Wilde Lake Middle
Public · Grades 6–8 · 643 students
Harpers Choice Middle
5450 Beaverkill Rd, Columbia, MD 21044
Grades
6–8
Middle
Students
471
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
11.6 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Howard County Public Schools
Howard County
Schola Grade C · Average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 221 Maryland middle schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Maryland middle 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 Harpers Choice Middle
Harpers Choice Middle is a public middle school in Columbia, Maryland, serving grades 6–8. 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, 471 students were enrolled, with about 11.6 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Maryland middle school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 221 Maryland middle schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 6–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Middle
- Grades offered
- 6–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 471 students
- Students per teacher
- 11.6 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Midsize
- School district
- Howard County Public Schools
- County
- Howard County
- NCES school ID
- 240042000737
Schools near Harpers Choice Middle
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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.