Best Public Schools in Howard County, Maryland

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				MCAP Mathematics (2019)						MCAP English Language Arts (2019)								MCAP Algebra I (2019)	MCAP Algebra II (2019)	MCAP Geometry (2019)	MCAP Science (2019)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 10th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 11th Grade	MCAP Algebra I End of Course	MCAP Algebra II End of Course	MCAP Geometry End of Course	MCAP Science 5th Grade	MCAP 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	471	35	13.6	12.3%	239 (50.7%)	102 (21.7%)	46 (9.8%)	42 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.7%)	82	148^th of 853 public elementary schools	82.6%		75.3	207^th of 857 public elementary schools	75.8%	59	62.3	53.1	57.6				62.3	51.6	66.7									51.5		$14,044	$456	$13,588
Atholton High	Public	9-12	6520 Freetown Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7065	1,504	95	15.8	8.0%	625 (41.6%)	365 (24.3%)	130 (8.6%)	289 (19.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (6.2%)	71.6	25^th of 138 public high schools	81.9%		69	33^rd of 197 public high schools	83.2%	8													80.9	17.4	25.6	75.8				$14,095	$436	$13,659
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	458	46	9.9	100.0%	86 (18.8%)	254 (55.5%)	60 (13.1%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	41 (9.0%)	35.2	504^th of 853 public elementary schools	40.9%		55.2	344^th of 857 public elementary schools	59.9%	160	25.0	38.1	32.3				26.7	38.1	35.5									20.6		$17,433	$1,188	$16,245
Clarksville Elementary	Public	K-5	12041 Clarksville Pike	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7050	419	33	12.6	1.9%	116 (27.7%)	40 (9.5%)	17 (4.1%)	228 (54.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	98.7	3^rd of 853 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.5	6^th of 857 public elementary schools	99.3%	3	86.7	88.1	90.8				78.3	86.9	88.5									74.7		$15,423	$507	$14,916
Clarksville Middle	Public	6-8	6535 S Trotter Rd	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7057	666	41	16.2	2.4%	299 (44.9%)	37 (5.6%)	26 (3.9%)	269 (40.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.0%)	98.5	1^st of 316 public middle schools	99.7%		98.1	1^st of 328 public middle schools	99.7%					78.3	61.0	45.0				84.6	89.2	84.0							80.7	$13,167	$338	$12,829
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	439	40	10.9	38.3%	81 (18.5%)	194 (44.2%)	61 (13.9%)	75 (17.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	35.5	500^th of 853 public elementary schools	41.4%		40.7	460^th of 857 public elementary schools	46.3%	40	33.3	31.2	29.2				37.9	32.5	37.5									18.1		$18,008	$1,106	$16,902
Harpers Choice Middle	Public	6-8	5450 Beaverkill Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6929	503	50	10.1	39.4%	91 (18.1%)	252 (50.1%)	80 (15.9%)	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	29.5	214^th of 316 public middle schools	32.3%		44.2	174^th of 328 public middle schools	47.0%	40				20.6	12.9					29.1	36.7	28.6			73.3		89.2		27.5	$18,269	$525	$17,743
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	1,890	122	15.4	9.3%	895 (47.4%)	408 (21.6%)	130 (6.9%)	321 (17.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	133 (7.0%)	64.7	36^th of 138 public high schools	73.9%		60.2	51^st of 197 public high schools	74.1%	15													66.5	5.6	25.5	79.9				$13,531	$452	$13,079
Jeffers Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	6001 Tamar Dr	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6872	403	31	13.0	28.5%	81 (20.1%)	156 (38.7%)	82 (20.3%)	50 (12.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.2%)	60.7	311^th of 853 public elementary schools	63.5%		50.1	390^th of 857 public elementary schools	54.5%	79	38.3	41.3	45.1				38.3	48.6	62.0									38.0		$15,003	$444	$14,560
