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Bollman Bridge Elementary

Q: Is Bollman Bridge Elementary a good school?

Bollman Bridge Elementary ranks 449 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

449^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Bollman Bridge Elementary in Jessup, MD, serves 775 students from Pre-K through 5th grade and is part of the highly-regarded Howard County Public Schools district, though it faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools.

While the school benefits from being in a strong district, it consistently ranks in the lower half of Maryland elementary schools. A key concern is high chronic absenteeism, which was 18.8% in the 2024-2025 school year—higher than the district average and much higher than nearby high-performing schools like Gorman Crossing Elementary (9.8%) and Atholton Elementary (11.8%). This absenteeism directly impacts learning. Academically, Bollman Bridge lags behind its immediate neighbors; for example, in the 2025-2026 school year, only 30.4% of students were proficient in Math compared to 55% at Atholton and 56.6% at Hammond Elementary. The school also spends more per student ($20,412) than these top-performing peers, suggesting that extra resources are needed to address student needs but have not yet closed the achievement gap.

Interestingly, Bollman Bridge is not an isolated case. It sits in a cluster of schools with similar challenges, including Cradlerock Elementary, Guilford Elementary, and Laurel Woods Elementary, all of which have comparable test scores and high rates of students qualifying for free and reduced lunch. However, the school performs significantly better than Laurel Elementary, just three miles away in Prince George's County Public Schools, which has a 90.89% free/reduced lunch rate and a 34.9% chronic absenteeism rate. This highlights the protective effect of being in a higher-resourced district. The school’s most critical academic challenge is stagnant Math scores, especially in upper grades, where proficiency drops sharply from 39.7% in 3rd grade to 24% in 5th grade.

775

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,412

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8200 Savage-Guilford Road
Jessup, MD 20794

(410) 880-5920

District: Howard County Public Schools

Students who attend Bollman Bridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Patuxent Valley Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.2%

Hispanic:

29.2%

White:

21.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 45th percentile in 2016 → 48th in 2026

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Howard County Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg53%

Maryland avg39%

449^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 42Elementary Schools in the Howard County Public Schools

4^th of 25Howard County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	449 of 864	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	540 of 865	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	500 of 859	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	481 of 855	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	513 of 862	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.3	491 of 802	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	549 of 853	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	497 of 857	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.4	442 of 847	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.3	467 of 845	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.1	432 of 859	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.6	571 of 867	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.1	383 of 847	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	54.1	456 of 857	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.4	440 of 853	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.5	538 of 855	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.1	557 of 850	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.6	624 of 838	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.6	460 of 818	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	40.1	531 of 804	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.7	557 of 805	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.5	574 of 803	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	33.9	337 of 504	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	27.4	522 of 796	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	30.2	242 of 347	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	40.3	309 of 546	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	31.3	460 of 788	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	53.9	209 of 528	60.4%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

White (2021)60th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)43rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2021)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)34th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2021)33rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2021)30th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts46%-6 vs state

Mathematics30%+3 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	775	64	12.1	52.9%	167 (21.5%)	288 (37.2%)	226 (29.2%)	46 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.2%)	44.2	449^th of 864 public elementary schools	48.0%		32.3	540^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.6%	91	39.7	26.3	24.0	30.4	52.1	43.0	40.8	45.6	24.8	$20,412	$1,524	$18,888
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	659	52	12.6	40.8%	87 (13.2%)	282 (42.8%)	145 (22.0%)	101 (15.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	36 (5.5%)	52.6	387^th of 864 public elementary schools	55.2%		52.1	388^th of 865 public elementary schools	55.1%	1	38.5	29.2	28.9	31.9	47.9	53.1	52.7	51.4	30.7	$18,100	$851	$17,250
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	437	37	11.9	46.5%	57 (13.0%)	214 (49.0%)	89 (20.4%)	52 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	33.4	542^nd of 864 public elementary schools	37.3%		45.1	450^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.0%	92	32.0	18.1	20.0	23.4	40.5	29.6	45.3	38.6	23.1	$21,939	$1,483	$20,457
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	750	59	12.6	21.5%	138 (18.4%)	285 (38.0%)	104 (13.9%)	183 (24.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.1%)	72.6	248^th of 864 public elementary schools	71.3%		80.1	181^st of 865 public elementary schools	79.1%	67	55.7	44.4	35.0	44.6	59.4	64.8	61.7	62.1	38.3	$16,929	$779	$16,150
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	625	51	12.2	58.4%	42 (6.7%)	277 (44.3%)	221 (35.4%)	53 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.1%)	42.4	463^rd of 864 public elementary schools	46.4%		32.4	539^th of 865 public elementary schools	37.7%	76	37.6	24.8	23.6	28.5	33.0	50.5	44.0	42.6	29.4	$22,128	$1,589	$20,539
Hammond Elementary	Public	K-5	8110 Aladdin Dr	Laurel	20723	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 880-5890	763	48	15.8	18.6%	300 (39.3%)	190 (24.9%)	76 (10.0%)	132 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.1%)	84.4	139^th of 864 public elementary schools	83.9%		82.6	156^th of 865 public elementary schools	82.0%	17	69.9	53.5	46.8	56.6	75.2	61.4	63.8	66.8	48.2	$16,153	$795	$15,358
Laurel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	516 Montgomery St	Laurel	20707	Prince George's County	Prince George's County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(301) 497-3660	472	36	13.1	90.9%	25 (5.3%)	126 (26.7%)	308 (65.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	23.3	643^rd of 864 public elementary schools	25.6%		21.9	666^th of 865 public elementary schools	23.0%	23	20.3	10.0	18.8	15.9	39.7	27.1	40.4	35.0	12.5	$21,445	$2,227	$19,218
Cradlerock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Cradlerock Way	Columbia	21045	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(410) 319-7601	453	44	10.3	55.6%	81 (17.9%)	218 (48.1%)	95 (21.0%)	17 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.1%)	36.2	511^th of 864 public elementary schools	40.9%		34.8	516^th of 865 public elementary schools	40.3%	5	27.3	17.1	20.3	21.5	35.5	45.1	49.3	43.3	25.7	$23,814	$1,624	$22,190
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	646	42	15.4	47.5%	129 (20.0%)	209 (32.4%)	205 (31.7%)	40 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (9.8%)	52.6	392^nd of 864 public elementary schools	54.6%		45.5	446^th of 865 public elementary schools	48.4%	54	40.4	25.6	21.3	29.6	52.0	40.5	57.0	50.2	43.6	$16,562	$1,407	$15,156
Atholton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6700 Seneca Dr	Columbia	21046	Howard County	Howard County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 313-6853	516	35	14.7	15.9%	256 (49.6%)	109 (21.1%)	64 (12.4%)	34 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.1%)	85.6	129^th of 864 public elementary schools	85.1%		81.1	169^th of 865 public elementary schools	80.5%	40	70.6	50.0	48.2	55.0	79.4	63.9	63.4	68.0	56.6	$17,575	$823	$16,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Bollman Bridge Elementary

Is Bollman Bridge Elementary a good school?

Bollman Bridge Elementary ranks 449^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bollman Bridge Elementary?

Students at Bollman Bridge Elementary are 37% African American, 29% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What district is Bollman Bridge Elementary in?

Howard County Public Schools

How many students attend Bollman Bridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 775 students attended Bollman Bridge Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Bollman Bridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bollman Bridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Patuxent Valley Middle

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