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Thunder Hill Elementary

Regular School · Columbia, MD

Thunder Hill Elementary is a regular school school in Columbia, Maryland, serving grades KG–05 with 459 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.7:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
459
Teachers (FTE)
39.3
Student–Teacher Ratio
11.7:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 144 31%
White 106 23%
Hispanic/Latino 97 21%
Asian 73 16%
Two or more races 37 8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1 0%
Not Specified 1 0%
Total enrollment 459 238M / 220F

English Language Learners: 50 (11% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 26.0% +3.8pp 22.2% 230
Reading Proficiency 25.0% -10.2pp 35.2% 234
Science Proficiency 55-59% — 78

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)
+0.69 grade levels
Math
-0.02 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
36 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
1.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
55
12% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 459 100%

Contact & Location

9357 Mellenbrook Rd

Columbia, MD 21045

Phone: (410)313-6922

http://thes.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

240042000757

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