Hammond High	Public	9-12	8800 Guilford Rd	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7615	1,360	103	13.2	26.3%	343 (25.2%)	575 (42.3%)	218 (16.0%)	135 (9.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (6.3%)	35.4	95^th of 138 public high schools	31.2%		40.5	97^th of 197 public high schools	50.8%	2													45.1	9.5	19.9	55.1				$15,507	$517	$14,990
Longfellow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5470 Hesperus Dr	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6879	460	41	11.2	41.5%	104 (22.6%)	157 (34.1%)	104 (22.6%)	43 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (10.7%)	55.8	339^th of 853 public elementary schools	60.3%		55.7	341^st of 857 public elementary schools	60.2%	2	47.6	41.4	37.3				51.6	44.3	42.7									30.6		$17,547	$1,176	$16,371
Oakland Mills High	Public	9-12	9410 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6945	1,216	96	12.7	35.0%	240 (19.7%)	540 (44.4%)	253 (20.8%)	88 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	94 (7.7%)	33.5	98^th of 138 public high schools	29.0%		32.5	111^th of 197 public high schools	43.7%	13													48.7		10.9	34.0				$16,283	$566	$15,718
Oakland Mills Middle	Public	6-8	9540 Kilimanjaro Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6937	518	46	11.1	39.0%	137 (26.4%)	194 (37.5%)	108 (20.8%)	29 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.7%)	36.6	186^th of 316 public middle schools	41.1%		38.8	192^nd of 328 public middle schools	41.5%	6				26.5	9.6					36.4	38.1	36.3			53.8		71.1		27.7	$16,989	$604	$16,385
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	582	56	10.4	54.3%	90 (15.5%)	213 (36.6%)	188 (32.3%)	39 (6.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.8%)	47	412^th of 853 public elementary schools	51.7%		39.4	475^th of 857 public elementary schools	44.6%	63	42.9	37.0	32.0				42.2	46.3	40.0									20.8		$17,344	$1,204	$16,140
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	500	45	11.1	43.2%	90 (18.0%)	285 (57.0%)	63 (12.6%)	24 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.4%)	41.4	459^th of 853 public elementary schools	46.2%		33.2	531^st of 857 public elementary schools	38.0%	72	40.7	38.4	25.3				42.0	43.0	37.3									10.5		$17,819	$1,226	$16,593
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	415	41	10.1	55.7%	58 (14.0%)	157 (37.8%)	135 (32.5%)	25 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.2%)	36.9	489^th of 853 public elementary schools	42.7%		37	496^th of 857 public elementary schools	42.1%	7	34.4	33.3	29.2				27.9	50.0	35.9									13.8		$18,476	$1,235	$17,241
Swansfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5610 Cedar Ln	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-6907	601	48	12.4	51.4%	82 (13.6%)	334 (55.6%)	109 (18.1%)	34 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (6.8%)	26.3	587^th of 853 public elementary schools	31.2%		31.5	550^th of 857 public elementary schools	35.8%	37	22.6	27.9	23.4				27.4	34.2	27.7									16.0		$15,489	$1,139	$14,350
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	504	42	11.8	42.1%	112 (22.2%)	202 (40.1%)	126 (25.0%)	20 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	67.3	267^th of 853 public elementary schools	68.7%		64.1	291^st of 857 public elementary schools	66.0%	24	48.8	38.9	57.1				45.0	50.7	57.9									40.8		$17,041	$1,202	$15,838
Thunder Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	9357 Mellenbrook Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6922	526	47	11.2	18.4%	190 (36.1%)	146 (27.8%)	42 (8.0%)	95 (18.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.5%)	77	202^nd of 853 public elementary schools	76.3%		81.4	159^th of 857 public elementary schools	81.4%	43	50.0	61.1	57.3				51.1	69.7	60.4									35.8		$14,815	$494	$14,320
Waterloo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 Waterloo Rd	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5014	620	48	12.8	20.8%	207 (33.4%)	192 (31.0%)	38 (6.1%)	138 (22.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (6.6%)	79.9	167^th of 853 public elementary schools	80.4%		80.9	163^rd of 857 public elementary schools	81.0%	4	61.1	63.9	50.8				55.0	62.7	72.1									36.9		$16,420	$520	$15,901
