Best Public Schools in Howard County, Maryland

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts (2021)							MCAP (shortened) Mathematics (2021)						MCAP (shortened) Algebra I (2021)	MCAP (shortened) Algebra II (2021)	MCAP (shortened) Geometry (2021)	MCAP (shortened) Science (2021)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2020)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP (shortened) English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Algebra I End of Course	MCAP (shortened) Algebra II End of Course	MCAP (shortened) Geometry End of Course	MCAP (shortened) Science 5th Grade	MCAP (shortened) Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Atholton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Seneca Dr	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6853	451	35	12.8	12.6%	206 (45.7%)	112 (24.8%)	52 (11.5%)	35 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.2%)	76.1	142^nd of 802 public elementary schools	82.3%		82	148^th of 853 public elementary schools	82.6%	6	38.7	32.9	36.1					27.4	38.4	33.3							56.3		$14,643	$512	$14,131
Atholton High	Public	9-12	6520 Freetown Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7065	1,472	91	16.2	13.5%	516 (35.1%)	436 (29.6%)	160 (10.9%)	268 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.2%)								(n/a)						51.7	67.2						18.8					59.3	$15,253	$466	$14,787
Bryant Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5450 Blue Heron Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6859	360	41	8.8	40.0%	84 (23.3%)	174 (48.3%)	49 (13.6%)	19 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.9%)	43.1	339^th of 802 public elementary schools	57.7%		35.2	504^th of 853 public elementary schools	40.9%	165	32.1	22.9	29.8					16.7	18.8	12.3							31.6		$18,680	$1,171	$17,509
Clarksville Elementary	Public	K-5	12041 Clarksville Pike	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7050	501	40	12.5	9.8%	143 (28.5%)	91 (18.2%)	44 (8.8%)	201 (40.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	96.7	31^st of 802 public elementary schools	96.1%		98.7	3^rd of 853 public elementary schools	99.6%	28	56.4	37.5	68.7					50.5	60.0	77.6							81.5		$17,860	$613	$17,247
Clarksville Middle	Public	6-8	6535 S Trotter Rd	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7057	716	44	16.3	2.5%	266 (37.2%)	61 (8.5%)	20 (2.8%)	338 (47.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	97.8	2^nd of 303 public middle schools	99.3%		98.5	1^st of 316 public middle schools	99.7%	1				87.9	67.6	57.0					69.2	18.4		46.6		68.1		73.7	$12,710	$327	$12,383
Guilford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7335 Oakland Mills Rd	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 880-5930	500	42	11.8	40.4%	69 (13.8%)	261 (52.2%)	70 (14.0%)	68 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	32.8	443^rd of 802 public elementary schools	44.8%		35.5	500^th of 853 public elementary schools	41.4%	57	18.5	22.0	25.6					14.1	13.4	14.5							26.6		$17,185	$1,137	$16,048
Harpers Choice Middle	Public	6-8	5450 Beaverkill Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6929	490	43	11.3	40.4%	92 (18.8%)	241 (49.2%)	74 (15.1%)	38 (7.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.8%)	51.3	128^th of 303 public middle schools	57.8%		29.5	214^th of 316 public middle schools	32.3%	86				56.2	27.8	22.8					22.0			7.4		20.7		31.8	$19,041	$567	$18,474
Howard High	Public	9-12	8700 Old Annapolis Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2867	1,828	115	15.9	12.5%	824 (45.1%)	411 (22.5%)	142 (7.8%)	317 (17.3%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	127 (6.9%)								(n/a)						42.9	78.6											36.8	$14,355	$486	$13,869
Jeffers Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	6001 Tamar Dr	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6872	373	28	13.3	34.0%	77 (20.6%)	144 (38.6%)	90 (24.1%)	41 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.6%)	48.6	290^th of 802 public elementary schools	63.8%		60.7	311^th of 853 public elementary schools	63.5%	21	19.5	24.1	25.9						27.7	21.2							41.5		$15,838	$477	$15,361
Hammond High	Public	9-12	8800 Guilford Rd	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7615	1,316	94	13.9	27.9%	319 (24.2%)	523 (39.7%)	230 (17.5%)	142 (10.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (7.4%)								(n/a)							65.0											45.5	$15,973	$504	$15,469
