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Pointers Run Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

6600 South Trotter Rd, Clarksville, MD 21029 · (410) 313-7142 · Part of Howard County Public Schools

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

Directions
Students
835
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
9%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Pointers Run Elementary

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Maryland’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 38 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Columbia kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Pointers Run ElementaryYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 19.3%
Reading / language arts57%
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 ↗

6600 South Trotter Rd, Clarksville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten116
Grade 1137
Grade 2132
Grade 3117
Grade 4142
Grade 5144
Enrollment over time
779’20
796’21
812’22
830’23
835’24

Up 7.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 37%Asian 32%Black 14%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 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 Pointers Run Elementary 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
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
Elkridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkridge
B
798 students14:1

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.