Wilde Lake High	Public	9-12	5460 Trumpeter Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6965	1,291	101	12.7	33.1%	328 (25.4%)	594 (46.0%)	170 (13.2%)	98 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	99 (7.7%)	35.1	96^th of 138 public high schools	30.4%		29.9	124^th of 197 public high schools	37.1%	28													48.0		10.1	54.5				$16,524	$530	$15,994
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	628	53	11.8	34.1%	155 (24.7%)	296 (47.1%)	70 (11.1%)	48 (7.6%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (8.3%)	47.9	149^th of 316 public middle schools	52.8%		51.4	151^st of 328 public middle schools	54.0%	2				26.5	15.8					37.9	47.7	51.2			74.0		73.9		32.7	$15,988	$502	$15,486
River Hill High	Public	9-12	12101 Clarksville Pike	Clarksville	21029	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7120	1,382	83	16.7	4.6%	619 (44.8%)	149 (10.8%)	89 (6.4%)	434 (31.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.6%)	85.8	4^th of 138 public high schools	97.1%		85.6	8^th of 197 public high schools	95.9%	4													88.2		50.3	92.1				$13,464	$416	$13,048
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	1,554	118	13.1	28.8%	381 (24.5%)	535 (34.4%)	305 (19.6%)	228 (14.7%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (6.5%)	35.7	91^st of 138 public high schools	34.1%		29.9	125^th of 197 public high schools	36.5%	34													48.7	5.6	13.2	63.1				$15,432	$486	$14,946
Homewood School	Public	6-12	10914 Clarksville Pike	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7081	130	45	2.8	100.0%	29 (22.3%)	73 (56.2%)	13 (10.0%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.7%)	9.9	134^th of 138 public high schools	2.9%		10.7	178^th of 197 public high schools	9.6%	44												10.0	10.0	7.7	11.6				5.9	$73,523	$1,499	$72,023
Clemens Crossing Elementary	Public	K-5	10320 Quarterstaff Rd	Columbia	21044	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6866	491	34	14.4	9.6%	240 (48.9%)	83 (16.9%)	42 (8.6%)	72 (14.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.6%)	87.8	102^nd of 853 public elementary schools	88.0%		84.5	125^th of 857 public elementary schools	85.4%	23	82.6	59.7	54.5				76.8	70.1	67.5									44.7		$13,289	$364	$12,925
Cradlerock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 319-7601	509	46	11.1	44.2%	103 (20.2%)	241 (47.3%)	80 (15.7%)	38 (7.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (8.8%)	16.7	717^th of 853 public elementary schools	15.9%		29.8	567^th of 857 public elementary schools	33.8%	150	25.4	15.2	16.5				23.9	19.0	23.1									11.7		$17,863	$1,294	$16,569
Lake Elkhorn Middle	Public	6-8	6680 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-7600	578	52	11.2	39.8%	80 (13.8%)	296 (51.2%)	105 (18.2%)	55 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.3%)	33.3	200^th of 316 public middle schools	36.7%		39.6	189^th of 328 public middle schools	42.4%	11				20.2	8.2	10.7				24.6	48.6	37.5			76.6		74.2		29.4	$15,867	$463	$15,404
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	924	61	15.0	3.7%	438 (47.4%)	103 (11.1%)	36 (3.9%)	292 (31.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	53 (5.7%)	96.1	29^th of 853 public elementary schools	96.6%		93.9	48^th of 857 public elementary schools	94.4%	19	75.9	79.1	81.0				72.1	75.2	79.2									64.3		$12,364	$413	$11,951
Ducketts Lane	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Ducketts Ln	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5050	606	52	11.5	41.6%	140 (23.1%)	225 (37.1%)	125 (20.6%)	84 (13.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	43.5	439^th of 853 public elementary schools	48.5%		50.4	387^th of 857 public elementary schools	54.8%	52	38.2	45.4	29.8				36.4	47.9	35.3									17.3		$16,653	$1,145	$15,509
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	729	62	11.7	48.1%	177 (24.3%)	109 (15.0%)	293 (40.2%)	106 (14.5%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.9%)	46.2	419^th of 853 public elementary schools	50.9%		37.9	489^th of 857 public elementary schools	42.9%	70	40.2	42.1	40.7				40.2	39.2	35.2									22.4		$16,624	$1,154	$15,470
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	901	63	14.3	1.9%	336 (37.3%)	62 (6.9%)	27 (3.0%)	436 (48.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.0%)	96.1	27^th of 853 public elementary schools	96.8%		97	15^th of 857 public elementary schools	98.2%	12	72.6	77.4	78.1				78.3	78.9	81.8									61.3		$13,371	$404	$12,968
Mayfield Woods Middle	Public	6-8	7950 Redbarn Way	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5022	725	55	13.2	36.4%	202 (27.9%)	213 (29.4%)	184 (25.4%)	97 (13.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.7%)	51.2	142^nd of 316 public middle schools	55.1%		62.1	116^th of 328 public middle schools	64.6%	26				31.0	23.8	14.1				39.8	47.8	42.7			84.1		90.2		42.1	$15,262	$467	$14,794
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	869	59	14.8	8.3%	377 (43.4%)	123 (14.2%)	49 (5.6%)	275 (31.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	41 (4.7%)	85.8	43^rd of 316 public middle schools	86.4%		92	23^rd of 328 public middle schools	93.0%	20				54.0	38.2	24.7				56.1	65.9	71.6			86.5		93.3		69.2	$13,055	$414	$12,641
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	740	59	12.4	43.0%	172 (23.2%)	277 (37.4%)	173 (23.4%)	65 (8.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (6.9%)	29.6	549^th of 853 public elementary schools	35.6%		37	497^th of 857 public elementary schools	42.0%	52	30.2	23.9	21.9				28.4	30.8	42.1									17.7		$15,208	$1,076	$14,132
Patuxent Valley Middle	Public	6-8	9151 Vollmerhausen Rd	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5840	686	50	13.7	28.4%	141 (20.6%)	267 (38.9%)	123 (17.9%)	115 (16.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.7%)	52.4	135^th of 316 public middle schools	57.3%		52.9	145^th of 328 public middle schools	55.8%	10				30.0	22.7	8.9				42.8	50.2	49.3			86.5		92.9		40.0	$14,711	$435	$14,277
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	803	64	12.6	12.5%	218 (27.1%)	202 (25.2%)	91 (11.3%)	236 (29.4%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.1%)	80.7	160^th of 853 public elementary schools	81.2%		79.9	172^nd of 857 public elementary schools	79.9%	12	50.9	67.9	57.0				59.5	76.9	59.5									38.2		$14,151	$481	$13,669
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	750	55	13.6	25.5%	264 (35.2%)	198 (26.4%)	114 (15.2%)	122 (16.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.7%)	75	75^th of 316 public middle schools	76.3%		73.9	83^rd of 328 public middle schools	74.7%	8				53.9	39.6	14.4				55.4	59.9	55.4			94.2		83.1		47.3	$14,044	$436	$13,607
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	932	67	13.9	16.6%	230 (24.7%)	130 (13.9%)	62 (6.7%)	478 (51.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.8%)	24 (2.6%)	82.4	147^th of 853 public elementary schools	82.8%		79.3	179^th of 857 public elementary schools	79.1%	32	66.2	55.9	61.0				55.6	49.6	67.5									54.5		$13,431	$429	$13,003
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	717	53	13.6	29.3%	95 (13.2%)	322 (44.9%)	151 (21.1%)	115 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.7%)	52.8	133^rd of 316 public middle schools	57.9%		52.7	146^th of 328 public middle schools	55.5%	13				37.7	18.1	6.0				44.1	47.9	46.7			85.1		76.7		39.4	$14,555	$456	$14,099
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	877	60	14.6	13.9%	179 (20.4%)	288 (32.8%)	103 (11.7%)	242 (27.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (7.3%)	68.5	257^th of 853 public elementary schools	69.9%		76.5	198^th of 857 public elementary schools	76.9%	59	48.7	50.3	58.5				43.5	44.1	59.2									39.6		$12,045	$405	$11,640
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	879	58	15.1	17.4%	219 (24.9%)	132 (15.0%)	102 (11.6%)	399 (45.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.5%)	66.6	269^th of 853 public elementary schools	68.5%		71.7	242^nd of 857 public elementary schools	71.8%	27	60.2	50.0	46.4				51.3	39.2	48.3									38.6		$12,710	$397	$12,313
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	535	35	15.5	5.8%	226 (42.2%)	34 (6.4%)	31 (5.8%)	209 (39.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	93.2	53^rd of 853 public elementary schools	93.8%		90	77^th of 857 public elementary schools	91.0%	24	87.5	79.0	74.3				79.7	75.0	65.3									50.0		$13,459	$394	$13,065
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	648	49	13.2	2.8%	367 (56.6%)	49 (7.6%)	18 (2.8%)	174 (26.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.9%)	95.4	34^th of 853 public elementary schools	96.0%		96	30^th of 857 public elementary schools	96.5%	4	82.1	76.4	75.0				74.5	68.6	76.9									64.4		$13,938	$451	$13,487
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	401	30	13.3	5.5%	261 (65.1%)	16 (4.0%)	11 (2.7%)	88 (21.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (6.0%)	92.9	56^th of 853 public elementary schools	93.4%		95.1	39^th of 857 public elementary schools	95.4%	17	60.0	71.8	63.8				73.8	74.6	82.5									67.5		$13,952	$409	$13,543
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	607	51	11.9	48.3%	38 (6.3%)	313 (51.6%)	154 (25.4%)	64 (10.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.8%)	41.5	458^th of 853 public elementary schools	46.3%		46	424^th of 857 public elementary schools	50.5%	34	44.2	39.8	26.7				39.5	39.1	37.7									18.8		$15,536	$1,136	$14,399
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	726	49	14.8	6.3%	313 (43.1%)	95 (13.1%)	36 (5.0%)	251 (34.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.0%)	85	119^th of 853 public elementary schools	86.0%		89.1	80^th of 857 public elementary schools	90.7%	39	65.2	60.2	60.3				67.8	57.8	66.1									46.8		$11,391	$382	$11,009
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	711	52	13.6	11.5%	310 (43.6%)	79 (11.1%)	65 (9.1%)	235 (33.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.4%)	81.3	59^th of 316 public middle schools	81.3%		85.5	55^th of 328 public middle schools	83.2%	4				52.8	36.2	23.7				52.9	58.2	65.8			90.9				65.7	$12,513	$355	$12,157
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	1,627	107	15.2	10.7%	684 (42.0%)	232 (14.3%)	137 (8.4%)	494 (30.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (4.7%)	69.8	27^th of 138 public high schools	80.4%		63.2	42^nd of 197 public high schools	78.7%	15													68.0		38.2	81.4				$13,785	$418	$13,367
Northfield Elementary	Public	K-5	9125 Northfield Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2806	747	48	15.5	7.9%	354 (47.4%)	72 (9.6%)	46 (6.2%)	203 (27.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (9.0%)	89.7	81^st of 853 public elementary schools	90.5%		86.2	104^th of 857 public elementary schools	87.9%	23	67.9	61.5	58.8				69.7	70.8	67.6									57.8		$11,822	$407	$11,416
Hammond Middle School	Public	6-8	8100 Aladdin Dr	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5830	572	44	13.0	14.3%	255 (44.6%)	151 (26.4%)	45 (7.9%)	69 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	49 (8.6%)	83.6	50^th of 316 public middle schools	84.2%		84.1	59^th of 328 public middle schools	82.0%	9				44.7	36.6	19.2				70.0	68.9	73.3			86.6				56.1	$13,728	$382	$13,346
Hammond Elementary	Public	K-5	8110 Aladdin Dr	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5890	623	41	15.1	19.7%	231 (37.1%)	183 (29.4%)	74 (11.9%)	82 (13.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.0%)	74.5	223^rd of 853 public elementary schools	73.9%		74.8	212^th of 857 public elementary schools	75.3%	11	66.7	57.5	40.9				50.0	60.0	56.4									39.8		$12,660	$464	$12,196
Elkridge Landing Middle	Public	6-8	7085 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5040	744	53	13.9	14.4%	341 (45.8%)	169 (22.7%)	58 (7.8%)	126 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.3%)	69.3	89^th of 316 public middle schools	71.8%		78.3	70^th of 328 public middle schools	78.7%	19				36.1	31.1	10.9				61.3	60.1	58.6			92.7		89.1		44.9	$14,131	$449	$13,682
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	734	49	14.9	4.2%	242 (33.0%)	37 (5.0%)	28 (3.8%)	367 (50.0%)	10 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.8%)	94.8	40^th of 853 public elementary schools	95.3%		96.7	22^nd of 857 public elementary schools	97.4%	18	74.6	80.6	74.2				68.1	69.6	77.6									68.2		$11,700	$372	$11,328
Dunloggin Middle	Public	6-8	9129 Northfield Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2831	660	46	14.3	15.0%	256 (38.8%)	105 (15.9%)	54 (8.2%)	218 (33.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (3.9%)	87.1	39^th of 316 public middle schools	87.7%		90.6	31^st of 328 public middle schools	90.5%	8				53.7	46.6	24.4				62.6	67.1	65.9					93.2		64.0	$14,053	$424	$13,629
Elkridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7075 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5006	901	62	14.5	25.5%	343 (38.1%)	247 (27.4%)	72 (8.0%)	173 (19.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	61 (6.8%)	57.5	326^th of 853 public elementary schools	61.8%		53.4	359^th of 857 public elementary schools	58.1%	33	42.6	43.4	44.9				41.2	45.5	51.0									31.8		$12,800	$469	$12,331
Jessup Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2798 Champion Forest Avenue	Jessup	20794	Howard County	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 799-1200	538	33	16.2	35.9%	160 (29.7%)	136 (25.3%)	133 (24.7%)	37 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (13.2%)	42.9	443^rd of 853 public elementary schools	48.1%		45.9	425^th of 857 public elementary schools	50.4%	18	31.2	34.7	29.1				30.1	42.1	45.6									34.2		$13,224	$523	$12,701
Forest Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	9550 Gorman Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5950	679	49	13.8	24.7%	142 (20.9%)	234 (34.5%)	92 (13.5%)	158 (23.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (7.5%)	60.1	315^th of 853 public elementary schools	63.1%		66.4	278^th of 857 public elementary schools	67.6%	37	39.4	47.5	51.6				35.2	41.7	61.3									34.1		$12,652	$426	$12,226
Rockburn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6145 Montgomery Rd	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5030	629	47	13.3	5.1%	328 (52.1%)	92 (14.6%)	38 (6.0%)	121 (19.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	89.2	89^th of 853 public elementary schools	89.6%		83.5	134^th of 857 public elementary schools	84.4%	45	69.1	64.4	78.0				61.7	55.6	71.4									62.6		$14,963	$477	$14,485
Glenelg High	Public	9-12	14025 Burnt Woods Rd	Glenelg	21737	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5528	1,198	78	15.4	2.8%	913 (76.2%)	48 (4.0%)	48 (4.0%)	135 (11.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (4.3%)	88.7	3^rd of 138 public high schools	97.8%		76.5	20^th of 197 public high schools	89.8%	17													89.3		63.9	85.8				$14,251	$413	$13,838
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	563	40	14.0	2.7%	265 (47.1%)	46 (8.2%)	40 (7.1%)	159 (28.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (8.9%)	93.4	50^th of 853 public elementary schools	94.1%		94.8	40^th of 857 public elementary schools	95.3%	10	70.8	78.6	86.1				71.7	78.6	69.6									50.0		$13,417	$457	$12,959
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	660	43	15.3	1.2%	375 (56.8%)	40 (6.1%)	31 (4.7%)	177 (26.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.3%)	94.1	15^th of 316 public middle schools	95.3%		96.7	7^th of 328 public middle schools	97.9%	8				69.3	52.7	62.3				65.3	66.7	89.4							77.2	$13,829	$437	$13,392
