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The most racially diverse public schools in Howard County, Maryland

This ranking covers the most racially diverse public schools in Howard County, Maryland, drawn from 75 qualifying public schools. Thunder Hill Elementary leads the list at 77.1%, against a median of 71.5% 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 Diversity index

77.1%

Median Diversity index

71.5%

MOST DIVERSE · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	459	77.1%	23.1%(106)	31.4%(144)	21.1%(97)	15.9%(73)
2	Reservoir High	Fulton, MD	1,597	76.6%	22.7%(362)	32.7%(522)	19.2%(306)	18.5%(295)
3	Atholton High	Columbia, MD	1,540	76.2%	26.8%(412)	32.3%(497)	14.1%(217)	18.7%(288)
4	Long Reach High	Columbia, MD	1,334	76.0%	23.4%(312)	27.5%(367)	29.9%(399)	11.5%(154)
5	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	739	75.7%	34.5%(255)	23.1%(171)	16.9%(125)	19.4%(143)
6	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	666	75.7%	32.3%(215)	30.2%(201)	14.1%(94)	14.4%(96)
7	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	731	75.5%	21.5%(157)	26.8%(196)	32.6%(238)	13.7%(100)
8	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	686	75.4%	34.0%(233)	24.9%(171)	11.1%(76)	22.3%(153)
9	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	798	75.0%	26.8%(214)	34.1%(272)	9.4%(75)	21.7%(173)
10	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	461	74.6%	22.8%(105)	31.9%(147)	29.3%(135)	5.0%(23)
11	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	681	74.5%	27.8%(189)	24.1%(164)	32.9%(224)	7.9%(54)
12	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	446	74.5%	22.0%(98)	35.9%(160)	25.1%(112)	5.8%(26)
13	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	750	74.0%	18.4%(138)	38.0%(285)	13.9%(104)	24.4%(183)
14	Guilford Park High	Jessup, MD	1,218	74.0%	18.2%(222)	38.2%(465)	24.6%(300)	13.0%(158)
15	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	573	73.9%	10.8%(62)	34.0%(195)	33.0%(189)	13.4%(77)
16	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	623	73.9%	29.7%(185)	22.6%(141)	9.0%(56)	33.2%(207)
17	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	406	73.8%	21.2%(86)	39.9%(162)	20.4%(83)	8.4%(34)
18	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	806	73.7%	18.1%(146)	31.8%(256)	9.8%(79)	34.0%(274)
19	Howard High	Ellicott City, MD	1,493	73.7%	34.7%(518)	23.3%(348)	6.3%(94)	28.0%(418)
20	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	763	73.7%	39.3%(300)	24.9%(190)	10.0%(76)	17.3%(132)
21	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	415	73.6%	21.0%(87)	32.5%(135)	32.0%(133)	6.3%(26)
22	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	604	73.4%	38.4%(232)	28.8%(174)	9.9%(60)	12.6%(76)
23	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	314	73.3%	18.5%(58)	39.5%(124)	25.2%(79)	7.0%(22)
24	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	872	73.1%	35.8%(312)	17.0%(148)	4.8%(42)	31.1%(271)
25	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	481	73.1%	41.4%(199)	24.5%(118)	11.8%(57)	10.4%(50)
26	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	594	73.1%	28.1%(167)	39.2%(233)	12.6%(75)	11.3%(67)
27	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	543	73.0%	29.6%(161)	17.7%(96)	9.0%(49)	37.2%(202)
28	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	883	73.0%	21.9%(193)	18.8%(166)	9.3%(82)	41.6%(367)
29	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	616	72.9%	11.4%(70)	39.9%(246)	24.5%(151)	18.8%(116)
30	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	677	72.8%	21.3%(144)	14.3%(97)	16.3%(110)	42.1%(285)
31	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	875	72.6%	10.9%(95)	42.6%(373)	20.5%(179)	18.2%(159)
32	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	835	72.6%	36.9%(308)	14.3%(119)	7.0%(58)	32.5%(271)
33	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	775	72.3%	21.6%(167)	37.2%(288)	29.2%(226)	5.9%(46)
34	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	659	72.3%	13.2%(87)	42.8%(282)	22.0%(145)	15.3%(101)
35	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	675	72.1%	37.8%(255)	16.6%(112)	6.4%(43)	31.4%(212)
36	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup, MD	840	71.7%	15.2%(128)	44.4%(373)	19.6%(165)	14.2%(119)
37	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City, MD	670	71.7%	33.1%(222)	12.8%(86)	10.0%(67)	37.6%(252)
38	Hammond High	Columbia, MD	1,159	71.5%	20.6%(239)	44.4%(514)	16.6%(192)	11.0%(128)
39	Thomas Viaduct Middle	Hanover, MD	758	71.4%	10.6%(80)	44.2%(335)	21.5%(163)	17.0%(129)
40	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	471	71.4%	18.5%(87)	43.3%(204)	23.1%(109)	8.1%(38)
41	Oakland Mills High	Columbia, MD	1,413	71.1%	16.1%(227)	44.4%(628)	22.2%(314)	8.4%(119)
42	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	764	71.1%	42.1%(322)	9.3%(71)	9.7%(74)	28.9%(221)
43	Wilde Lake High	Columbia, MD	1,197	70.9%	22.1%(264)	44.6%(534)	17.4%(208)	6.5%(78)
44	Mount Hebron High	Ellicott City, MD	1,455	70.9%	37.3%(543)	13.5%(197)	9.8%(142)	34.8%(506)
45	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	649	70.8%	41.6%(270)	12.5%(81)	5.2%(34)	30.2%(196)
46	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	403	70.7%	38.0%(153)	12.7%(51)	6.5%(26)	35.2%(142)
47	Centennial High	Ellicott City, MD	1,377	70.4%	33.0%(455)	13.4%(185)	7.8%(107)	39.7%(547)
48	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	482	70.3%	44.0%(212)	12.0%(58)	6.0%(29)	27.4%(132)
49	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	698	70.2%	28.2%(197)	15.9%(111)	5.6%(39)	43.0%(300)
50	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	643	69.8%	29.7%(191)	43.1%(277)	12.8%(82)	5.4%(35)

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