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The lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools in Howard County, Maryland

77 public schools in Howard County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the lowest-poverty (most affluent) public schools, ranked by the smallest share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Clarksville Middle leads the list at 6.6%, against a median of 26.2% 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

Best % FRL

6.6%

Median % FRL

26.2%

LOWEST POVERTY · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	679	6.6%
2	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	619	7.3%
3	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	739	7.6%
4	River Hill High	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,383	7.7%
5	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	682	7.8%
6	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	872	7.9%
7	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	367	8.2%
8	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	835	8.5%
9	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	675	8.6%
10	Mount View Middle	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	881	9.3%
11	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	827	9.3%
12	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	631	9.4%
13	Glenelg High	Glenelg, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,363	10.2%
14	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	403	11.7%
15	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	649	12.3%
16	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	482	13.7%
17	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	494	14.0%
18	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	480	14.4%
19	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	698	14.6%
20	Marriotts Ridge High	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,741	15.5%
21	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	516	15.9%
22	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	604	16.4%
23	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	749	16.4%
24	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	697	16.9%
25	Burleigh Manor Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	777	17.5%
26	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	764	17.5%
27	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	543	17.7%
28	Centennial High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,377	18.5%
29	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	763	18.6%
30	Mount Hebron High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,455	19.2%
31	Howard High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,493	20.2%
32	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	670	20.4%
33	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	636	20.6%
34	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	750	21.5%
35	Atholton High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,540	22.9%
36	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	481	23.7%
37	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	623	25.4%
38	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	677	26.0%
39	Reservoir High	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,597	26.2%
40	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	806	26.3%
41	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	883	27.5%
42	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	739	29.2%
43	Cedar Lane Special Center	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Combined	133	30.1%
44	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	686	31.0%
45	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	666	32.1%
46	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	616	37.3%
47	Hammond High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,159	37.4%
48	Long Reach High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,334	37.6%
49	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	459	37.7%
50	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	594	38.2%

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