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Harpers Choice Middle
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Harpers Choice Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

5450 Beaverkill Rd, Columbia, MD 21044 · (410) 313-6929 · Part of Howard County Public Schools

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

Directions
Photo: G. Edward Johnson · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
471
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Harpers Choice Middle

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Columbia kids: 7 high schools

On the path

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

PK–516 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Harpers Choice MiddleYou are here
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5450 Beaverkill Rd, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6149
Grade 7163
Grade 8159
Enrollment over time
490’20
505’21
497’22
469’23
471’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 43%Hispanic 23%White 18%Asian 8%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Harpers Choice Middle 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.