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Wilde Lake Middle
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Wilde Lake Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

10481 Cross Fox Ln, Columbia, MD 21044 · (410) 313-6957 · 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
643
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
39%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Wilde Lake Middle

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 8 pts above the state
  • 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
6–8Wilde Lake MiddleYou are here
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency11%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts43%
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 ↗

10481 Cross Fox Ln, Columbia

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6219
Grade 7219
Grade 8205
Enrollment over time
641’20
626’21
611’22
618’23
643’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 43%White 30%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 9%Asian 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Wilde Lake 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.