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The highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Howard County, Maryland

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Howard County, Maryland, drawn from 75 qualifying public schools. Pointers Run Elementary leads the list at 85.5%, against a median of 54.2% 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

Top % Proficient

85.5%

Median % Proficient

54.2%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	8.5%	835	85.5%
2	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	7.3%	619	81.9%
3	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	11.7%	403	81.8%
4	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	8.2%	367	81.0%
5	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	12.3%	649	79.2%
6	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	7.9%	872	78.7%
7	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	16.4%	749	77.8%
8	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	16.9%	697	77.1%
9	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	7.6%	739	75.8%
10	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	7.8%	682	75.2%
11	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	9.3%	881	74.9%
12	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	17.7%	543	74.9%
13	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	9.4%	631	74.7%
14	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	9.3%	827	72.7%
15	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	6.6%	679	72.6%
16	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	13.7%	482	72.4%
17	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	17.5%	764	70.3%
18	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	23.7%	481	68.2%
19	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	32.1%	666	67.9%
20	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	21.5%	750	66.8%
21	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	27.5%	883	66.0%
22	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	8.6%	675	65.7%
23	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	20.6%	636	65.2%
24	Burleigh Manor Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	17.5%	777	64.7%
25	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	14.0%	494	64.3%
26	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	14.6%	698	63.9%
27	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	14.4%	480	62.6%
28	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	15.9%	516	62.3%
29	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	18.6%	763	60.2%
30	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	26.3%	806	60.0%
31	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	26.0%	677	59.0%
32	Marriotts Ridge High	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	15.5%	1,741	58.6%
33	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	20.4%	670	58.6%
34	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	25.4%	623	55.9%
35	River Hill High	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	7.7%	1,383	55.4%
36	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	16.4%	604	54.8%
37	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	38.2%	594	54.3%
38	Glenelg High	Glenelg, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	10.2%	1,363	54.2%
39	Centennial High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	18.5%	1,377	53.6%
40	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	45.3%	461	52.6%
41	Mount Hebron High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	19.2%	1,455	51.8%
42	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	46.5%	681	51.8%
43	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	59.2%	314	51.3%
44	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	29.2%	739	49.6%
45	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	37.7%	459	48.0%
46	Howard High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	20.2%	1,493	47.5%
47	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	45.9%	798	47.4%
48	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	51.1%	366	45.9%
49	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	54.1%	638	45.6%
50	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	31.0%	686	45.1%

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