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

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