Long Reach High

Long Reach High operates as a mid-tier 9-12 campus in Columbia, Maryland, part of Howard County Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 1,334 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Long Reach High is one of 77 schools operated by Howard County Public Schools, a district that caters to 57,565 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Long Reach High shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (30%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Black, 23% White, 12% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 9%.

Looking at school resources, Long Reach High reports 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Howard County's rate of about 27%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Long Reach High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 52.0%; actual is 36.2%, a gap of -15.8 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Howard County indicate median household earnings sit near $149,763, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Howard County runs 78 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,565 students), of which Long Reach High is one.

Waterloo Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Long Reach High at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.2%.

Long Reach High operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Long Reach High's enrollment has edged down 18% since 2018, when it stood at 1,632 (now 1,334). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 20% to 30% over that span.

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