Lake Elkhorn Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Columbia, Maryland

Lake Elkhorn Middle in Columbia, Maryland enrolled 569 students in 2024-25 with 46.6 full-time teachers, 12.2 students per teacher against the Maryland middle-school median of 14.4. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 14% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Maryland: 45.1% and 27.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

598 students in 2022-23, 622 students in 2023-24, 569 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 48.2 to 46.6.

Students enrolled at Lake Elkhorn Middle by school year2022-23: 598, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 56902004006008002022-235982023-246222024-25569
Students enrolled at Lake Elkhorn Middle by school year2022-23: 598, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 56902004006008002022-235982023-246222024-25569
Students enrolled at Lake Elkhorn Middle by school year2022-23: 598, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 56902004006008002022-235982023-246222024-25569
Students enrolled at Lake Elkhorn Middle by school year2022-23: 598, 2023-24: 622, 2024-25: 56902004006008002022-235982023-246222024-25569
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2359848.212.4
2023-2462246.113.5
2024-2556946.612.2

12.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Maryland middle schools

Among the 222 Maryland middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Lake Elkhorn Middle 12.2; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherLake Elkhorn Middle 12.2state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Lake Elkhorn Middle 12.2; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherLake Elkhorn Middle 12.2state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Lake Elkhorn Middle 12.2; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherLake Elkhorn Middle 12.2state median 14.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland middle schools, 2024-25222 values from 3.3 to 19.1; Lake Elkhorn Middle 12.2; state median 14.4.05101520students per full-time teacherLake Elkhorn Middle 12.2state median 14.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 302 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lake Elkhorn Middle enrolled 603 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 80 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 302 of the 603 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions80
  • Chronically absent31.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.0% of students were Black, 22.8% Hispanic, 15.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Black48.0%
  2. Hispanic22.8%
  3. White15.7%
  4. Two or more races7.8%
  5. Asian5.6%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lake Elkhorn Middle scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Maryland, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMaryland
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232%58%45.1%
Math, 2022-2314%42% (2021-22)27.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Columbia

4 public middle schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Lake Elkhorn Middle is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Wilde Lake Middle64313.234.4%
Lake Elkhorn Middle56912.245.7%
Harpers Choice Middle47111.643.7%
Oakland Mills Middle41511.942.2%

All public schools in Columbia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lake Elkhorn Middle

  1. Oakland Mills MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 415 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  2. Wilde Lake MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 643 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Lake Elkhorn Middle with Oakland Mills MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Howard County Public School System spends per student$19,256 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,256
  5. The largest public schools in MarylandLake Elkhorn Middle is the number 178 by size of 224 Maryland middle schools open in 2024-25.#178 of 224
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher12.2 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 14.4 for middle schools.12.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lake Elkhorn Middle

  1. How many students attend Lake Elkhorn Middle?
    569 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 598 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Columbia, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Elkhorn Middle?
    12.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for middle schools is 14.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lake Elkhorn Middle a Title I school?
    Lake Elkhorn Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Lake Elkhorn Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lake Elkhorn Middle scored proficient or above: 32% in reading in 2021-22 and 14% in math in 2022-23, against 45.1% in reading in 2021-22 and 27.1% in math in 2022-23 across Maryland. Maryland's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lake Elkhorn Middle in?
    Howard County Public School System, NCES district ID 2400420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240042001700 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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