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The smallest public schools in Howard County, Maryland

77 public schools in Howard County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the smallest public schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Homewood School leads the list at 109, against a median of 677 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

109

Median Students

677

SMALLEST · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Homewood School	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	High	109
2	Cedar Lane Special Center	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Combined	133
3	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	314
4	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	366
5	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	367
6	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	403
7	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	406
8	Running Brook Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	407
9	Oakland Mills Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	415
10	Guilford Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	437
11	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	446
12	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	453
13	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	459
14	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	461
15	Harpers Choice Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	471
16	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	480
17	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	481
18	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	482
19	Glenwood Middle	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	494
20	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	516
21	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	543
22	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	569
23	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	573
24	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	594
25	Hammond Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	604
26	Murray Hill Middle	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	616
27	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	619
28	Dunloggin Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	623
29	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	625
30	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	631
31	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	636
32	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	638
33	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	643
34	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	649
35	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	659
36	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	666
37	Patapsco Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	670
38	Lime Kiln Middle	Fulton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	675
39	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	677
40	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	679
41	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	681
42	Folly Quarter Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	682
43	Elkridge Landing Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	686
44	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	697
45	Ellicott Mills Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	698
46	Mayfield Woods Middle	Elkridge, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	731
47	Bonnie Branch Middle	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Middle	739
48	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	739
49	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	749
50	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	Howard County Public Schools	Elementary	750

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