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

42 public elementary schools in Howard County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Running Brook Elementary leads the list at 51.4%, against a median of 24.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Howard County, Maryland

Top % Black

51.4%

Median % Black

24.3%

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	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	453	218	48.1%
5	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	625	277	44.3%
6	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	659	282	42.8%
7	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	875	373	42.6%
8	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	406	162	39.9%
9	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	314	124	39.5%
10	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	594	233	39.2%
11	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	750	285	38.0%
12	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	775	288	37.2%
13	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	446	160	35.9%
14	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	798	272	34.1%
15	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	573	195	34.0%
16	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	461	147	31.9%
17	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	806	256	31.8%
18	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	459	144	31.4%
19	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	666	201	30.2%
20	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	763	190	24.9%
21	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	481	118	24.5%
22	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	681	164	24.1%
23	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	516	109	21.1%
24	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	638	124	19.4%
25	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	883	166	18.8%
26	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	543	96	17.7%
27	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	872	148	17.0%
28	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	677	97	14.3%
29	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	835	119	14.3%
30	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	403	51	12.7%
31	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	649	81	12.5%
32	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	482	58	12.0%
33	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	739	79	10.7%
34	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	636	63	9.9%
35	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	697	69	9.9%
36	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	764	71	9.3%
37	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	749	65	8.7%
38	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	827	60	7.3%
39	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	619	44	7.1%
40	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	367	24	6.5%
41	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	631	38	6.0%
42	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	Howard County Public Schools	480	20	4.2%

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