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Atholton High
A+

Atholton High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6520 Freetown Rd, Columbia, MD 21044 · (410) 313-7065 · Part of Howard County Public Schools

Columbia’s School Grade A better than 88% of Maryland school districts

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Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,540
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
23%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Atholton High

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 54 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 49 pts above the state

On the path

Where Columbia kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Atholton HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency73%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts84%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Maryland’s 1,321 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6520 Freetown Rd, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9405
Grade 10361
Grade 11404
Grade 12370
Enrollment over time
1,472’20
1,456’21
1,467’22
1,498’23
1,540’24

Up 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 32%White 27%Asian 19%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Atholton High from Columbia families.

Other schools in Howard County Public Schools

The district →
Veterans Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A−
883 students13:1
Hanover Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanover
B−
875 students12:1
Fulton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fulton
A
872 students15:1
Pointers Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clarksville
A
835 students14:1
Waverly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
827 students13:1
Bellows Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
B+
806 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Maryland’s other public schools; Columbia’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.