 812 students, Pointers Run Elementary is close to 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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