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What's the one class at Clemens Crossing Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042001382
Clemens Crossing Elementary
10320 Quarterstaff Rd, Columbia, MD 21044 · (410) 313-6866 · Howard County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Maryland public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
114 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
69.5%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 69.1% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.2%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clemens Crossing Elementary
Clemens Crossing Elementary's state test result (68.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemens Crossing Elementary this school | 481 | 23.7% | 68.2% |
| Crofton Meadows Elementary Crofton | 544 | 24.1% | 52.5% |
| Piney Orchard Elementary Odenton | 538 | 27.9% | 60.9% |
| Sherwood Elementary Sandy Spring | 498 | 25.7% | 44.1% |
| Olney Elementary Olney | 585 | 22.4% | 68.4% |
| Waugh Chapel Elementary Odenton | 549 | 29.9% | 60.4% |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clemens Crossing Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #122 of 853 | #15 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #152 of 853 ▼ 59 | #14 of 42 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #153 of 853 ▼ 20 | #17 of 42 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #422 of 898 | #30 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #449 of 857 | #32 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.1% | #79 of 857 | #14 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #758 of 885 | #23 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #278 of 551 | #12 of 26 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
481
-68 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 645
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 481 | 34.3 | 14.0:1 | 24% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 506 | 36.3 | 13.9:1 | 23% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 39.3 | 13.8:1 | 26% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 18% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 38 | 14.5:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 7% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 640 | 39 | 16.4:1 | 3% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 645 | 34 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clemens Crossing Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (550 to 481); teachers down 10% (38 to 34.3).
About Clemens Crossing Elementary
Clemens Crossing Elementary serves students in Columbia, Maryland, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 481 students in 2024-25.
The district, Howard County Public Schools, operates 77 schools serving 57,565 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Clemens Crossing Elementary is White, with 41% of students. Other groups include 25% Black, 12% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 10% Asian. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Clemens Crossing Elementary scores 73%.
Based on 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Clemens Crossing Elementary has a ratio of 14.0:1. The 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 24%.
On the allk12 Grade, Clemens Crossing Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Clemens Crossing Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 68.2% is 8.0 points above the 60.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In the wider Howard County area, median household income comes to about $149,763, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Howard County's 78 public schools enroll about 57,565 students and include Clemens Crossing Elementary.
Atholton High sits about 0.6 miles from Clemens Crossing Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Clemens Crossing Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Clemens Crossing Elementary is City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 549 to 481, a 12% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 14.0:1.
The Clemens Crossing Elementary discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Marriotts Ridge HighHigh · 1,741 students
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
Other schools in Columbia
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
- Long Reach HighHigh · 1,334 students
- Wilde Lake HighHigh · 1,197 students
- Hammond HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Phelps Luck ElementaryElementary · 681 students
Nearby schools
- Atholton High0.6 mi · 1,540
- Atholton Elementary0.8 mi · 516
- Wilde Lake High1.6 mi · 1,197
- Wilde Lake Middle1.6 mi · 643
- Lake Elkhorn Middle1.6 mi · 569
- Cradlerock Elementary1.6 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Clemens Crossing ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Clemens Crossing Elementary?
Clemens Crossing Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-05.
Is Clemens Crossing Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clemens Crossing Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Clemens Crossing Elementary have?
Clemens Crossing Elementary employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clemens Crossing Elementary?
At Clemens Crossing Elementary, the student body is approximately 41% White, 12% Hispanic, 25% Black, 10% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Clemens Crossing Elementary public or private?
Clemens Crossing Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Howard County Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.