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5470 Hesperus Dr	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6879	485	42	11.6	39.6%	101 (20.8%)	167 (34.4%)	127 (26.2%)	45 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.9%)	45.4	318^th of 802 public elementary schools	60.3%		55.8	339^th of 853 public elementary schools	60.3%	21	21.3	21.0	25.4					14.9	22.5	30.9							40.3		$18,282	$1,175	$17,107
Oakland Mills High	Public	9-12	9410 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6945	1,269	97	13.1	32.8%	245 (19.3%)	553 (43.6%)	281 (22.1%)	95 (7.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	90 (7.1%)								(n/a)						42.9	66.0											33.3	$17,232	$561	$16,671
Oakland Mills Middle	Public	6-8	9540 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6937	479	42	11.5	38.2%	110 (23.0%)	184 (38.4%)	115 (24.0%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.1%)	59.9	99^th of 303 public middle schools	67.3%		36.6	186^th of 316 public middle schools	41.1%	87				56.2	32.5	34.9					20.5			17.3		20.6		36.6	$17,674	$555	$17,118
Phelps Luck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5370 Oldstone Ct	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6886	625	59	10.5	40.5%	146 (23.4%)	170 (27.2%)	204 (32.6%)	63 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.7%)	47.2	302^nd of 802 public elementary schools	62.3%		47	412^th of 853 public elementary schools	51.7%	110	24.0	26.7	23.8					22.0	24.0	22.4							30.6		$17,160	$1,184	$15,976
Running Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 W Running Brook Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6893	402	47	8.5	46.5%	66 (16.4%)	215 (53.5%)	50 (12.4%)	33 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (9.0%)	38.5	382^nd of 802 public elementary schools	52.4%		41.4	459^th of 853 public elementary schools	46.2%	77	12.9	20.0	31.1					10.2	17.5	23.0							40.0		$21,359	$1,204	$20,155
Stevens Forest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6045 Stevens Forest Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6900	347	40	8.7	38.3%	62 (17.9%)	134 (38.6%)	86 (24.8%)	25 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (11.0%)	41.3	349^th of 802 public elementary schools	56.5%		36.9	489^th of 853 public elementary schools	42.7%	140	21.6	32.8	18.9					15.7	17.2	18.4							34.0		$19,715	$1,190	$18,525
Swansfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 Cedar Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6907	501	46	10.8	39.1%	115 (23.0%)	260 (51.9%)	57 (11.4%)	34 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	37.6	389^th of 802 public elementary schools	51.5%		26.3	587^th of 853 public elementary schools	31.2%	198	23.4	17.0	11.9					20.4	25.9	13.4							31.3		$17,285	$1,162	$16,123
Talbott Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Basket Ring Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6915	467	42	11.0	46.5%	86 (18.4%)	181 (38.8%)	137 (29.3%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.0%)	38	386^th of 802 public elementary schools	51.9%		67.3	267^th of 853 public elementary schools	68.7%	119	25.6	16.5	21.8					17.1	12.8	18.9							39.7		$18,233	$1,183	$17,050
Thunder Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9357 Mellenbrook Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6922	481	39	12.4	24.5%	118 (24.5%)	162 (33.7%)	81 (16.8%)	89 (18.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.0%)	56.4	246^th of 802 public elementary schools	69.3%		77	202^nd of 853 public elementary schools	76.3%	44	24.1	32.9	20.3					13.1	32.9	33.8							55.8		$16,992	$497	$16,495
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 Waterloo Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5014	582	50	11.6	21.5%	186 (32.0%)	193 (33.2%)	56 (9.6%)	103 (17.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.2%)	53.3	268^th of 802 public elementary schools	66.6%		79.9	167^th of 853 public elementary schools	80.4%	101	29.5	30.0	26.5					12.4	30.0	26.8							40.2		$16,771	$626	$16,145
Wilde Lake High	Public	9-12	5460 Trumpeter Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6965	1,379	101	13.7	36.4%	328 (23.8%)	654 (47.4%)	187 (13.6%)	100 (7.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	105 (7.6%)								(n/a)						9.1	37.2												$16,934	$529	$16,405
