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
Waterloo Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	607	99	A
Swansfield Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	512	93	A
Clemens Crossing Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	KG–05	563	86	A
Jeffers Hill Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	410	79	A
Longfellow Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	497	74	A
Running Brook Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	415	72	A
Talbott Springs Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	441	70	A
Cradlerock Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	457	68	A
Bryant Woods Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	329	67	A
Phelps Luck Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	694	57	A
Hammond High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,306	56	A
Stevens Forest Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	337	55	A
Oakland Mills High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,336	52	A
Atholton High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,456	50	A
Long Reach High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,638	44	A
Guilford Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	497	43	A
Thunder Hill Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	KG–05	485	33	A
Wilde Lake High	Howard County Public Schools	09–12	1,360	30	A
Oakland Mills Middle	Howard County Public Schools	06–08	476	27	A
Lake Elkhorn Middle	Howard County Public Schools	06–08	603	15	A
Wilde Lake Middle	Howard County Public Schools	06–08	625	14	A
Harpers Choice Middle	Howard County Public Schools	06–08	504	6	A
Atholton Elementary	Howard County Public Schools	PK–05	474	— insufficient data	C