Schools in Howard County Public Schools
78 public schools in this Maryland school district: 42 elementary · 20 middle · 14 high · 2 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
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Worthington Elementary
97.7
ELA 85%Math 74%Science 65%
#18 of 765 in Maryland · #1 in Ellicott City
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary
97.5
ELA 82%Math 74%Science 71%
#20 of 765 in Maryland · #2 in Ellicott City
Pointers Run Elementary
97.3
ELA 81%Math 80%Science 71%
#21 of 765 in Maryland · #1 in Clarksville
West Friendship Elementary
96.8
ELA 81%Math 71%Science 72%
#25 of 765 in Maryland
Fulton Elementary
95.8
ELA 80%Math 68%Science 66%
#33 of 765 in Maryland
Dayton Oaks Elementary
95.5
ELA 80%Math 67%Science 68%
#35 of 765 in Maryland
Waverly Elementary
95.2
ELA 76%Math 71%Science 65%
#37 of 765 in Maryland · #3 in Ellicott City
Bushy Park Elementary
94.3
ELA 79%Math 65%Science 63%
#44 of 765 in Maryland
Centennial Lane Elementary
94.1
ELA 79%Math 68%Science 59%
#46 of 765 in Maryland · #4 in Ellicott City
Rockburn Elementary
92.6
ELA 75%Math 67%Science 63%
#57 of 765 in Maryland · #1 in Elkridge
Clarksville Elementary
92.2
ELA 72%Math 71%Science 63%
#60 of 765 in Maryland · #2 in Clarksville
Manor Woods Elementary
92.1
ELA 73%Math 70%Science 61%
#61 of 765 in Maryland · #5 in Ellicott City
Northfield Elementary
89.6
ELA 77%Math 58%Science 59%
#80 of 765 in Maryland · #6 in Ellicott City
St. Johns Lane Elementary
88.3
ELA 73%Math 61%Science 56%
#90 of 765 in Maryland · #7 in Ellicott City
Lisbon Elementary
87.4
ELA 76%Math 61%Science 47%
#97 of 765 in Maryland
Ilchester Elementary
86.6
ELA 69%Math 61%Science 57%
#103 of 765 in Maryland · #8 in Ellicott City
Waterloo Elementary
85.2
ELA 71%Math 60%Science 51%
#114 of 765 in Maryland · #1 in Columbia
Clemens Crossing Elementary
83.3
ELA 68%Math 58%Science 57%
#128 of 765 in Maryland · #2 in Columbia
Atholton Elementary
82.8
ELA 68%Math 55%Science 57%
#132 of 765 in Maryland · #3 in Columbia
Hammond Elementary
81.6
ELA 67%Math 57%Science 48%
#141 of 765 in Maryland · #1 in Laurel
Veterans Elementary
73.3
ELA 59%Math 49%Science 53%
#205 of 765 in Maryland · #9 in Ellicott City
Bellows Spring Elementary
70.9
ELA 59%Math 54%Science 39%
#223 of 765 in Maryland · #10 in Ellicott City
Gorman Crossing Elementary
68.0
ELA 62%Math 45%Science 38%
#245 of 765 in Maryland · #2 in Laurel
Hollifield Station Elementary
67.9
ELA 58%Math 48%Science 40%
#246 of 765 in Maryland · #11 in Ellicott City
Stevens Forest Elementary
65.4
ELA 55%Math 41%Science 46%
#265 of 765 in Maryland · #4 in Columbia
Phelps Luck Elementary
63.6
ELA 53%Math 41%Science 43%
#279 of 765 in Maryland · #5 in Columbia
Thunder Hill Elementary
61.8
ELA 51%Math 42%Science 40%
#293 of 765 in Maryland · #6 in Columbia
Talbott Springs Elementary
61.5
ELA 53%Math 42%Science 37%
#295 of 765 in Maryland · #7 in Columbia
Elkridge Elementary
56.5
ELA 50%Math 38%Science 36%
#333 of 765 in Maryland · #2 in Elkridge
Swansfield Elementary
56.0
ELA 49%Math 40%Science 35%
#337 of 765 in Maryland · #8 in Columbia
Jeffers Hill Elementary
55.0
ELA 52%Math 34%Science 32%
#345 of 765 in Maryland · #9 in Columbia
Forest Ridge Elementary
51.4
ELA 51%Math 32%Science 31%
#372 of 765 in Maryland · #3 in Laurel
Deep Run Elementary
48.2
ELA 45%Math 31%Science 35%
#397 of 765 in Maryland · #3 in Elkridge
Ducketts Lane Elementary
47.4
ELA 52%Math 29%Science 24%
#403 of 765 in Maryland · #4 in Elkridge
Bollman Bridge Elementary
45.4
ELA 46%Math 30%Science 25%
#418 of 765 in Maryland · #2 in Jessup
Bryant Woods Elementary
44.5
ELA 44%Math 30%Science 26%
