Thunder Hill Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Columbia, Maryland

Thunder Hill Elementary in Columbia, Maryland enrolled 459 students in 2024-25 with 39.3 full-time teachers, 11.7 students per teacher against the Maryland elementary-school median of 13.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

472 students in 2022-23, 454 students in 2023-24, 459 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 37.3 to 39.3.

Students enrolled at Thunder Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 454, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234722023-244542024-25459
Students enrolled at Thunder Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 454, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234722023-244542024-25459
Students enrolled at Thunder Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 454, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234722023-244542024-25459
Students enrolled at Thunder Hill Elementary by school year2022-23: 472, 2023-24: 454, 2024-25: 45902004006002022-234722023-244542024-25459
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347237.312.7
2023-2445437.112.2
2024-2545939.311.7

11.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 83 of every 100 Maryland elementary schools

Among the 877 Maryland elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 11.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 11.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 11.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Maryland elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 23.0; This school 11.7; state median 13.9.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.7state median 13.9U.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 485 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Thunder Hill Elementary enrolled 485 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 13 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 485 of the 485 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions13
  • Chronically absent25.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

31.4% of students were Black, 23.1% White, 21.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black31.4%
  2. White23.1%
  3. Hispanic21.2%
  4. Asian15.9%
  5. Two or more races8.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Thunder Hill Elementary scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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, 2021-2241%58%45.1%
Math, 2022-2336%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.

Elementary schools in Columbia

14 public elementary schools in Columbia report 2024-25 enrollment; Thunder Hill Elementary is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Phelps Luck Elementary68111.739.9%
Waterloo Elementary66612.928.1%
Swansfield Elementary59411.435.5%
Atholton Elementary51614.713.8%
Clemens Crossing Elementary48114.020.0%
Talbott Springs Elementary46110.039.9%
Thunder Hill Elementary45911.731.6%
Cradlerock Elementary45310.349.4%

All public schools in Columbia →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Thunder Hill Elementary

  1. Phelps Luck ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 681 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Talbott Springs ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 461 students, 10.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Thunder Hill Elementary with Phelps Luck ElementaryStudents, 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 MarylandThunder Hill Elementary is the number 473 by size of 881 Maryland elementary schools open in 2024-25.#473 of 881
  6. Maryland schools by students per teacher11.7 students per teacher here against the Maryland median of 13.9 for elementary schools.11.7:1
  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 Thunder Hill Elementary

  1. How many students attend Thunder Hill Elementary?
    459 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 472 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Columbia, MD.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Thunder Hill Elementary?
    11.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Maryland median for elementary schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Thunder Hill Elementary a Title I school?
    Thunder Hill Elementary 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 Thunder Hill Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Thunder Hill Elementary scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 36% 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 Thunder Hill Elementary in?
    Howard County Public School System, NCES district ID 2400420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 240042000757 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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