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The public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Howard County, Maryland

75 public schools in Howard County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the public schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Running Brook Elementary leads the list at 9.5:1, against a median of 13.6:1 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 Students/teacher

9.5:1

Median Students/teacher

13.6:1

LOWEST RATIO · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Running Brook Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	407	9.5:1
2	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	314	9.5:1
3	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	461	10.0:1
4	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	366	10.3:1
5	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	453	10.3:1
6	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	573	10.6:1
7	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	638	10.6:1
8	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	446	11.4:1
9	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	594	11.4:1
10	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	471	11.6:1
11	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	406	11.6:1
12	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	681	11.7:1
13	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	459	11.7:1
14	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	403	11.8:1
15	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	415	11.9:1
16	Guilford Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	437	12.0:1
17	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	775	12.1:1
18	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	569	12.2:1
19	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	625	12.2:1
20	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	649	12.3:1
21	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	875	12.4:1
22	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	806	12.5:1
23	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	482	12.7:1
24	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	659	12.7:1
25	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	750	12.7:1
26	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	731	12.7:1
27	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	666	12.9:1
28	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	367	13.0:1
29	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	883	13.1:1
30	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	616	13.1:1
31	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	494	13.1:1
32	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	758	13.2:1
33	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	631	13.2:1
34	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	643	13.2:1
35	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	686	13.4:1
36	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	827	13.5:1
37	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	840	13.6:1
38	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	697	13.6:1
39	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	543	13.6:1
40	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	677	13.7:1
41	Oakland Mills High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,413	13.7:1
42	Long Reach High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,334	13.7:1
43	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	623	13.9:1
44	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	619	13.9:1
45	Wilde Lake High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	1,197	13.9:1
46	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	481	14.0:1
47	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	739	14.1:1
48	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	749	14.1:1
49	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	798	14.1:1
50	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	835	14.2:1

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