#425 of 765 in Maryland · #10 in Columbia
Laurel Woods Elementary
44.2
ELA 43%Math 29%Science 29%
#427 of 765 in Maryland · #4 in Laurel
Longfellow Elementary
41.6
ELA 41%Math 28%Science 26%
#447 of 765 in Maryland · #11 in Columbia
Cradlerock Elementary
38.0
ELA 43%Math 22%Science 26%
#475 of 765 in Maryland · #12 in Columbia
Hanover Hills Elementary
35.2
ELA 41%Math 23%Science 22%
#496 of 765 in Maryland · #1 in Hanover
Guilford Elementary
34.8
ELA 39%Math 23%Science 23%
#499 of 765 in Maryland · #13 in Columbia
Running Brook Elementary
33.8
ELA 40%Math 22%Science 22%
#507 of 765 in Maryland · #14 in Columbia
Middle schools
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Mount View Middle
98.9
ELA 84%Math 72%Science 67%
#3 of 224 in Maryland
Clarksville Middle
98.4
ELA 82%Math 73%Science 68%
#4 of 224 in Maryland
Folly Quarter Middle
97.5
ELA 86%Math 72%Science 57%
#6 of 224 in Maryland · #1 in Ellicott City
Lime Kiln Middle
96.2
ELA 84%Math 59%Science 60%
#9 of 224 in Maryland
Burleigh Manor Middle
95.8
ELA 80%Math 60%Science 62%
#10 of 224 in Maryland · #2 in Ellicott City
Ellicott Mills Middle
94.9
ELA 80%Math 54%Science 64%
#12 of 224 in Maryland · #3 in Ellicott City
Glenwood Middle
92.6
ELA 76%Math 56%Science 55%
#17 of 224 in Maryland
Patapsco Middle
90.0
ELA 71%Math 51%Science 55%
#23 of 224 in Maryland · #4 in Ellicott City
Dunloggin Middle
81.9
ELA 71%Math 47%Science 39%
#41 of 224 in Maryland · #5 in Ellicott City
Hammond Middle
81.0
ELA 71%Math 43%Science 43%
#43 of 224 in Maryland · #1 in Laurel
Elkridge Landing Middle
77.5
ELA 64%Math 45%Science 40%
#51 of 224 in Maryland · #1 in Elkridge
Bonnie Branch Middle
73.4
ELA 62%Math 39%Science 39%
#60 of 224 in Maryland · #6 in Ellicott City
Wilde Lake Middle
65.0
ELA 58%Math 34%Science 30%
#79 of 224 in Maryland · #1 in Columbia
Murray Hill Middle
60.5
ELA 56%Math 26%Science 33%
#89 of 224 in Maryland · #2 in Laurel
Oakland Mills Middle
54.2
ELA 49%Math 26%Science 30%
#103 of 224 in Maryland · #2 in Columbia
Mayfield Woods Middle
52.9
ELA 49%Math 23%Science 31%
#106 of 224 in Maryland · #2 in Elkridge
Harpers Choice Middle
48.4
ELA 46%Math 25%Science 27%
#116 of 224 in Maryland · #3 in Columbia
Patuxent Valley Middle
42.6
ELA 47%Math 18%Science 28%
#129 of 224 in Maryland
Lake Elkhorn Middle
41.7
ELA 49%Math 19%Science 20%
#131 of 224 in Maryland · #4 in Columbia
Thomas Viaduct Middle
34.2
ELA 44%Math 15%Science 19%
#148 of 224 in Maryland
High schools
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River Hill High
98.8
ELA 93%Math 49%Science 92%
#3 of 202 in Maryland
Marriotts Ridge High
96.3
ELA 90%Math 36%Science 87%
#8 of 202 in Maryland
Glenelg High
93.8
ELA 90%Math 27%Science 85%
#13 of 202 in Maryland
Centennial High
93.3
ELA 84%Math 34%Science 83%
#14 of 202 in Maryland · #1 in Ellicott City
Howard High
92.8
ELA 82%Math 32%Science 77%
#15 of 202 in Maryland · #2 in Ellicott City
Mount Hebron High
90.3
ELA 81%Math 30%Science 78%
#20 of 202 in Maryland · #3 in Ellicott City
Reservoir High
82.9
ELA 73%Math 22%Science 73%
#35 of 202 in Maryland
Atholton High
81.4
ELA 76%Math 19%Science 74%
#38 of 202 in Maryland · #1 in Columbia
Hammond High
74.0
ELA 77%Math 13%Science 59%
#53 of 202 in Maryland · #2 in Columbia
Long Reach High
66.1
ELA 63%Math 14%Science 61%
#69 of 202 in Maryland · #3 in Columbia
Oakland Mills High
53.7
ELA 62%Math 8%Science 54%
#94 of 202 in Maryland · #4 in Columbia
Guilford Park High
51.2
ELA 54%Math 11%Science 46%
#99 of 202 in Maryland
Wilde Lake High
46.8
ELA 54%Math 8%Science 48%
#108 of 202 in Maryland · #5 in Columbia
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