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Northfield Elementary vs Running Brook Elementary

Northfield Elementary and Running Brook Elementary are very closely rated, both scoring around 6.9 out of 10. Northfield Elementary is significantly larger with 749 students, about 1.9× the size of Running Brook Elementary (389). In math proficiency, Northfield Elementary leads at 63.0%.

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Northfield Elementary

Ellicott City, MD

6.9/10
Elementary SchoolKindergarten – 5th

749 students

Running Brook Elementary

Columbia, MD

6.5/10
Elementary SchoolPre-K – 5th

389 students

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Ratings Comparison

MetricNorthfield ElementaryRunning Brook Elementary
Overall Rating6.9 / 106.5 / 10
Academic Score8.95.0
Growth Score5.16.5
Diversity Index——
Free/Reduced Lunch15.2%50.4%
Environment Score8.38.9
State Rank#541 of 1,363#674 of 1,363
State Percentile60th51th

Test Scores

SubjectNorthfield ElementaryRunning Brook Elementary
Math Proficiency63.0%35.0%
Math (State Avg)——
ELA Proficiency69.0%41.0%
ELA (State Avg)——

School Details

DetailNorthfield ElementaryRunning Brook Elementary
TypeElementary SchoolElementary School
GradesKindergarten – 5thPre-K – 5th
Enrollment749389
Student-Teacher Ratio15.6:19.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch15.2%50.4%
DistrictHoward County Public SchoolsHoward County Public Schools
CityEllicott CityColumbia

Neighborhood

MetricEllicott City (21042)Columbia (21044)
Median Household Income$190,504$132,924
Median Home Value$674,700$541,100
Median Rent$2,253$2,096
College Educated (Bachelor's+)74.7%67.3%
Poverty Rate2.7%7.1%
Avg Commute29 min29 min
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