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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Howard County, Maryland

This ranking covers the public schools with the highest share of Black students in Howard County, Maryland, drawn from 77 qualifying public schools. Running Brook Elementary leads the list at 51.4%, against a median of 24.9% 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 % Black

51.4%

Median % Black

24.9%

MOST BLACK · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Running Brook Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	407	209	51.4%
2	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	366	180	49.2%
3	Guilford Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	437	214	49.0%
4	Cedar Lane Special Center	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	133	65	48.9%
5	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	453	218	48.1%
6	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	569	272	47.8%
7	Wilde Lake High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,197	534	44.6%
8	Oakland Mills High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,413	628	44.4%
9	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	840	373	44.4%
10	Hammond High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,159	514	44.4%
11	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	625	277	44.3%
12	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	758	335	44.2%
13	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	471	204	43.3%
14	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	643	277	43.1%
15	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	659	282	42.8%
16	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	875	373	42.6%
17	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	616	246	39.9%
18	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	406	162	39.9%
19	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	314	124	39.5%
20	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	594	233	39.2%
21	Guilford Park High	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,218	465	38.2%
22	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	750	285	38.0%
23	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	775	288	37.2%
24	Homewood School	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	109	40	36.7%
25	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	446	160	35.9%
26	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	798	272	34.1%
27	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	573	195	34.0%
28	Reservoir High	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,597	522	32.7%
29	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	415	135	32.5%
30	Atholton High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,540	497	32.3%
31	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	461	147	31.9%
32	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	806	256	31.8%
33	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	459	144	31.4%
34	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	666	201	30.2%
35	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	604	174	28.8%
36	Long Reach High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,334	367	27.5%
37	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	731	196	26.8%
38	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	686	171	24.9%
39	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	763	190	24.9%
40	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	481	118	24.5%
41	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	681	164	24.1%
42	Howard High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,493	348	23.3%
43	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	739	171	23.1%
44	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	623	141	22.6%
45	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	516	109	21.1%
46	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	638	124	19.4%
47	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	883	166	18.8%
48	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	543	96	17.7%
49	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	872	148	17.0%
50	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	675	112	16.6%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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