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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Howard County, Maryland

42 public schools in Howard County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Ducketts Lane Elementary leads the list at -35.7%, against a median of -11.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Howard County, Maryland

Best Enrollment change

-35.7%

Median Enrollment change

-11.6%

FASTEST DECLINING · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	891	573	-35.7%
2	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	654	482	-26.3%
3	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	415	314	-24.3%
4	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	837	638	-23.8%
5	Howard High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,912	1,493	-21.9%
6	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	515	403	-21.7%
7	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	856	677	-20.9%
8	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	591	471	-20.3%
9	Long Reach High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,632	1,334	-18.3%
10	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	853	698	-18.2%
11	Running Brook Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	497	407	-18.1%
12	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	544	459	-15.6%
13	Centennial High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,614	1,377	-14.7%
14	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	919	798	-13.2%
15	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	421	366	-13.1%
16	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	519	453	-12.7%
17	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	550	481	-12.5%
18	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	794	697	-12.2%
19	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	472	415	-12.1%
20	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	700	616	-12.0%
21	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	735	649	-11.7%
22	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	848	750	-11.6%
23	Hammond High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,300	1,159	-10.8%
24	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	703	636	-9.5%
25	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	734	675	-8.0%
26	Mount Hebron High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,566	1,455	-7.1%
27	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	634	594	-6.3%
28	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	491	461	-6.1%
29	Wilde Lake High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,274	1,197	-6.0%
30	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	428	406	-5.1%
31	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	706	670	-5.1%
32	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	930	883	-5.1%
33	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	693	659	-4.9%
34	Burleigh Manor Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	807	777	-3.7%
35	Guilford Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	450	437	-2.9%
36	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	765	749	-2.1%
37	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	822	806	-1.9%
38	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	630	623	-1.1%
39	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	693	686	-1.0%
40	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	878	872	-0.7%
41	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	632	631	-0.2%
42	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	495	494	-0.2%

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