Jeffers Hill Elementary

Jeffers Hill Elementary is a cozy primary school in Columbia, Maryland, operated by Howard County Public Schools. The school caters to 406 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 77 schools in Howard County Public Schools (57,565 students total), Jeffers Hill Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Jeffers Hill Elementary records that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 21% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 20% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jeffers Hill Elementary logs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Jeffers Hill Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Howard County's rate of about 27%.

After controlling for student poverty, Jeffers Hill Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.1%, the actual is 41.6%, a residual of -6.5 points.

Around the school, census data for Howard County shows the typical household earns roughly $149,763 per year, roughly 65% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Howard County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), of which Jeffers Hill Elementary is one.

Oakland Mills High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Jeffers Hill Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jeffers Hill Elementary at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 5%: 428 students in 2018 compared to 406 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share contracted from 14% to 8%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Jeffers Hill Elementary typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.