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Howard County Public Schools Schools
Howard County Public Schools is a public school district in Maryland, based in Howard County (Ellicott City). SchoolGrade grades 76 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Howard County Public Schools on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Howard County Public Schools
75 of 76 schools in Howard County Public Schools carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 41B: 15C: 18D: 1
Best schools in Howard County Public Schools
Statewide rankings: all 199 high schools in Maryland · all 213 middle schools in Maryland · all 857 elementary schools in Maryland
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Clarksville Middle (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Mount View Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ River Hill High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A+ West Friendship Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Worthington Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Triadelphia Ridge Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A+ Bushy Park Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Folly Quarter Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Marriotts Ridge High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Pointers Run Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Howard County Public Schools
High schools (12)
- A- Atholton High, Columbia
- A+ Centennial High, Ellicott City
- A+ Glenelg High, Glenelg
- B+ Hammond High, Columbia
- A Howard High, Ellicott City
- B- Long Reach High, Columbia
- A+ Marriotts Ridge High, Marriottsville
- A Mount Hebron High, Ellicott City
- C+ Oakland Mills High, Columbia
- B+ Reservoir High, Fulton
- A+ River Hill High, Clarksville
- C+ Wilde Lake High, Columbia
Middle and junior high schools (19)
- B+ Bonnie Branch Middle, Ellicott City
- A+ Burleigh Manor Middle School, Ellicott City
- A+ Clarksville Middle, Clarksville
- A- Dunloggin Middle, Ellicott City
- B+ Elkridge Landing Middle, Elkridge
- A+ Ellicott Mills Middle, Ellicott City
- A+ Folly Quarter Middle, Ellicott City
- A+ Glenwood Middle, Glenwood
- A- Hammond Middle School, Laurel
- C Harpers Choice Middle, Columbia
- C Lake Elkhorn Middle, Columbia
- A+ Lime Kiln Middle, Fulton
- B- Mayfield Woods Middle, Elkridge
- A+ Mount View Middle, Marriottsville
- B+ Murray Hill Middle, Laurel
- C+ Oakland Mills Middle, Columbia
- A Patapsco Middle, Ellicott City
- C Patuxent Valley Middle, Jessup
- B- Wilde Lake Middle, Columbia
Elementary and primary schools (39)
- A- Atholton Elementary, Columbia
- A- Bellows Spring Elementary, Ellicott City
- C Bollman Bridge Elementary, Jessup
- C+ Bryant Woods Elementary, Columbia
- A+ Bushy Park Elementary, Glenwood
- A Centennial Lane Elementary, Ellicott City
- A+ Clarksville Elementary, Clarksville
- A- Clemens Crossing Elementary, Columbia
- C Cradlerock Elementary, Columbia
- C+ Deep Run Elementary, Elkridge
- B Elkridge Elementary, Elkridge
- B- Forest Ridge Elementary, Laurel
- A+ Fulton Elementary, Fulton
- A- Gorman Crossing Elementary, Laurel
- C+ Guilford Elementary, Columbia
- A- Hammond Elementary, Laurel
- A- Hollifield Station Elementary, Ellicott City
- A Ilchester Elementary, Ellicott City
- B Jeffers Hill Elementary, Columbia
- C- Laurel Woods Elementary, Laurel
- A Lisbon Elementary, Woodbine
- C+ Longfellow Elementary, Columbia
- A Manor Woods Elementary, Ellicott City
- A Northfield Elementary, Ellicott City
- B- Phelps Luck Elementary, Columbia
- A+ Pointers Run Elementary, Clarksville
- A+ Rockburn Elementary, Elkridge
- C Running Brook Elementary, Columbia
- A St Johns Lane Elementary, Ellicott City
- B Stevens Forest Elementary, Columbia
- B Swansfield Elementary, Columbia
- C+ Talbott Springs Elementary, Columbia
- B Thunder Hill Elementary, Columbia
- A+ Triadelphia Ridge Elementary, Ellicott City
- A- Veterans Elementary, Ellicott City
- A- Waterloo Elementary, Columbia
- A+ Waverly Elementary, Ellicott City
- A+ West Friendship Elementary, West Friendship
- A+ Worthington Elementary, Ellicott City
Other schools and academies (6)
- Cedar Lane Special Center, Fulton
- A+ Dayton Oaks Dayton, Dayton
- C+ Ducketts Lane, Elkridge
- C- Hanover Hills, Hanover
- D- Homewood School, Ellicott City
- C- Thomas Viaduct, Hanover
Where Howard County Public Schools schools are
Cities and towns served (14)
- Columbia (23)
- Ellicott City (21)
- Elkridge (6)
- Laurel (6)
- Clarksville (4)
- Fulton (4)
- Glenwood (2)
- Hanover (2)
- Jessup (2)
- Marriottsville (2)
- Dayton (1)
- Glenelg (1)
- West Friendship (1)
- Woodbine (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Maryland
- County: Howard County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 57,633 students with 4,346 full-time-equivalent teachers and 8,861 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 2400420
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Montgomery County Public Schools (206 schools, 17 mi)
- Baltimore City Public Schools (154 schools, 17 mi)
- Baltimore County Public Schools (173 schools, 21 mi)
- Carroll County Public Schools (43 schools, 22 mi)
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools (123 schools, 26 mi)
- Frederick County Public Schools (67 schools, 29 mi)
- Prince George's County Public Schools (196 schools, 29 mi)
- Harford County Public Schools (55 schools, 39 mi)
Questions about Howard County Public Schools
How many schools are in Howard County Public Schools?
SchoolGrade grades 76 public schools in Howard County Public Schools, across 14 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Howard County Public Schools serve?
The largest by graded schools: Columbia, Ellicott City, Elkridge, Laurel, Clarksville and 9 more.
How good are the schools in Howard County Public Schools?
Across the 75 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B+, with 50.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 44.4%. 77% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Howard County Public Schools?
57,633 students were enrolled in Howard County Public Schools in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.3 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Howard County Public Schools?
Howard County Public Schools is in Maryland, based in Howard County, with its district office in Ellicott City. Its boundary covers about 251 sq mi.