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How has Marriotts Ridge High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,741
High
DISTRICT 1,313 · STATE 1,185
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240042001437
Marriotts Ridge High
12100 Woodford Dr, Marriottsville, MD 21104 · (410) 313-5568 · Howard County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,741 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 93% of Maryland public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
99 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
270 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 459 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 434 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 425 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 423 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
87.4%
MD avg 50.6% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
29.6%
MD avg 34.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.4% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 32.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Marriotts Ridge High
Marriotts Ridge High's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marriotts Ridge High this school | 1,741 | 15.5% | 58.6% |
| River Hill High Clarksville | 1,383 | 7.7% | 55.4% |
| Centennial High Ellicott City | 1,377 | 18.5% | 53.6% |
| Thomas S. Wootton High Rockville | 1,870 | 13.4% | 48.5% |
| Poolesville High Poolesville | 1,351 | 12.1% | 53.8% |
| Mount Hebron High Ellicott City | 1,455 | 19.2% | 51.8% |
Matched among Maryland high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Marriotts Ridge High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #8 of 203 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #15 of 206 ▼ 4 | #1 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.4% | #14 of 206 no change | #3 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,741 | #50 of 234 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #154 of 210 | #12 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #63 of 211 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #201 of 212 | #12 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.7% | #19 of 131 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,741
+144 (+9%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 1,305
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,741 | 99.4 | 17.5:1 | 16% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 1,701 | 99.8 | 17.0:1 | 14% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 1,716 | 101 | 17.0:1 | 14% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 1,597 | 91 | 17.6:1 | 5% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 1,332 | 79.6 | 16.7:1 | 3% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 1,198 | 72 | 16.6:1 | 5% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 1,305 | 78 | 16.7:1 | 5% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marriotts Ridge High.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (1,332 to 1,741); teachers up 25% (79.6 to 99.4).
About Marriotts Ridge High
Marriotts Ridge High is a medium-sized high school found in Marriottsville, Maryland. The school reports 1,741 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 47% above the 1,185 average for high schools in Maryland.
Howard County Public Schools counts 77 schools and 57,565 students, including Marriotts Ridge High.
Asian students are the largest group at Marriotts Ridge High, with 48% of enrollment. Next come 31% White, 12% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 19% Asian. The chance that two students picked at random at Marriotts Ridge High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 66%.
Its teaching staff equals 99.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 17.5:1. That ratio is over the 15.3:1 average for high schools in Maryland. Around 16% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 27% average for public schools in Howard County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Maryland public high schools, Marriotts Ridge High receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Marriotts Ridge High scores 58.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 65.0%.
In the county around the school, Howard County, median household income is about $149,763, 65% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Marriotts Ridge High is among the 78 public schools in Howard County.
Mount View Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Marriotts Ridge High is 8th of 9 on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Marriotts Ridge High had 1,597 students in 2020-21 and 1,741 in 2024-25, a 9% increase.
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Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
336,328
Census ACS
Median income
$149,763
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
78
57,565 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Howard County Public Schools
- Reservoir HighHigh · 1,597 students
- Atholton HighHigh · 1,540 students
- Howard HighHigh · 1,493 students
- Mount Hebron HighHigh · 1,455 students
- Oakland Mills HighHigh · 1,413 students
- River Hill HighHigh · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- Mount View Middle0.1 mi · 881
- West Friendship Elementary1.5 mi · 367
- Manor Woods Elementary2.5 mi · 697
- Waverly Elementary3.7 mi · 827
- Sykesville Middle3.9 mi · 697
- Triadelphia Ridge Elementary4.5 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Marriotts Ridge HighHow many students attend Marriotts Ridge High?
Marriotts Ridge High enrolls approximately 1,741 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Marriotts Ridge High serve?
Marriotts Ridge High serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Marriotts Ridge High have?
Marriotts Ridge High employs 99 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Marriotts Ridge High?
Student demographics at Marriotts Ridge High are roughly 31% White, 5% Hispanic, 12% Black, 48% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Marriotts Ridge High in?
Marriotts Ridge High is part of Howard County Public Schools.
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