Wilde Lake Middle	Public	6-8	10481 Cross Fox Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6957	641	52	12.4	37.4%	154 (24.0%)	301 (47.0%)	81 (12.6%)	43 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.7%)	64	86^th of 303 public middle schools	71.6%		47.9	149^th of 316 public middle schools	52.8%	63			53.8	59.8	39.6	28.5				38.5	24.9					20.0	66.7	35.8	$16,078	$512	$15,565
River Hill High	Public	9-12	12101 Clarksville Pike	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7120	1,470	84	17.4	4.0%	643 (43.7%)	139 (9.5%)	83 (5.6%)	515 (35.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.1%)								(n/a)						59.4	87.8											55.6	$14,179	$437	$13,742
Long Reach High	Public	9-12	6101 Old Dobbin Ln	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7117	1,595	119	13.3	28.2%	372 (23.3%)	547 (34.3%)	380 (23.8%)	205 (12.9%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	87 (5.5%)								(n/a)						9.1	48.9											6.3	$15,652	$511	$15,140
Homewood School	Public	7-12	10914 Clarksville Pike	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7081	120	45	2.6	49.2%	36 (30.0%)	64 (53.3%)	12 (10.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)								(n/a)							7.7												$81,425	$1,363	$80,062
Clemens Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	10320 Quarterstaff Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6866	549	37	14.8	17.7%	234 (42.6%)	132 (24.0%)	55 (10.0%)	75 (13.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (9.3%)	86.5	88^th of 802 public elementary schools	89.0%		87.8	102^nd of 853 public elementary schools	88.0%	14	42.3	38.2	58.6					34.6	33.0	47.8							74.3		$14,619	$452	$14,167
Cradlerock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 319-7601	456	46	9.9	47.8%	89 (19.5%)	214 (46.9%)	86 (18.9%)	27 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.6%)	30	483^rd of 802 public elementary schools	39.8%		16.7	717^th of 853 public elementary schools	15.9%	234	9.7	23.4	12.5						22.1								25.0		$19,390	$1,229	$18,161
Lake Elkhorn Middle	Public	6-8	6680 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7600	600	47	12.7	44.0%	76 (12.7%)	326 (54.3%)	114 (19.0%)	47 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	42.9	160^th of 303 public middle schools	47.2%		33.3	200^th of 316 public middle schools	36.7%	40				44.6	33.8	24.8					12.0			5.5		17.2	54.5	30.4	$17,150	$512	$16,638
Pointers Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 South Trotter Rd	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7142	779	56	14.0	3.1%	312 (40.1%)	99 (12.7%)	43 (5.5%)	259 (33.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (8.3%)	98.6	7^th of 802 public elementary schools	99.1%		96.1	29^th of 853 public elementary schools	96.6%	22	62.1	54.8	58.5					42.2	63.5	68.1							77.0		$13,635	$484	$13,151
Veterans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4355 Montgomery Road	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-1700	951	67	14.1	14.4%	225 (23.7%)	146 (15.4%)	70 (7.4%)	449 (47.2%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	49 (5.2%)	90.2	72^nd of 802 public elementary schools	91.0%		82.4	147^th of 853 public elementary schools	82.8%	75	39.9	42.7	48.7					32.9	48.7	50.3							64.1		$13,747	$522	$13,225
Ducketts Lane	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Ducketts Ln	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-5050	630	52	12.1	44.0%	108 (17.1%)	260 (41.3%)	144 (22.9%)	77 (12.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.9%)	32.5	449^th of 802 public elementary schools	44.0%		43.5	439^th of 853 public elementary schools	48.5%	10	16.8	16.7	26.8					5.2	15.7	14.8							45.0		$18,328	$1,187	$17,140
Thomas Viaduct	Public	6-8	7000 Banbury Drive	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-8711	835	56	14.8	32.3%	123 (14.7%)	389 (46.6%)	159 (19.0%)	120 (14.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	41 (4.9%)	60	97^th of 303 public middle schools	68.0%		47.4	150^th of 316 public middle schools	52.5%	53				60.7	30.9	32.2					23.5					27.6		34.0	$14,193	$492	$13,701
