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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Howard County, Maryland

42 public elementary schools in Howard County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Cradlerock Elementary leads the list at 34.8%, against a median of 61.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Howard County, Maryland

Best % Proficient

34.8%

Median % Proficient

61.2%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	55.6%	453	34.8%
2	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	58.4%	625	38.1%
3	Running Brook Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	52.8%	407	39.7%
4	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	52.9%	775	39.9%
5	Guilford Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	46.5%	437	40.3%
6	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	44.1%	406	41.6%
7	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	40.8%	659	43.7%
8	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	43.0%	875	44.1%
9	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	43.3%	446	44.3%
10	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	60.6%	573	44.6%
11	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	54.1%	638	45.6%
12	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	51.1%	366	45.9%
13	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	45.9%	798	47.4%
14	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	37.7%	459	48.0%
15	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	59.2%	314	51.3%
16	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	46.5%	681	51.8%
17	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	45.3%	461	52.6%
18	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	38.2%	594	54.3%
19	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	26.0%	677	59.0%
20	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	26.3%	806	60.0%
21	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	18.6%	763	60.2%
22	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	15.9%	516	62.3%
23	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	14.4%	480	62.6%
24	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	20.6%	636	65.2%
25	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	27.5%	883	66.0%
26	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	21.5%	750	66.8%
27	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	32.1%	666	67.9%
28	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	23.7%	481	68.2%
29	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	17.5%	764	70.3%
30	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	13.7%	482	72.4%
31	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	9.3%	827	72.7%
32	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	9.4%	631	74.7%
33	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	17.7%	543	74.9%
34	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	7.6%	739	75.8%
35	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	16.9%	697	77.1%
36	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	16.4%	749	77.8%
37	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	7.9%	872	78.7%
38	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	12.3%	649	79.2%
39	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	8.2%	367	81.0%
40	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	11.7%	403	81.8%
41	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	7.3%	619	81.9%
42	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	8.5%	835	85.5%

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