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Atholton High

Howard County Public Schools

Atholton High

Columbia, Maryland

1,467 students

High School, Grades 9–12

(410)313-7065 School Website

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1,467

Students

15.5:1

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Avg SAT Score

1,250

A-

out of 1600

Good

Avg ACT Score

27

A

out of 36

Excellent

AP Courses

28

A+

courses offered

Excellent

AP Enrollment

39%

C+

of students

Excellent

Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

B+

students per teacher

Good

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/MA-403-1) andEnglish 10 (LA-501-1/LA-502-1/LA-503-1)MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR stan-dard for students whodid not meet througha 3.0 GPA and pass-ing the Algebracourse with an A,Bor C | College and CareerReadinessAlgebra I (/MA-403-1) and English 10(LA-501-1/LA-502-1/LA-503-1) MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR standardfor students who did notmeet through a 3.0 GPAand passing the Algebracourse with an A,B or C | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, the as-sessment counts for 20%of the course grade forAmerican Government(SO-501-1) and AmericanGovernment - Honors (SO-502-1)In the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, studentstaking Government andPolitics - AP (SO-504-1)must take either the APGovernment exam or theGovernment MCAP(not counted in coursegrade) | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025school year andbeyond, the assess-ment counts for 20%of the course gradefor Biology (SC-500-and Biology - G/T(SC-515-1) |

Part of the Mathematics department at Atholton High.

) andEnglish 10 (LA-501-1/LA-502-1/LA-503-1)MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR stan-dard for students whodid not meet througha 3.0 GPA and pass-ing the Algebracourse with an A,Bor C | College and CareerReadinessAlgebra I (MA-401-1/) and English 10(LA-501-1/LA-502-1/LA-503-1) MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR standardfor students who did notmeet through a 3.0 GPAand passing the Algebracourse with an A,B or C | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, the as-sessment counts for 20%of the course grade forAmerican Government(SO-501-1) and AmericanGovernment - Honors (SO-502-1)In the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, studentstaking Government andPolitics - AP (SO-504-1)must take either the APGovernment exam or theGovernment MCAP(not counted in coursegrade) | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025school year andbeyond, the assess-ment counts for 20%of the course gradefor Biology (SC-500-and Biology - G/T(SC-515-1) |

Part of the Mathematics department at Atholton High.

/LA-502-1/LA-503-1)MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR stan-dard for students whodid not meet througha 3.0 GPA and pass-ing the Algebracourse with an A,Bor C | College and CareerReadinessAlgebra I (MA-401-1/MA-403-1) and English 10(/LA-502-1/LA-503-1) MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR standardfor students who did notmeet through a 3.0 GPAand passing the Algebracourse with an A,B or C | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, the as-sessment counts for 20%of the course grade forAmerican Government(SO-501-1) and AmericanGovernment - Honors (SO-502-1)In the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, studentstaking Government andPolitics - AP (SO-504-1)must take either the APGovernment exam or theGovernment MCAP(not counted in coursegrade) | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025school year andbeyond, the assess-ment counts for 20%of the course gradefor Biology (SC-500-and Biology - G/T(SC-515-1) |

Part of the English department at Atholton High.

/LA-503-1)MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR stan-dard for students whodid not meet througha 3.0 GPA and pass-ing the Algebracourse with an A,Bor C | College and CareerReadinessAlgebra I (MA-401-1/MA-403-1) and English 10(LA-501-1//LA-503-1) MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR standardfor students who did notmeet through a 3.0 GPAand passing the Algebracourse with an A,B or C | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, the as-sessment counts for 20%of the course grade forAmerican Government(SO-501-1) and AmericanGovernment - Honors (SO-502-1)In the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, studentstaking Government andPolitics - AP (SO-504-1)must take either the APGovernment exam or theGovernment MCAP(not counted in coursegrade) | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025school year andbeyond, the assess-ment counts for 20%of the course gradefor Biology (SC-500-and Biology - G/T(SC-515-1) |

Part of the English department at Atholton High.

)MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR stan-dard for students whodid not meet througha 3.0 GPA and pass-ing the Algebracourse with an A,Bor C | College and CareerReadinessAlgebra I (MA-401-1/MA-403-1) and English 10(LA-501-1/LA-502-1/) MCAP proficiencymeets the CCR standardfor students who did notmeet through a 3.0 GPAand passing the Algebracourse with an A,B or C | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, the as-sessment counts for 20%of the course grade forAmerican Government(SO-501-1) and AmericanGovernment - Honors (SO-502-1)In the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, studentstaking Government andPolitics - AP (SO-504-1)must take either the APGovernment exam or theGovernment MCAP(not counted in coursegrade) | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025school year andbeyond, the assess-ment counts for 20%of the course gradefor Biology (SC-500-and Biology - G/T(SC-515-1) |

Part of the English department at Atholton High.

) and AmericanGovernment - Honors (SO-502-1)In the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, studentstaking Government andPolitics - AP (SO-504-1)must take either the APGovernment exam or theGovernment MCAP(not counted in coursegrade) | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025school year andbeyond, the assess-ment counts for 20%of the course gradefor Biology (SC-500-and Biology - G/T(SC-515-1) |

Part of the Social Studies department at Atholton High.

)In the 2024-2025 schoolyear and beyond, studentstaking Government andPolitics - AP (SO-504-1)must take either the APGovernment exam or theGovernment MCAP(not counted in coursegrade) | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025school year andbeyond, the assess-ment counts for 20%of the course gradefor Biology (SC-500-and Biology - G/T(SC-515-1) |

Part of the Social Studies department at Atholton High.

)must take either the APGovernment exam or theGovernment MCAP(not counted in coursegrade) | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025school year andbeyond, the assess-ment counts for 20%of the course gradefor Biology (SC-500-and Biology - G/T(SC-515-1) |

Part of the Social Studies department at Atholton High.

theGovernment MCAP(not counted in coursegrade) | End of CourseRequirementIn the 2024-2025school year andbeyond, the assess-ment counts for 20%of the course gradefor Biology (SC-500-and Biology - G/T(

Part of the Science department at Atholton High.

American Sign Language II WL-501-1American Sign Language III WL-601-1 | ChineseChinese I WL-402-1Chinese II WL-502-1Chinese II - Honors WL-503-1Chinese III WL-602-1Chinese III - Honors WL-603-1Chinese IV - Honors WL-701-1Chinese V - AP Chinese Languageand Culture WL-811-1Chinese VI - G/T WL-907-1 | FrenchFrench I WL-404-1French II WL-504-1French II - Honors WL-505-1French III WL-604-1French III - Honors WL-605-1French IV - Honors WL-702-1French V - AP French Language andCulture WL-802-1French IV - G/T WL-908-1 |

Part of the World Languages department at Atholton High.

American Sign Language III WL-601-1 | ChineseChinese I WL-402-1Chinese II WL-502-1Chinese II - Honors WL-503-1Chinese III WL-602-1Chinese III - Honors WL-603-1Chinese IV - Honors WL-701-1Chinese V - AP Chinese Languageand Culture WL-811-1Chinese VI - G/T WL-907-1 | FrenchFrench I WL-404-1French II WL-504-1French II - Honors WL-505-1French III WL-604-1French III - Honors WL-605-1French IV - Honors WL-702-1French V - AP French Language andCulture WL-802-1French IV - G/T WL-908-1 |

Part of the World Languages department at Atholton High.

| ChineseChinese I WL-402-1Chinese II WL-502-1Chinese II - Honors WL-503-1Chinese III WL-602-1Chinese III - Honors WL-603-1Chinese IV - Honors WL-701-1Chinese V - AP Chinese Languageand Culture WL-811-1Chinese VI - G/T WL-907-1 | FrenchFrench I WL-404-1French II WL-504-1French II - Honors WL-505-1French III WL-604-1French III - Honors WL-605-1French IV - Honors WL-702-1French V - AP French Language andCulture WL-802-1French IV - G/T WL-908-1 |

Part of the World Languages department at Atholton High.

Standardized Test Dates

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National Tests

June 20, 2026 – July 4, 2026

SAT Score Release Date

Score release

June 23, 2026

ACT

Score release

June 24, 2026

ACT

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July 1, 2026 – July 31, 2026

AP Score Release — All

Score release

July 6, 2026

ACT Photo Upload/Standby Deadline

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July 11, 2026

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