Hanover Hills	Public	PK, KG-5	7030 Banbury Drive	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-8066	774	64	12.0	30.6%	90 (11.6%)	319 (41.2%)	117 (15.1%)	198 (25.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.6%)	44.6	322^nd of 802 public elementary schools	59.9%		44.6	434^th of 853 public elementary schools	49.1%	112	20.2	16.1	23.3					15.8	28.8	28.0							41.0		$15,485	$536	$14,949
Deep Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6925 Old Waterloo Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-5000	680	61	11.2	50.4%	137 (20.1%)	100 (14.7%)	320 (47.1%)	87 (12.8%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	36.9	395^th of 802 public elementary schools	50.7%		46.2	419^th of 853 public elementary schools	50.9%	24	8.8	18.9	25.3						20.6	22.2							38.4		$16,995	$1,181	$15,814
Waverly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10220 Wetherburn Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2819	899	60	14.9	3.8%	276 (30.7%)	62 (6.9%)	33 (3.7%)	475 (52.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.3%)	98.4	10^th of 802 public elementary schools	98.8%		96.1	27^th of 853 public elementary schools	96.8%	17	54.3	57.7	58.9					49.3	62.2	61.7							74.8		$13,535	$477	$13,058
Mayfield Woods Middle	Public	6-8	7950 Redbarn Way	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5022	795	61	13.0	36.2%	191 (24.0%)	218 (27.4%)	226 (28.4%)	117 (14.7%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.7%)	55.5	115^th of 303 public middle schools	62.0%		51.2	142^nd of 316 public middle schools	55.1%	27			23.1	55.2	37.5	24.4				15.4	20.7			7.5		22.7	30.8	34.1	$15,253	$490	$14,763
Bellows Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8125 Old Stockbridge Dr	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5057	676	58	11.6	14.9%	154 (22.8%)	187 (27.7%)	65 (9.6%)	221 (32.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (6.2%)	77.7	131^st of 802 public elementary schools	83.7%		80.7	160^th of 853 public elementary schools	81.2%	29	33.7	37.6	43.3					33.7	27.7	36.3							58.6		$15,947	$562	$15,385
Ellicott Mills Middle	Public	6-8	4445 Montgomery Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2839	789	55	14.3	9.1%	294 (37.3%)	115 (14.6%)	41 (5.2%)	283 (35.9%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.5%)	88.2	22^nd of 303 public middle schools	92.7%		85.8	43^rd of 316 public middle schools	86.4%	21				77.9	54.9	52.7					49.8	8.2		15.0		33.0		59.1	$13,357	$468	$12,889
Bollman Bridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8200 Savage-Guilford Road	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 880-5920	709	58	12.2	39.1%	158 (22.3%)	282 (39.8%)	177 (25.0%)	49 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.8%)	29.3	491^st of 802 public elementary schools	38.8%		29.6	549^th of 853 public elementary schools	35.6%	58	11.0	22.3	17.2						15.7	16.7							28.4		$15,728	$1,175	$14,553
Patuxent Valley Middle	Public	6-8	9151 Vollmerhausen Rd	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5840	778	55	14.0	33.8%	135 (17.4%)	325 (41.8%)	152 (19.5%)	113 (14.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	50 (6.4%)	59.9	98^th of 303 public middle schools	67.7%		52.4	135^th of 316 public middle schools	57.3%	37				56.4	33.5	34.8					19.1			5.6		27.7	35.7	38.9	$15,512	$489	$15,023
Centennial Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	3825 Centennial Ln	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2800	655	43	15.3	5.6%	209 (31.9%)	34 (5.2%)	30 (4.6%)	332 (50.7%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.1%)	98.1	16^th of 802 public elementary schools	98.0%		94.8	40^th of 853 public elementary schools	95.3%	24	51.0	54.4	59.5					52.4	64.7	70.7							71.8		$13,066	$427	$12,639
Bonnie Branch Middle	Public	6-8	4979 Ilchester Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2580	693	52	13.3	19.2%	236 (34.1%)	166 (24.0%)	96 (13.9%)	142 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.6%)	86.4	30^th of 303 public middle schools	90.1%		75	75^th of 316 public middle schools	76.3%	45				66.7	51.4	42.5				50.0	37.2			6.8		36.0	38.5	48.8	$15,022	$471	$14,551
Murray Hill Middle	Public	6-8	9989 Winter Sun Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5897	723	54	13.3	30.4%	88 (12.2%)	315 (43.6%)	152 (21.0%)	118 (16.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.6%)	57.9	107^th of 303 public middle schools	64.7%		52.8	133^rd of 316 public middle schools	57.9%	26				60.1	33.3	35.4					24.8	5.6		10.4		37.0		40.7	$15,462	$488	$14,974
