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Wilde Lake Middle School

10481 Cross Fox Ln, Columbia, MD, 21044-2141

Tel: (410)313-6957

Grades: 6-8 | 506 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Wilde Lake Middle School serves 506 students in grades 6-8.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the MD state average of 13:1.
Minority enrollment is 71% of the student body.
Wilde Lake Middle School is one of 3 public middle schools within Columbia, and operates within the Howard County Public s School District.

The nearest elementary school is Longfellow Elementary School (0.5 miles away), the nearest middle school is Harpers Choice Middle School (0.6 miles away), and the nearest high school is Wilde Lake High School (0.2 miles away).

Source: 2011 NCES data, MD Dept. of Educ.	Wilde Lake Middle School
Grades Offered	Grades 6-8
Total Students	506 students

% Male / % Female	45% / 55%
Total Classroom Teachers	42 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(MD) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	12:1	13:1

	This School	(MD) School Average
% American Indian	1%	n/a

% Asian	8%	6%

% Hispanic	10%	11%

% Black	47%	37%

% White	29%	43%

Unknown	5%	3%


	This School	(MD) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	28%	33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	6%	7%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Howard County Public s School District
	This School's Agency	(MD) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	73	28
Number of Students Managed	49,905 students	16,752 students

District Total Revenue	$835,108,000	$244,248,000

District Expenditure	$816,452,000	$238,340,000

District Revenue / Student	$16,734	$14,580

District Expenditure / Student	$16,360	$14,228

Nearby Schools:

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Wilde Lake Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0 mi. away

Wilde Lake High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.2 mi. away

Longfellow Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.5 mi. away

Bryant Woods Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.6 mi. away

Harpers Choice Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.6 mi. away

Swansfield Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0.6 mi. away

View all schools in: Columbia, Howard County, Zip 21044

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posted on June 25, 2010 at 05:58:44 pm
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posted on September 8, 2009 at 10:25:21 am
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