The highest-poverty public high schools in Howard County, Maryland
This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Howard County, Maryland, drawn from 14 qualifying public high schools. Homewood School leads the list at 45.9%, against a median of 24.6% 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.
| # | School | City | % FRL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Homewood School | Ellicott City, MD | 45.9% |
| 2 | Guilford Park High | Jessup, MD | 45.2% |
| 3 | Oakland Mills High | Columbia, MD | 43.2% |
| 4 | Wilde Lake High | Columbia, MD | 42.6% |
| 5 | Long Reach High | Columbia, MD | 37.6% |
| 6 | Hammond High | Columbia, MD | 37.4% |
| 7 | Reservoir High | Fulton, MD | 26.2% |
| 8 | Atholton High | Columbia, MD | 22.9% |
| 9 | Howard High | Ellicott City, MD | 20.2% |
| 10 | Mount Hebron High | Ellicott City, MD | 19.2% |
| 11 | Centennial High | Ellicott City, MD | 18.5% |
| 12 | Marriotts Ridge High | Marriottsville, MD | 15.5% |
| 13 | Glenelg High | Glenelg, MD | 10.2% |
| 14 | River Hill High | Clarksville, MD | 7.7% |
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