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Enrollment
1,197
High
DISTRICT 1,313 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042000762
Wilde Lake High
5460 Trumpeter Rd, Columbia, MD 21044 · (410) 313-6965 · Howard County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,197 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Maryland public high schools
- C+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
510 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 334 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 304 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 300 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 259 | 22% |
Student demographics
71%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
55.3%
MD avg 50.6% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
10.1%
MD avg 34.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 have held steady.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.3% | 10.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.8% | 10.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MD schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Wilde Lake High
Wilde Lake High's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilde Lake High this school | 1,197 | 42.6% | 32.5% |
| Oakland Mills High Columbia | 1,413 | 43.2% | 33.9% |
| Maurice J. McDonough High School Pomfret | 1,163 | 40.9% | 35.2% |
| Hammond High Columbia | 1,159 | 37.4% | 42.7% |
| Pikesville High Baltimore | 908 | 48.8% | 31.3% |
| Franklin High Reisterstown | 1,481 | 49.0% | 32.9% |
Matched among Maryland high 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 Wilde Lake High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #116 of 203 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.1% | #121 of 206 ▲ 43 | #11 of 13 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #118 of 206 ▼ 13 | #13 of 13 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,197 | #114 of 234 | #12 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #31 of 210 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #32 of 211 | #8 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.6% | #136 of 212 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.0% | #39 of 76 | #6 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,197
-182 (-13%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 811
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 1,197 | 85.8 | 13.9:1 | 43% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 1,270 | 97.8 | 13.0:1 | 42% (537) |
| 2022-23 | 1,341 | 98.4 | 13.6:1 | 44% (594) |
| 2020-21 | 1,379 | 100 | 13.8:1 | 36% (502) |
| 2017-18 | 1,274 | 98 | 13.0:1 | 33% (423) |
| 2015-16 | 1,236 | 94 | 13.2:1 | 39% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 1,324 | 101 | 13.1:1 | 26% (349) |
| 2000-01 | 1,480 | 80 | 18.5:1 | 13% (198) |
| 1990-91 | 811 | 52 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilde Lake High.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (1,274 to 1,197); teachers down 12% (98 to 85.8).
About Wilde Lake High
Wilde Lake High is a public high school in Columbia, Maryland. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,197 students enrolled.
Howard County Public Schools, which runs Wilde Lake High, has 77 schools and 57,565 students.
Black students make up 45% of enrollment at Wilde Lake High, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 22% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Asian. In Howard County overall, about 20% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Wilde Lake High are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The school has 85.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 15.3:1 for high schools in Maryland. Federal data show 43% of students (510) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 27% average for public schools in Howard County is 16 points.
Among Maryland public high schools, Wilde Lake High outscored 17%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Wilde Lake High ranks in the bottom 10% of Maryland schools. It scores 32.5%; the prediction is 49.0%.
Howard County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $149,763 a year, roughly 65% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Howard County number 78, with about 57,565 students.
Wilde Lake Middle, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Wilde Lake High ranks 9th of 9 on average proficiency.
Wilde Lake High is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment decreased by 13% across 4 years, from 1,379 in 2020-21 to 1,197 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Wilde Lake High is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Hammond HighHigh · 1,159 students
- Phelps Luck ElementaryElementary · 681 students
- Waterloo ElementaryElementary · 666 students
Nearby schools
- Wilde Lake Middle0.2 mi · 643
- Bryant Woods Elementary0.4 mi · 366
- Longfellow Elementary0.8 mi · 446
- Swansfield Elementary0.8 mi · 594
- Harpers Choice Middle1.0 mi · 471
- Running Brook Elementary1.2 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About Wilde Lake HighHow large is Wilde Lake High?
Wilde Lake High enrolls approximately 1,197 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Wilde Lake High serve?
Wilde Lake High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Wilde Lake High?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Wilde Lake High.
How diverse is Wilde Lake High?
Wilde Lake High reports a student body of 22% White, 17% Hispanic, 45% Black, 7% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilde Lake High?
Wilde Lake High 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.