Gorman Crossing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9999 Winter Sun Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5900	786	58	13.6	12.1%	144 (18.3%)	266 (33.8%)	95 (12.1%)	230 (29.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.2%)	75.6	145^th of 802 public elementary schools	81.9%		68.5	257^th of 853 public elementary schools	69.9%	112	29.7	36.1	34.6					29.7	44.5	36.9							50.5		$12,622	$479	$12,143
Hollifield Station Elementary	Public	K-5	8701 Stonehouse Dr	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2550	768	52	14.6	18.4%	172 (22.4%)	105 (13.7%)	100 (13.0%)	359 (46.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.4%)	74.9	151^st of 802 public elementary schools	81.2%		66.6	269^th of 853 public elementary schools	68.5%	118	33.3	33.1	34.1					21.8	38.8	46.8							54.8		$13,874	$438	$13,436
Worthington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4570 Roundhill Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2825	467	34	13.9	5.8%	190 (40.7%)	36 (7.7%)	23 (4.9%)	189 (40.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	96.9	26^th of 802 public elementary schools	96.8%		93.2	53^rd of 853 public elementary schools	93.8%	27	55.3	45.9	50.0					46.2	55.4	64.9							76.4		$14,281	$505	$13,776
Ilchester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4981 Ilchester Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2524	556	42	13.1	8.1%	260 (46.8%)	65 (11.7%)	34 (6.1%)	155 (27.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.0%)	94.8	39^th of 802 public elementary schools	95.1%		95.4	34^th of 853 public elementary schools	96.0%	5	41.9	59.3	50.0					38.7	61.0	61.9							66.7		$14,840	$534	$14,306
West Friendship Elementary	Public	K-5	12500 Frederick Road	West Friendship	21794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5512	376	29	13.1	4.8%	225 (59.8%)	22 (5.9%)	20 (5.3%)	83 (22.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.6%)	94.6	41^st of 802 public elementary schools	94.9%		92.9	56^th of 853 public elementary schools	93.4%	15	38.7	56.8	54.8					34.4	54.1	55.0							79.5		$15,394	$479	$14,915
Laurel Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9250 N Laurel Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 880-5960	656	54	12.0	48.0%	31 (4.7%)	312 (47.6%)	206 (31.4%)	77 (11.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.3%)	36.1	402^nd of 802 public elementary schools	49.9%		41.5	458^th of 853 public elementary schools	46.3%	56	15.6	22.6	28.8					8.3	22.6	17.1							35.8		$16,444	$1,140	$15,304
St. Johns Lane Elementary	Public	K-5	2960 Saint Johns Ln	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2813	679	44	15.3	8.4%	249 (36.7%)	87 (12.8%)	34 (5.0%)	278 (40.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (4.1%)	89.6	74^th of 802 public elementary schools	90.8%		85	119^th of 853 public elementary schools	86.0%	45	36.3	47.4	39.4					35.6	57.1	51.9							63.1		$12,333	$423	$11,910
Patapsco Middle	Public	6-8	8885 Old Frederick Rd	Ellicott City	21043	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2848	693	49	14.2	14.3%	277 (40.0%)	90 (13.0%)	75 (10.8%)	226 (32.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.2%)	77.9	53^rd of 303 public middle schools	82.5%		81.3	59^th of 316 public middle schools	81.3%	6			33.3	75.2	47.5	46.6				42.9	40.6	6.8	6.7	23.7		41.6	53.3	51.2	$13,399	$442	$12,958
Mount Hebron High	Public	9-12	9440 Old Frederick Road	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2880	1,635	105	15.6	11.2%	660 (40.4%)	205 (12.5%)	152 (9.3%)	555 (33.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	58 (3.5%)								(n/a)						53.8	84.1											53.8	$14,285	$451	$13,834
Northfield Elementary	Public	K-5	9125 Northfield Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2806	736	47	15.6	6.7%	324 (44.0%)	71 (9.6%)	51 (6.9%)	232 (31.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	54 (7.3%)	94.1	46^th of 802 public elementary schools	94.3%		89.7	81^st of 853 public elementary schools	90.5%	35	40.9	47.3	60.6					35.3	52.3	59.8							72.4		$13,719	$459	$13,260
Hammond Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Aladdin Dr	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5830	612	42	14.7	14.4%	250 (40.8%)	153 (25.0%)	72 (11.8%)	83 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.3%)	86.4	29^th of 303 public middle schools	90.4%		83.6	50^th of 316 public middle schools	84.2%	21				70.1	45.1	41.7					35.2			10.3		33.9		55.3	$13,738	$457	$13,281
