Long Reach High
Columbia, MD · High School · Grades 9-12
Long Reach High is a high school in Columbia, MD with 1,714 students enrolled and a 63% proficiency rate. Part of Howard County Public Schools. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Long Reach High is a high school located in Columbia, Maryland. The school serves 1,714 students in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 63% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading. The school reports a 82% graduation rate.
41% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Long Reach High is part of the Howard County Public Schools in Maryland. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Long Reach High has 1,714 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Howard County Public Schools (759 students). Its 63% proficiency rate is 5 percentage points above the district average of 58%. Compared to the Maryland state average of 49%, the school performs 14 points higher. With a 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio, it offers smaller class sizes than the national average.
Frequently Asked Questions
Long Reach High has 1,714 students enrolled in grades 9-12. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.
According to EDFacts data, 63% of students at Long Reach High meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Long Reach High has a 82% graduation rate, measuring the percentage of students who graduate within four years.
Long Reach High is part of the Howard County Public Schools in Columbia, Maryland. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
this entity is one of the data points covered by this site’s U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment dataset. The detail above comes directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts; the context that follows situates the headline numbers against the broader distribution across U.S. public schools and districts.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.