Atholton High School
6520 Freetown Rd, Columbia, MD, 21044-4002 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Atholton High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Howard County, MD
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1365 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 81 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 370 students
Grade 10 - 364 students
Grade 11 - 295 students
Grade 12 - 336 students
This School
(MD) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(MD) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 13% 3%
% Hispanic 2% 4%
% Black 14% 34%
% White 71% 48%
Additional Student Information
This School
(MD) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 3% 16%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 1% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(MD) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Howard County Public s School District
This School's Agency
(MD) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 71 28
Number of Students Managed 45,724 students 17,295 students
District Total Revenue $565,001,000 $171,909,000
District Expenditure $624,913,000 $168,429,000
District Revenue / Student $12,357 $9,940
District Expenditure / Student $13,667 $9,739
District Graduation Rates 92% 86%
In the News:
  • A taste of the culinary action (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on October 22, 2009 at 07:31:38 am
    Would-be chefs see what the work is like Adam Leatherman, 17, center, a senior at Howard High School, and Xaviera Rosado, 16, a junior, use compressed air to cool and bond a chocolate creation by David Milburn, chef instructor at Howard Community College. Culinary and hospitality management students from across the Howard County school system met with the college's faculty to discuss the ...
  • Former Derry standout makes head coaching debut (Blairsville Dispatch)
    posted on September 4, 2009 at 04:40:58 am
    Kyle Schmitt, who played football for the Derry Area Trojans, the University of Maryland in College Park, the Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals, has been named head coach at Atholton High School in Columbia, Md., which is a Class AAA school.
  • Chefs for a night (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on August 17, 2009 at 02:49:25 pm
    Howard County school officials test their cooking skills at fair Marcy Leonard eyed the four thick New York strip steaks that rested atop the hot grill. Occasional flames jumped up as the juices from the meat dripped below. Her two assistants stood a few feet away, concentrating on chopping zucchini, squash and tomato for a roasted vegetable bruschetta.
  • Clinton man hit by car in Howard Co., critically injured (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on May 30, 2009 at 11:46:36 am
    A 44-year-old Clinton man was hit by a car Friday morning on eastbound Route 32 near Interstate 95 in Howard County, police said. Franklin Trowell Jr. of the 5200 block of Plata St. was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore in critical condition after being struck about 4 a.m. by a 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier driven by a Laurel man, according to police. Trowell was on the shoulder ...
  • Teen avoids murder conviction (Baltimore Sun)
    posted on May 22, 2009 at 10:33:29 am
    A 19-year-old Owings Mills gang member escaped a murder conviction for a shooting in Columbia last year but still could receive up to 55 years in prison after a Howard County jury found him guilty on five counts of armed robbery and weapons charges.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (21044)
School Zip (21044)
(MD) State Average
Population (Approximate) 40,251 people 5,133,067 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 66% 32%
Population Average Age 36 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 2.5 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $70,691 $51,114
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.3 rooms 6.0 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 27 years old 42 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (21044)


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% Owning / % Renting 62% / 38% 65% / 35%
School Map:
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3. Hammond High School - 1305 students - 2.1 mi. away - view location
4. Oakland Mills High School - 1159 students - 2.6 mi. away - view location
5. River Hill High School - 1434 students - 3.1 mi. away - view location
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