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Running Brook Elementary

Regular School · Columbia, MD

Running Brook Elementary is a regular school school in Columbia, Maryland, serving grades PK–05 with 407 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 9.5:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 05
Enrollment
407
Teachers (FTE)
42.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
9.5:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 209 51%
White 67 16%
Hispanic/Latino 60 15%
Asian 38 9%
Two or more races 30 7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 3 1%
Total enrollment 407 199M / 208F

English Language Learners: 16 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 15-19% 22.2% 178
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 35.2% 179
Science Proficiency 40-49% — 60

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.02 grade levels
Math
-0.08 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
31 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
8
2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
78
19.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 407 100%

Contact & Location

5215 W Running Brook Rd

Columbia, MD 21044

Phone: (410)313-6893

http://rbes.hcpss.org

District

Howard County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,428

District enrollment: 57,676

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

240042000751

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD