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	504	37	13.8	12.3%	255 (50.6%)	121 (24.0%)	46 (9.1%)	40 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (8.1%)	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	1,460	95	15.4	9.3%	580 (39.7%)	369 (25.3%)	137 (9.4%)	287 (19.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (5.8%)	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	448	42	10.7	42.9%	94 (21.0%)	244 (54.5%)	56 (12.5%)	15 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.3%)	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	436	36	12.1	1.8%	129 (29.6%)	47 (10.8%)	19 (4.4%)	224 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	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	710	45	15.9	2.4%	294 (41.4%)	54 (7.6%)	22 (3.1%)	306 (43.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.4%)	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	475	37	12.8	39.2%	76 (16.0%)	230 (48.4%)	65 (13.7%)	74 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.3%)	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	493	47	10.4	42.0%	91 (18.5%)	236 (47.9%)	80 (16.2%)	36 (7.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (9.5%)	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	1,910	125	15.3	11.1%	898 (47.0%)	423 (22.1%)	133 (7.0%)	323 (16.9%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	126 (6.6%)	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	414	31	13.3	32.4%	85 (20.5%)	163 (39.4%)	90 (21.7%)	40 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.7%)	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	1,394	100	13.8	27.3%	344 (24.7%)	565 (40.5%)	233 (16.7%)	147 (10.5%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	99 (7.1%)	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	447	39	11.4	39.4%	110 (24.6%)	149 (33.3%)	102 (22.8%)	34 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	49 (11.0%)	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	1,246	98	12.6	38.0%	253 (20.3%)	545 (43.7%)	263 (21.1%)	86 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	97 (7.8%)	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	498	45	11.1	45.6%	134 (26.9%)	183 (36.7%)	121 (24.3%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.2%)	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	633	54	11.7	60.8%	94 (14.8%)	218 (34.4%)	230 (36.3%)	40 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.9%)	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	484	51	9.4	45.5%	102 (21.1%)	256 (52.9%)	52 (10.7%)	27 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (9.5%)	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	426	42	10.1	58.5%	63 (14.8%)	159 (37.3%)	138 (32.4%)	24 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (9.4%)	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	562	45	12.4	54.8%	70 (12.5%)	311 (55.3%)	108 (19.2%)	39 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	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	509	43	11.9	48.5%	99 (19.4%)	205 (40.3%)	141 (27.7%)	25 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.5%)	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	475	39	12.1	18.1%	158 (33.3%)	134 (28.2%)	49 (10.3%)	93 (19.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.2%)	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	602	47	12.7	20.3%	213 (35.4%)	184 (30.6%)	35 (5.8%)	124 (20.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	42 (7.0%)	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	1,351	105	12.8	35.0%	337 (24.9%)	630 (46.6%)	175 (13.0%)	110 (8.1%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (7.0%)	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	687	53	12.9	35.7%	164 (23.9%)	317 (46.1%)	91 (13.2%)	51 (7.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (9.0%)	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	1,378	83	16.5	4.4%	599 (43.5%)	136 (9.9%)	84 (6.1%)	470 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.5%)	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	1,696	123	13.8	32.8%	370 (21.8%)	614 (36.2%)	388 (22.9%)	219 (12.9%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.9%)	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	122	45	2.7	41.0%	30 (24.6%)	70 (57.4%)	14 (11.5%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.1%)	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	508	34	14.9	10.4%	248 (48.8%)	85 (16.7%)	49 (9.6%)	80 (15.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (8.7%)	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	497	46	10.8	50.3%	97 (19.5%)	231 (46.5%)	88 (17.7%)	36 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.9%)	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	564	54	10.5	45.2%	71 (12.6%)	293 (52.0%)	106 (18.8%)	49 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.0%)	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	912	63	14.5	3.6%	414 (45.4%)	105 (11.5%)	33 (3.6%)	291 (31.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (7.3%)	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
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	962	70	13.7	16.4%	217 (22.6%)	130 (13.5%)	75 (7.8%)	499 (51.9%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	33 (3.4%)	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
Ducketts Lane	Public	PK, KG-5	6501 Ducketts Ln	Elkridge	21075	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 313-5050	570	51	11.1	43.9%	116 (20.4%)	227 (39.8%)	138 (24.2%)	61 (10.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.6%)	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
Thomas Viaduct	Public	6-8	7000 Banbury Drive	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-8711	734	54	13.6	33.7%	105 (14.3%)	342 (46.6%)	130 (17.7%)	112 (15.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.7%)	47.4	150^th of 316 public middle schools	52.5%		47.2	162^nd of 328 public middle schools	50.6%	12				21.6	16.9	10.6				40.5	50.7	50.5			79.2		87.0		39.5	$14,623	$490	$14,133
Hanover Hills	Public	PK, KG-5	7030 Banbury Drive	Hanover	21076	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-8066	757	63	12.0	29.1%	111 (14.7%)	299 (39.5%)	121 (16.0%)	178 (23.5%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	44.6	434^th of 853 public elementary schools	49.1%					(n/a)	44.1	35.8	32.4				43.1	32.1	38.9									24.5		$14,093	$488	$13,605
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	767	63	12.1	49.9%	162 (21.1%)	110 (14.3%)	348 (45.4%)	99 (12.9%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (5.5%)	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	951	60	15.9	2.4%	328 (34.5%)	59 (6.2%)	30 (3.2%)	481 (50.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.0%)	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	787	58	13.5	37.9%	203 (25.8%)	230 (29.2%)	207 (26.3%)	108 (13.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (4.3%)	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
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	776	66	11.7	13.5%	202 (26.0%)	198 (25.5%)	90 (11.6%)	231 (29.8%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.6%)	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
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	909	61	14.9	11.4%	361 (39.7%)	153 (16.8%)	43 (4.7%)	296 (32.6%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (5.7%)	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	765	62	12.3	42.7%	161 (21.0%)	295 (38.6%)	189 (24.7%)	67 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (6.7%)	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	698	51	13.7	35.5%	124 (17.8%)	295 (42.3%)	127 (18.2%)	109 (15.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (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
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	719	48	14.9	5.4%	223 (31.0%)	39 (5.4%)	29 (4.0%)	360 (50.1%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.8%)	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
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	703	51	13.7	24.3%	257 (36.6%)	168 (23.9%)	108 (15.4%)	128 (18.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.8%)	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
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	733	54	13.5	31.7%	88 (12.0%)	320 (43.7%)	155 (21.1%)	118 (16.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (6.8%)	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	849	57	15.0	14.4%	171 (20.1%)	288 (33.9%)	91 (10.7%)	235 (27.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (7.2%)	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	872	58	15.0	19.7%	212 (24.3%)	117 (13.4%)	108 (12.4%)	401 (46.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (3.2%)	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	508	35	14.7	4.5%	199 (39.2%)	34 (6.7%)	38 (7.5%)	202 (39.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.5%)	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	634	44	14.4	5.0%	350 (55.2%)	52 (8.2%)	24 (3.8%)	167 (26.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (6.0%)	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	393	27	14.5	5.6%	251 (63.9%)	21 (5.3%)	16 (4.1%)	79 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	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	645	55	11.7	55.7%	42 (6.5%)	313 (48.5%)	185 (28.7%)	72 (11.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)	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	764	48	15.9	7.3%	329 (43.1%)	99 (13.0%)	43 (5.6%)	260 (34.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.1%)	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	746	52	14.3	13.8%	306 (41.0%)	96 (12.9%)	77 (10.3%)	247 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	17 (2.3%)	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	1,695	107	15.8	12.1%	717 (42.3%)	217 (12.8%)	163 (9.6%)	525 (31.0%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	67 (4.0%)	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	702	46	15.2	9.1%	338 (48.1%)	70 (10.0%)	57 (8.1%)	177 (25.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.1%)	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	602	43	14.0	14.1%	252 (41.9%)	161 (26.7%)	64 (10.6%)	69 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (9.1%)	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	604	39	15.4	19.0%	230 (38.1%)	178 (29.5%)	76 (12.6%)	66 (10.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.4%)	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	764	55	13.8	18.6%	334 (43.7%)	197 (25.8%)	62 (8.1%)	121 (15.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.0%)	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
Dunloggin Middle	Public	6-8	9129 Northfield Rd	Ellicott City	21042	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-2831	628	47	13.3	12.4%	237 (37.7%)	105 (16.7%)	40 (6.4%)	217 (34.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.3%)	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	923	60	15.3	25.9%	342 (37.1%)	244 (26.4%)	76 (8.2%)	186 (20.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	71 (7.7%)	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
Forest Ridge Elementary	Public	K-5	9550 Gorman Rd	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5950	689	46	14.9	24.1%	134 (19.4%)	241 (35.0%)	113 (16.4%)	149 (21.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.1%)	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	628	48	13.1	5.3%	313 (49.8%)	84 (13.4%)	34 (5.4%)	149 (23.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.2%)	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	1,197	75	15.9	3.6%	879 (73.4%)	46 (3.8%)	59 (4.9%)	156 (13.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (4.5%)	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	555	37	15.0	3.2%	257 (46.3%)	42 (7.6%)	36 (6.5%)	170 (30.6%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	45 (8.1%)	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	700	45	15.4	1.3%	388 (55.4%)	45 (6.4%)	27 (3.9%)	189 (27.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	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
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	117	29	4.1	23.1%	33 (28.2%)	47 (40.2%)	14 (12.0%)	18 (15.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)								(n/a)																				$98,080	$2,417	$95,663
Marriotts Ridge High	Public	9-12	12100 Woodford Dr	Marriottsville	21104	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5568	1,472	86	17.1	4.1%	676 (45.9%)	136 (9.2%)	46 (3.1%)	548 (37.2%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (4.3%)	81.3	13^th of 138 public high schools	90.6%		80.6	17^th of 197 public high schools	91.4%	4													83.6		30.6	94.0				$13,235	$384	$12,851
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	720	53	13.6	5.0%	385 (53.5%)	67 (9.3%)	39 (5.4%)	176 (24.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.1%)	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	660	45	14.6	2.7%	313 (47.4%)	93 (14.1%)	26 (3.9%)	176 (26.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (7.6%)	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
Reservoir High	Public	9-12	11550 Scaggsville Rd	Fulton	20759	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 888-8850	1,624	109	14.9	18.5%	421 (25.9%)	531 (32.7%)	274 (16.9%)	289 (17.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	105 (6.5%)	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	1,021	63	16.2	3.7%	423 (41.4%)	164 (16.1%)	47 (4.6%)	296 (29.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (8.7%)	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	515	35	14.9	6.2%	372 (72.2%)	27 (5.2%)	47 (9.1%)	41 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.2%)	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
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	811	52	15.5	8.9%	242 (29.8%)	85 (10.5%)	34 (4.2%)	404 (49.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.1%)	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
Mount View Middle	Public	6-8	12101 Woodford Dr	Marriottsville	21104	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-5545	853	52	16.4	3.6%	390 (45.7%)	44 (5.2%)	35 (4.1%)	331 (38.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.0%)	95.1	11^th of 316 public middle schools	96.5%		96.1	10^th of 328 public middle schools	97.0%	1				75.7	51.2	34.5				83.2	76.5	76.1							69.1	$11,974	$364	$11,610
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	627	49	12.9	5.9%	215 (34.3%)	44 (7.0%)	33 (5.3%)	314 (50.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	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
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	638	41	15.4	3.4%	455 (71.3%)	32 (5.0%)	26 (4.1%)	90 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	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	1,597	99	16.1	8.6%	630 (39.4%)	146 (9.1%)	73 (4.6%)	651 (40.8%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	90 (5.6%)	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	443	33	13.4	10.2%	353 (79.7%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.0%)	16 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	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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