Demographics
Oakland Mills has the most ethnically diverse population of Howard County Public Schools. Of the student body, 38.3% are African American, 33.6% are White, 13.9% are Hispanic, 7% are Asian, 0.1% are Native American, and 7% are two or more races.
For students receiving special services in the 2009-2010 yr, 1.7% were limited English proficiency, 28.1% received free/reduced lunches, and 9.1% were enrolled special education. The dropout rate is 25.4%.
In 2007, Guidance Counselor Pauline Phillips was named 2006 Howard County Counselor of the Year, and 2006 Maryland State Counselor of the Year.
In addition, Kimberly Feldman, 9th grade English teacher, was named 2010 Howard County Teacher of the Year, and was a finalist for Maryland Teacher of the Year.
In 2011, health teacher Kimberly Rosado was awarded Teacher of the Year by the senior class. Principal Frank Eastham tied as Howard County's Principal-of-the-Year. Senior Alexis Adams served as the sole Student Member of the Board (SMOB) for the Howard County Board of Education.
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