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	727	57	12.8	4.8%	420 (57.8%)	75 (10.3%)	36 (5.0%)	152 (20.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.6%)	91.7	64^th of 853 public elementary schools	92.5%		94.8	41^st of 857 public elementary schools	95.2%	23	67.3	71.2	67.7				68.3	69.5	68.2									58.5		$15,870	$466	$15,404
Lime Kiln Middle	Public	6-8	11650 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5988	632	47	13.4	2.7%	317 (50.2%)	77 (12.2%)	29 (4.6%)	170 (26.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.0%)	93.2	20^th of 316 public middle schools	93.7%		96.4	9^th of 328 public middle schools	97.3%	11				71.1	50.4	29.9				85.2	71.6	71.8			92.4		93.4		64.6	$13,989	$409	$13,580
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	106	29	3.6	23.6%	29 (27.4%)	40 (37.7%)	12 (11.3%)	21 (19.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)								(n/a)																				$98,080	$2,417	$95,663
Reservoir High	Public	9-12	11550 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 888-8850	1,581	106	14.8	18.6%	443 (28.0%)	516 (32.6%)	245 (15.5%)	256 (16.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (7.3%)	55.9	55^th of 138 public high schools	60.1%		54.1	70^th of 197 public high schools	64.5%	15													64.3	6.4	31.3	57.1				$14,354	$471	$13,883
Fulton Elementary	Public	K-5	11600 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5957	918	61	15.0	3.9%	380 (41.4%)	130 (14.2%)	42 (4.6%)	279 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	84 (9.2%)	90.1	78^th of 853 public elementary schools	90.9%		93.8	51^st of 857 public elementary schools	94.0%	27	67.3	66.7	64.4				67.7	67.5	65.1									58.1		$11,696	$401	$11,294
Glenwood Middle	Public	6-8	2680 Rt 97	Glenwood	21738	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5520	492	32	15.3	6.1%	366 (74.4%)	29 (5.9%)	37 (7.5%)	38 (7.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	95.5	9^th of 316 public middle schools	97.2%		89.9	34^th of 328 public middle schools	89.6%	25				60.9	52.0	43.1				81.6	75.7	86.4					94.6		65.4	$14,979	$441	$14,538
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	650	44	14.7	5.5%	229 (35.2%)	57 (8.8%)	33 (5.1%)	307 (47.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.5%)	91.6	66^th of 853 public elementary schools	92.3%		94	47^th of 857 public elementary schools	94.5%	19	79.1	66.7	64.2				78.2	71.7	65.0									54.1		$12,917	$426	$12,491
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	808	51	15.7	8.4%	240 (29.7%)	94 (11.6%)	35 (4.3%)	387 (47.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	94.7	14^th of 316 public middle schools	95.6%		95.4	13^th of 328 public middle schools	96.0%	1				65.5	48.8	40.5				68.2	79.7	79.2			94.7				67.4	$12,202	$362	$11,840
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	628	42	14.9	3.8%	449 (71.5%)	32 (5.1%)	25 (4.0%)	89 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	94.2	42^nd of 853 public elementary schools	95.1%		92.6	61^st of 857 public elementary schools	92.9%	19	72.2	77.7	70.8				78.3	78.7	75.0									52.9		$15,011	$416	$14,595
Centennial High	Public	9-12	4300 Centennial Ln	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2856	1,590	98	16.2	7.5%	628 (39.5%)	142 (8.9%)	82 (5.2%)	631 (39.7%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	100 (6.3%)	83	10^th of 138 public high schools	92.8%		82.3	13^th of 197 public high schools	93.4%	3													84.1		37.7	85.3				$13,121	$407	$12,715
Lisbon Elementary	Public	K-5	15901 Frederick Rd	Woodbine	21797	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5506	451	33	13.6	10.6%	356 (78.9%)	10 (2.2%)	39 (8.6%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.1%)	84.6	127^th of 853 public elementary schools	85.1%		84.9	117^th of 857 public elementary schools	86.3%	10	55.4	61.0	56.5				52.3	69.5	75.0									50.0		$15,229	$499	$14,730

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