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Best public schools in Ellicott City, MD

22 public schools in Ellicott City: 11 elementary · 6 middle · 4 high · 1 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Maryland.

Elementary schools

11 schools in Ellicott City, best first
1
Worthington Elementary 97.7
Howard County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 404 students
ELA 85%Math 74%Science 65%
#18 of 765 in Maryland
2
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary 97.5
Howard County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 625 students
ELA 82%Math 74%Science 71%
#20 of 765 in Maryland
3
Waverly Elementary 95.2
Howard County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 868 students
ELA 76%Math 71%Science 65%
#37 of 765 in Maryland
4
Centennial Lane Elementary 94.1
Howard County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 742 students
ELA 79%Math 68%Science 59%
#46 of 765 in Maryland
5
Manor Woods Elementary 92.1
Howard County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 675 students
ELA 73%Math 70%Science 61%
#61 of 765 in Maryland
6
Northfield Elementary 89.6
Howard County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 749 students
ELA 77%Math 58%Science 59%
#80 of 765 in Maryland
7
St. Johns Lane Elementary 88.3
Howard County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 657 students
ELA 73%Math 61%Science 56%
#90 of 765 in Maryland
8
Ilchester Elementary 86.6
Howard County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 518 students
ELA 69%Math 61%Science 57%
#103 of 765 in Maryland
9
Veterans Elementary 73.3
Howard County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 897 students
ELA 59%Math 49%Science 53%
#205 of 765 in Maryland
10
Bellows Spring Elementary 70.9
Howard County Public Schools · Grades PK-5 · 825 students
ELA 59%Math 54%Science 39%
#223 of 765 in Maryland
11
Hollifield Station Elementary 67.9
Howard County Public Schools · Grades K-5 · 721 students
ELA 58%Math 48%Science 40%
#246 of 765 in Maryland

Middle schools

6 schools in Ellicott City, best first
1
Folly Quarter Middle 97.5
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 683 students
ELA 86%Math 72%Science 57%
#6 of 224 in Maryland
2
Burleigh Manor Middle 95.8
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 776 students
ELA 80%Math 60%Science 62%
#10 of 224 in Maryland
3
Ellicott Mills Middle 94.9
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 721 students
ELA 80%Math 54%Science 64%
#12 of 224 in Maryland
4
Patapsco Middle 90.0
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 638 students
ELA 71%Math 51%Science 55%
#23 of 224 in Maryland
5
Dunloggin Middle 81.9
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 638 students
ELA 71%Math 47%Science 39%
#41 of 224 in Maryland
6
Bonnie Branch Middle 73.4
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 6-8 · 710 students
ELA 62%Math 39%Science 39%
#60 of 224 in Maryland

High schools

4 schools in Ellicott City, best first
1
Centennial High 93.3
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,364 students
ELA 84%Math 34%Science 83%
#14 of 202 in Maryland
2
Howard High 92.8
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,529 students
ELA 82%Math 32%Science 77%
#15 of 202 in Maryland
3
Mount Hebron High 90.3
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 1,518 students
ELA 81%Math 30%Science 78%
#20 of 202 in Maryland
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Applications and Research Laboratory —
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

Combined schools

1 school in Ellicott City
1
Homewood School 24.1
Howard County Public Schools · Grades 6-12 · 131 students
ELA 20%Math 3%Science 10%
#21 of 27 in Maryland

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