Hammond Elementary	Public	K-5	8110 Aladdin Dr	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5890	620	40	15.4	11.6%	265 (42.7%)	144 (23.2%)	63 (10.2%)	88 (14.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	57 (9.2%)	78.7	126^th of 802 public elementary schools	84.3%		74.5	223^rd of 853 public elementary schools	73.9%	97	35.6	37.1	33.7					35.9	43.1	39.8							45.5		$13,768	$484	$13,285
Elkridge Landing Middle	Public	6-8	7085 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5040	710	52	13.7	18.6%	287 (40.4%)	196 (27.6%)	49 (6.9%)	121 (17.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (7.6%)	72	69^th of 303 public middle schools	77.2%		69.3	89^th of 316 public middle schools	71.8%	20				73.1	44.0	36.4					34.6	7.1		8.8		16.7	40.0	44.9	$14,525	$485	$14,039
Dunloggin Middle	Public	6-8	9129 Northfield Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2831	624	43	14.3	14.3%	201 (32.2%)	127 (20.4%)	56 (9.0%)	213 (34.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.0%)	77.6	55^th of 303 public middle schools	81.8%		87.1	39^th of 316 public middle schools	87.7%	16				66.2	46.5	46.3					38.7	9.1	6.3	17.7		30.6	60.0	58.4	$15,418	$447	$14,971
Elkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7075 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5006	819	55	15.0	26.6%	295 (36.0%)	244 (29.8%)	56 (6.8%)	167 (20.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.7%)	47.7	295^th of 802 public elementary schools	63.2%		57.5	326^th of 853 public elementary schools	61.8%	31	23.1	20.3	31.3					13.8	25.0	26.1							42.2		$13,562	$502	$13,060
Forest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9550 Gorman Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5950	663	46	14.3	27.1%	111 (16.7%)	243 (36.7%)	112 (16.9%)	142 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	51 (7.7%)	53.5	267^th of 802 public elementary schools	66.7%		60.1	315^th of 853 public elementary schools	63.1%	48	25.3	28.7	26.9					20.0	28.7	22.2							42.3		$13,520	$472	$13,048
Rockburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6145 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5030	611	47	13.0	6.2%	277 (45.3%)	91 (14.9%)	36 (5.9%)	168 (27.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	90.5	70^th of 802 public elementary schools	91.3%		89.2	89^th of 853 public elementary schools	89.6%	19	45.6	46.9	49.4					34.2	49.0	49.4							53.8		$15,499	$546	$14,953
Glenelg High	Public	9-12	14025 Burnt Woods Rd	Glenelg	21737	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5528	1,263	76	16.5	3.3%	888 (70.3%)	52 (4.1%)	77 (6.1%)	179 (14.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.1%)								(n/a)						38.5	75.0											41.7	$14,691	$439	$14,252
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	13400 Triadelphia Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2560	540	41	13.2	2.6%	258 (47.8%)	47 (8.7%)	30 (5.6%)	163 (30.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (7.0%)	96.2	33^rd of 802 public elementary schools	95.9%		93.4	50^th of 853 public elementary schools	94.1%	17	59.3	41.3	52.9					39.5	54.3	63.0							79.8		$14,155	$493	$13,662
Folly Quarter Middle	Public	6-8	13500 Triadelphia Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-1506	662	44	15.0	1.5%	326 (49.2%)	46 (6.9%)	34 (5.1%)	211 (31.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.2%)	92.3	14^th of 303 public middle schools	95.4%		94.1	15^th of 316 public middle schools	95.3%	1				89.1	65.2	58.5					59.7	10.1		29.7	36.4	46.6		68.0	$13,957	$467	$13,490
Cedar Lane Special Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11630 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 888-8800	116	31	3.7	22.4%	30 (25.9%)	47 (40.5%)	13 (11.2%)	22 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)																			$86,962	$1,955	$85,007
Marriotts Ridge High	Public	9-12	12100 Woodford Dr	Marriottsville	21104	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5568	1,597	91	17.5	4.8%	675 (42.3%)	159 (10.0%)	58 (3.6%)	626 (39.2%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (4.6%)								(n/a)						45.8	80.2											45.0	$13,840	$424	$13,416
