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The fastest-growing public schools in Howard County, Maryland

Across Howard County, Maryland, 31 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Patuxent Valley Middle leads the list at 35.9%, against a median of 7.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Howard County, Maryland

Top Enrollment growth

35.9%

Median Enrollment growth

7.6%

FASTEST GROWING · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	618	840	35.9%
2	Marriotts Ridge High	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,332	1,741	30.7%
3	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	432	543	25.7%
4	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	552	679	23.0%
5	Oakland Mills High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,158	1,413	22.0%
6	River Hill High	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,157	1,383	19.5%
7	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	651	763	17.2%
8	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	583	681	16.8%
9	Glenelg High	Glenelg, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,173	1,363	16.2%
10	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	327	367	12.2%
11	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	553	619	11.9%
12	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	687	758	10.3%
13	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	554	604	9.0%
14	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	768	835	8.7%
15	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	683	739	8.2%
16	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	819	881	7.6%
17	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	770	827	7.4%
18	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	722	775	7.3%
19	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	487	516	6.0%
20	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	Howard County Public Schools	455	480	5.5%
21	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	610	643	5.4%
22	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	635	666	4.9%
23	Reservoir High	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,527	1,597	4.6%
24	Atholton High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,478	1,540	4.2%
25	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	547	569	4.0%
26	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	716	739	3.2%
27	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	663	682	2.9%
28	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	712	731	2.7%
29	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	611	625	2.3%
30	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	748	764	2.1%
31	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	441	446	1.1%

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