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The highest-performing public middle schools in reading in Howard County, Maryland

Across Howard County, Maryland, 20 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Folly Quarter Middle leads the list at 84.8%, against a median of 65.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Howard County, Maryland

Top % Proficient (Reading)

84.8%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

65.2%

BEST IN READING · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	682	84.8%
2	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	675	82.8%
3	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	679	81.3%
4	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	881	80.0%
5	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	698	79.1%
6	Burleigh Manor Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	777	78.3%
7	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	604	74.9%
8	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	623	71.8%
9	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	670	69.9%
10	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	494	68.2%
11	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	739	62.1%
12	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	616	60.9%
13	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	686	59.6%
14	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	415	53.9%
15	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	643	52.5%
16	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	731	49.4%
17	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	758	42.4%
18	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	840	42.2%
19	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	471	42.1%
20	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	569	36.8%

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