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The largest public schools in Howard County, Maryland

Across Howard County, Maryland, 77 public schools are ranked here, ranked by total student enrollment, excluding online and virtual schools. Marriotts Ridge High leads the list at 1,741, against a median of 677 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 Students

1,741

Median Students

677

LARGEST · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Marriotts Ridge High	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,741
2	Reservoir High	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,597
3	Atholton High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,540
4	Howard High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,493
5	Mount Hebron High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,455
6	Oakland Mills High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,413
7	River Hill High	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,383
8	Centennial High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,377
9	Glenelg High	Glenelg, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,363
10	Long Reach High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,334
11	Guilford Park High	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,218
12	Wilde Lake High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,197
13	Hammond High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,159
14	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	883
15	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	881
16	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	875
17	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	872
18	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	840
19	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	835
20	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	827
21	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	806
22	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	798
23	Burleigh Manor Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	777
24	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	775
25	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	764
26	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	763
27	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	758
28	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	750
29	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	749
30	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	739
31	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	739
32	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	731
33	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	698
34	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	697
35	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	686
36	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	682
37	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	681
38	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	679
39	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	677
40	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	675
41	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	670
42	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	666
43	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	659
44	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	649
45	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	643
46	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	638
47	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	636
48	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	631
49	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	625
50	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	623

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