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What's the one class at Guilford Elementary every student should take?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000733
Guilford Elementary
7335 Oakland Mills Rd, Columbia, MD 21046 · (410) 880-5930 · Howard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
203 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
68%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
41.7%
MD avg 50.6% . -10.2pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
MD avg 34.8% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 34.6% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Guilford Elementary
Guilford Elementary's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guilford Elementary this school | 437 | 46.5% | 40.3% |
| Glenarden Woods Elementary Lanham | 516 | 47.3% | 90.1% |
| Jeffers Hill Elementary Columbia | 406 | 44.1% | 41.6% |
| Running Brook Elementary Columbia | 407 | 52.8% | 39.7% |
| Bryant Woods Elementary Columbia | 366 | 51.1% | 45.9% |
| Severn Elementary Severn | 458 | 40.8% | 48.9% |
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 Guilford Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #470 of 853 | #38 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #553 of 853 ▼ 71 | #41 of 42 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #539 of 853 ▼ 194 | #39 of 42 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #529 of 898 | #36 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #173 of 857 | #14 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.4% | #226 of 857 | #30 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #562 of 885 | #10 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #490 of 551 | #22 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
437
-63 (-13%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 568
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 437 | 36.5 | 12.0:1 | 46% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 39.5 | 12.0:1 | 55% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 42.6 | 11.2:1 | 56% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | 42 | 11.9:1 | 40% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 39.4 | 11.4:1 | 44% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 40 | 11.7:1 | 43% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 31% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 510 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 25% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 568 | 29 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guilford Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (450 to 437); teachers down 7% (39.4 to 36.5).
About Guilford Elementary
Guilford Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Columbia, Maryland. Enrollment totals 437 students across pre-K through 5.
Howard County Public Schools counts 77 schools and 57,565 students, including Guilford Elementary.
The largest group at Guilford Elementary is Black students, at 49%. After that, the student body is 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Howard County is about 20% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
A staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.0:1. Elementary schools in Maryland average 13.8:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 46%. That is higher than the 27% average for public schools in Howard County.
On the allk12 Grade, Guilford Elementary lands at C, ahead of 29% of Maryland public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Guilford Elementary is -6.5 points: 40.3% actual, 46.7% predicted.
Census data for Howard County show median household income comes to about $149,763, about 65% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 78 public schools and about 57,565 students.
Guilford Elementary is about 1.4 miles from Guilford Park High, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 40.3% is below the 40.3% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 437, down from 500 in 2020-21.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Guilford Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Other Guilford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Guilford Elementary. Guilford Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Guilford ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 623 students
- Guilford ElementarySterling, VA · 504 students
- Guilford ElementaryPlainfield, IN · 434 students
- GUILFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLGUILFORD, NY · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Guilford Park High1.4 mi · 1,218
- Patuxent Valley Middle1.6 mi · 840
- Bollman Bridge Elementary1.6 mi · 775
- Hammond High1.6 mi · 1,159
- Lake Elkhorn Middle1.7 mi · 569
- Cradlerock Elementary1.7 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Guilford ElementaryHow large is Guilford Elementary?
Guilford Elementary enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
Is Guilford Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Guilford Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Guilford Elementary?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Guilford Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Guilford Elementary?
At Guilford Elementary, the student body is approximately 13% White, 20% Hispanic, 49% Black, 12% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Guilford Elementary?
Guilford Elementary is overseen by Howard County Public Schools in Howard County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.