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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Howard County, Maryland

42 public elementary schools in Howard County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Ducketts Lane Elementary leads the list at 60.6%, against a median of 26.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Howard County, Maryland

Top % FRL

60.6%

Median % FRL

26.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	573	60.6%
2	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	314	59.2%
3	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	625	58.4%
4	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	453	55.6%
5	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	638	54.1%
6	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	775	52.9%
7	Running Brook Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	407	52.8%
8	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	366	51.1%
9	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	681	46.5%
10	Guilford Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	437	46.5%
11	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	798	45.9%
12	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	461	45.3%
13	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	406	44.1%
14	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	446	43.3%
15	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	875	43.0%
16	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	659	40.8%
17	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	594	38.2%
18	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	459	37.7%
19	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	666	32.1%
20	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	883	27.5%
21	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	806	26.3%
22	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	677	26.0%
23	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	481	23.7%
24	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	750	21.5%
25	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	636	20.6%
26	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	763	18.6%
27	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	543	17.7%
28	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	764	17.5%
29	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	697	16.9%
30	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	749	16.4%
31	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	516	15.9%
32	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	480	14.4%
33	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	482	13.7%
34	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	649	12.3%
35	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	403	11.7%
36	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	631	9.4%
37	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	827	9.3%
38	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	835	8.5%
39	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	367	8.2%
40	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	872	7.9%
41	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	739	7.6%
42	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	619	7.3%

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