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

Across Howard County, Maryland, 20 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Lake Elkhorn Middle leads the list at 47.8%, against a median of 24.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Howard County, Maryland

Top % Black

47.8%

Median % Black

24.0%

MOST BLACK · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	569	272	47.8%
2	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	840	373	44.4%
3	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	758	335	44.2%
4	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	471	204	43.3%
5	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	643	277	43.1%
6	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	616	246	39.9%
7	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	415	135	32.5%
8	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	604	174	28.8%
9	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	731	196	26.8%
10	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	686	171	24.9%
11	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	739	171	23.1%
12	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	623	141	22.6%
13	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	675	112	16.6%
14	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	698	111	15.9%
15	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	679	93	13.7%
16	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	670	86	12.8%
17	Burleigh Manor Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	777	81	10.4%
18	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	682	58	8.5%
19	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	881	63	7.2%
20	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	494	29	5.9%

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