Schools in Columbia, MD

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Atholton Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	474	78	A
Waterloo Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	607	74	A
Swansfield Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	512	67	A
Clemens Crossing Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	KG–05	563	61	A
Jeffers Hill Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	410	56	A
Longfellow Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	497	53	A
Running Brook Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	415	51	A
Talbott Springs Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	441	51	A
Cradlerock Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	457	49	A
Bryant Woods Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	329	49	A
Hammond High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,306	41	A
Phelps Luck Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	694	41	A
Stevens Forest Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	337	40	A
Oakland Mills High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,336	38	A
Atholton High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,456	36	A
Long Reach High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,638	32	A
Guilford Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	497	31	A
Thunder Hill Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	KG–05	485	24	A
Wilde Lake High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,360	22	A
Oakland Mills Middle	Howard County Public Schools	06–08	476	20	A
Lake Elkhorn Middle	Howard County Public Schools	06–08	603	11	A
Wilde Lake Middle	Howard County Public Schools	06–08	625	10	A
Harpers Choice Middle	Howard County Public Schools	06–08	504	5	A