Dayton Oaks	Public	PK, KG-5	4691 Ten Oaks Rd	Dayton	21036	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-1571	683	49	13.8	3.4%	346 (50.7%)	70 (10.2%)	37 (5.4%)	177 (25.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.5%)	95.3	37^th of 802 public elementary schools	95.4%		91.7	64^th of 853 public elementary schools	92.5%	27	50.9	46.0	61.4					36.4	47.6	55.6							79.6		$14,952	$533	$14,419
Lime Kiln Middle	Public	6-8	11650 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5988	642	43	14.8	3.6%	274 (42.7%)	106 (16.5%)	27 (4.2%)	176 (27.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (8.7%)	89	19^th of 303 public middle schools	93.7%		93.2	20^th of 316 public middle schools	93.7%	1			41.7	78.5	58.4	51.7				25.0	52.1	8.7		25.2		31.2	66.7	60.7	$13,858	$418	$13,440
Reservoir High	Public	9-12	11550 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 888-8850	1,788	115	15.6	18.3%	421 (23.5%)	619 (34.6%)	321 (18.0%)	313 (17.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	110 (6.2%)								(n/a)						28.6	67.7											31.3	$14,845	$475	$14,370
Fulton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11600 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5957	838	56	14.8	5.5%	306 (36.5%)	132 (15.8%)	41 (4.9%)	281 (33.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.1%)	95.6	36^th of 802 public elementary schools	95.5%		90.1	78^th of 853 public elementary schools	90.9%	42	45.3	50.7	50.4					44.9	59.3	58.8							66.9		$12,530	$466	$12,064
Glenwood Middle	Public	6-8	2680 Rt 97	Glenwood	21738	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5520	510	36	14.3	6.7%	367 (72.0%)	29 (5.7%)	40 (7.8%)	48 (9.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.7%)	85.5	33^rd of 303 public middle schools	89.1%		95.5	9^th of 316 public middle schools	97.2%	24			60.0	78.7	48.5	43.4				70.0	44.3	12.0		25.5		26.7	70.0	59.0	$15,486	$477	$15,009
Burleigh Manor Middle School	Public	6-8	4200 Centennial Lane	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2507	844	55	15.4	10.5%	267 (31.6%)	93 (11.0%)	45 (5.3%)	391 (46.3%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (5.2%)	88.7	21^st of 303 public middle schools	93.1%		94.7	14^th of 316 public middle schools	95.6%	7			43.8	79.9	59.8	60.2				56.3	58.5	7.7	11.0	31.5	92.9	55.3	58.8	66.1	$12,817	$425	$12,392
Mount View Middle	Public	6-8	12101 Woodford Dr	Marriottsville	21104	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5545	835	51	16.5	3.2%	356 (42.6%)	47 (5.6%)	32 (3.8%)	348 (41.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.9%)	92.7	12^th of 303 public middle schools	96.0%		95.1	11^th of 316 public middle schools	96.5%	1				86.2	60.7	56.5					61.1	14.3	7.8	25.9	83.3	32.4		69.7	$12,707	$423	$12,284
Manor Woods Elementary	Public	K-5	11575 Frederick Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7165	697	51	13.6	5.9%	281 (40.3%)	39 (5.6%)	43 (6.2%)	299 (42.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	95.8	35^th of 802 public elementary schools	95.6%		91.6	66^th of 853 public elementary schools	92.3%	31	52.1	50.4	51.6					44.3	51.9	53.3							68.3		$15,718	$467	$15,251
Bushy Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14601 Carrs Mill Rd	Glenwood	21738	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5500	602	41	14.7	5.3%	412 (68.4%)	31 (5.1%)	29 (4.8%)	91 (15.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	91.3	62^nd of 802 public elementary schools	92.3%		94.2	42^nd of 853 public elementary schools	95.1%	20	41.9	31.6	58.4					35.8	47.9	63.1							78.0		$15,256	$501	$14,756
Centennial High	Public	9-12	4300 Centennial Ln	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2856	1,467	88	16.6	6.8%	566 (38.6%)	131 (8.9%)	82 (5.6%)	611 (41.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (5.1%)								(n/a)							88.8											41.7	$13,814	$431	$13,383
Lisbon Elementary	Public	K-5	15901 Frederick Rd	Woodbine	21797	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5506	377	31	12.2	8.2%	301 (79.8%)	3 (0.8%)	40 (10.6%)	14 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	79.1	124^th of 802 public elementary schools	84.5%		84.6	127^th of 853 public elementary schools	85.1%	3	41.5	40.3	31.6					29.7	38.8	37.5							52.6		$16,550	$514	$16,036

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