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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Howard County, Maryland, drawn from 42 qualifying public elementary schools. Pointers Run Elementary leads the list at 85.5%, against a median of 61.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Howard County, Maryland

Top % Proficient

85.5%

Median % Proficient

61.2%

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	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	17.7%	543	74.9%
11	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	9.4%	631	74.7%
12	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	9.3%	827	72.7%
13	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	13.7%	482	72.4%
14	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	17.5%	764	70.3%
15	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	23.7%	481	68.2%
16	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	32.1%	666	67.9%
17	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	21.5%	750	66.8%
18	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	27.5%	883	66.0%
19	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	20.6%	636	65.2%
20	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	14.4%	480	62.6%
21	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	15.9%	516	62.3%
22	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	18.6%	763	60.2%
23	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	26.3%	806	60.0%
24	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	26.0%	677	59.0%
25	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	38.2%	594	54.3%
26	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	45.3%	461	52.6%
27	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	46.5%	681	51.8%
28	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	59.2%	314	51.3%
29	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	37.7%	459	48.0%
30	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	45.9%	798	47.4%
31	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	51.1%	366	45.9%
32	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	54.1%	638	45.6%
33	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	60.6%	573	44.6%
34	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	43.3%	446	44.3%
35	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	43.0%	875	44.1%
36	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	40.8%	659	43.7%
37	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	44.1%	406	41.6%
38	Guilford Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	46.5%	437	40.3%
39	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	52.9%	775	39.9%
40	Running Brook Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	52.8%	407	39.7%
41	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	58.4%	625	38.1%
42	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	55.6%	453	34.8%

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