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Lake Elkhorn Middle

Regular School · Columbia, MD

Lake Elkhorn Middle is a regular school school in Columbia, Maryland, serving grades 06–08 with 569 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.2:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
06 – 08
Enrollment
569
Teachers (FTE)
46.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
12.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 272 48%
Hispanic/Latino 129 23%
White 89 16%
Two or more races 44 8%
Asian 32 6%
Not Specified 2 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 569 273M / 294F

English Language Learners: 25 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 7.0% -15.2pp 22.2% 560
Reading Proficiency 35.0% -0.2pp 35.2% 554
Science Proficiency 30-34% 157

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)
-0.06 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
223 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
62
10.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
68
12% 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.) 569 100%

Contact & Location

6680 Cradlerock Way

Columbia, MD 21045

Phone: (410)313-7600

http://lems.hcpss.org/

District

Howard County Public Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,428

District enrollment: 57,676

NCES ID

240042001700

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