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Private · Grades K–8 · 51 students
Cradlerock Elementary
6700 Cradlerock Way, Columbia, MD 21045
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
453
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10.3 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Howard County Public Schools
Howard County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 852 Maryland elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maryland elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Cradlerock Elementary
Cradlerock Elementary is a public elementary school in Columbia, Maryland, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of Howard County Public Schools. The school is located in a midsize city in Howard County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 453 students were enrolled, with about 10.3 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Maryland elementary school (13.3 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 852 Maryland elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 453 students
- Students per teacher
- 10.3 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Howard County Public Schools
- County
- Howard County
- NCES school ID
- 240042001699
Schools near Cradlerock Elementary
All 32 schools in Columbia →
Julia Brown School
Private · Grades Pre-K–3 · 44 students
Stevens Forest Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 314 students
Atholton Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 516 students
Journey School
Private · Grades Pre-K–7 · 31 students
Jeffers Hill Elementary
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 406 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.