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The public schools with the highest student-to-teacher ratios in Howard County, Maryland

Across Howard County, Maryland, 75 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the most students per teacher, a proxy for larger classes. River Hill High leads the list at 17.8:1, against a median of 13.6:1 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 Students/teacher

17.8:1

Median Students/teacher

13.6:1

HIGHEST RATIO · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	River Hill High	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,383	17.8:1
2	Marriotts Ridge High	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,741	17.5:1
3	Glenelg High	Glenelg, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,363	17.3:1
4	Centennial High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,377	17.0:1
5	Atholton High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,540	16.7:1
6	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	881	16.7:1
7	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	679	16.6:1
8	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	763	15.9:1
9	Burleigh Manor Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	777	15.8:1
10	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	764	15.7:1
11	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	675	15.6:1
12	Guilford Park High	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,218	15.6:1
13	Mount Hebron High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,455	15.6:1
14	Howard High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,493	15.5:1
15	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	480	15.1:1
16	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	670	15.0:1
17	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	872	15.0:1
18	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	604	14.9:1
19	Reservoir High	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,597	14.8:1
20	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	516	14.7:1
21	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	682	14.5:1
22	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	698	14.4:1
23	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	636	14.4:1
24	Hammond High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,159	14.3:1
25	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	739	14.2:1
26	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	835	14.2:1
27	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	798	14.1:1
28	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	749	14.1:1
29	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	739	14.1:1
30	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	481	14.0:1
31	Wilde Lake High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,197	13.9:1
32	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	623	13.9:1
33	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	619	13.9:1
34	Oakland Mills High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,413	13.7:1
35	Long Reach High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,334	13.7:1
36	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	677	13.7:1
37	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	543	13.6:1
38	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	697	13.6:1
39	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	840	13.6:1
40	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	827	13.5:1
41	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	686	13.4:1
42	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	631	13.2:1
43	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	643	13.2:1
44	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	758	13.2:1
45	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	494	13.1:1
46	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	616	13.1:1
47	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	883	13.1:1
48	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	367	13.0:1
49	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	666	12.9:1
50	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	731	12.7:1

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