Talbott Springs Elementary

Located at 9550 Basket Ring Rd, in Columbia, Maryland, Talbott Springs Elementary is a moderately sized primary school that caters to 461 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of Howard County Public Schools.

Howard County Public Schools comprises 77 schools with combined enrollment of 57,565 students; Talbott Springs Elementary is among them.

Demographically, Talbott Springs Elementary records that 32% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 29% Hispanic, 23% White, 11% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Talbott Springs Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Howard County's rate of about 27%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Talbott Springs Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.4%, the actual is 52.6%, a residual of +5.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Howard County reports that the typical household earns roughly $149,763 per year, about 65% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Talbott Springs Elementary is one.

Oakland Mills High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Talbott Springs Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Talbott Springs Elementary at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 41.4%.

Talbott Springs Elementary operates from a high-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Talbott Springs Elementary has fell 6%, going from 491 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 38% to 32% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.