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The public schools with the most Black students in Howard County, Maryland

Across Howard County, Maryland, 77 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Oakland Mills High leads the list at 628, against a median of 164 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 Black students

628

Median Black students

164

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Oakland Mills High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,413	44.4%	628
2	Wilde Lake High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,197	44.6%	534
3	Reservoir High	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,597	32.7%	522
4	Hammond High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,159	44.4%	514
5	Atholton High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,540	32.3%	497
6	Guilford Park High	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,218	38.2%	465
7	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	840	44.4%	373
8	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	875	42.6%	373
9	Long Reach High	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,334	27.5%	367
10	Howard High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,493	23.3%	348
11	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover, MD	Howard County Public Schools	758	44.2%	335
12	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	Howard County Public Schools	775	37.2%	288
13	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	750	38.0%	285
14	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	659	42.8%	282
15	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	625	44.3%	277
16	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	643	43.1%	277
17	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	798	34.1%	272
18	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	569	47.8%	272
19	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	806	31.8%	256
20	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	616	39.9%	246
21	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	594	39.2%	233
22	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	453	48.1%	218
23	Guilford Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	437	49.0%	214
24	Running Brook Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	407	51.4%	209
25	Marriotts Ridge High	Marriottsville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,741	11.8%	205
26	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	471	43.3%	204
27	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	666	30.2%	201
28	Mount Hebron High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,455	13.5%	197
29	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	731	26.8%	196
30	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	573	34.0%	195
31	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	763	24.9%	190
32	Centennial High	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,377	13.4%	185
33	River Hill High	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	1,383	13.2%	182
34	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	366	49.2%	180
35	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	604	28.8%	174
36	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	686	24.9%	171
37	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	739	23.1%	171
38	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	883	18.8%	166
39	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	681	24.1%	164
40	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	406	39.9%	162
41	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	446	35.9%	160
42	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	872	17.0%	148
43	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	461	31.9%	147
44	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	459	31.4%	144
45	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	623	22.6%	141
46	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	415	32.5%	135
47	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	314	39.5%	124
48	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	638	19.4%	124
49	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	835	14.3%	119
50	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	481	24.5%	118

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