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Schools in Highland

Highland’s public schools

Howard County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?65/74schools above Maryland’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Maryland’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.3K
▲ 0% vs MD $20.3K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
MD 14.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
57,323 students on the public path
In brief

Highland’s schools, in brief

School by school

65 of Highland’s 74 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s 1,321 public schools. Glenelg High places highest (better than 100%); Cradlerock Elementary lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

42 elementary schools serve Highland, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 20 middle schools and 13 high schools: Marriotts Ridge High, Reservoir High, Atholton High, Howard High, Mount Hebron High, Oakland Mills High, River Hill High, Centennial High, Glenelg High, Long Reach High, Guilford Park High, Wilde Lake High and Hammond High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Highland, with each school’s own grade.

42 schools teach K in Highland’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A, so check the specific school.
Veterans Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A−
883 students13:1Rate it →
Hanover Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanover
B−
875 students12:1Rate it →
Fulton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fulton
A
872 students15:1Rate it →
Pointers Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clarksville
A
835 students14:1Rate it →
Waverly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
827 students13:1Rate it →
Bellows Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
B+
806 students13:1Rate it →
Elkridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkridge
B
798 students14:1Rate it →
Bollman Bridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jessup
C
775 students12:1Rate it →
Northfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ellicott City
A
764 students16:1Rate it →
Hammond Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Laurel
A−
763 students16:1Rate it →
Gorman Crossing Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
B+
750 students13:1Rate it →
Centennial Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
749 students14:1Rate it →
Dayton Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dayton
A
739 students14:1Rate it →
Manor Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ellicott City
A
697 students14:1Rate it →
Phelps Luck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B
681 students12:1Rate it →
Hollifield Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ellicott City
B+
677 students14:1Rate it →
Waterloo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B
666 students13:1Rate it →
Forest Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
B
659 students13:1Rate it →
Rockburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkridge
A−
649 students12:1Rate it →
Deep Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkridge
C+
638 students11:1Rate it →
St. Johns Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ellicott City
A−
636 students14:1Rate it →
Bushy Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenwood
A
631 students13:1Rate it →
Laurel Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
B−
625 students12:1Rate it →
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
619 students14:1Rate it →
Swansfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
594 students11:1Rate it →
Ducketts Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkridge
C+
573 students11:1Rate it →
Clarksville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clarksville
A
543 students14:1Rate it →
Atholton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B+
516 students15:1Rate it →
Ilchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
482 students13:1Rate it →
Clemens Crossing Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbia
A−
481 students14:1Rate it →
Lisbon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woodbine
A−
480 students15:1Rate it →
Talbott Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
461 students10:1Rate it →
Thunder Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbia
B
459 students12:1Rate it →
Cradlerock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
453 students10:1Rate it →
Longfellow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
446 students11:1Rate it →
Guilford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
437 students12:1Rate it →
Running Brook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
407 students10:1Rate it →
Jeffers Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
406 students12:1Rate it →
Worthington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
403 students12:1Rate it →
West Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Friendship
A
367 students13:1Rate it →
Bryant Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
366 students10:1Rate it →
Stevens Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
314 students10:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–542 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
6–820 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
9–1213 high schoolsDepends on your addressA to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Howard County Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Howard County Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 77 schools · 57,565 students · 13.6 per teacher (MD 14.5)
$20,296MD $20,258 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 45.1% · 29865 students tested
Math42%
State average 24.6% · 29248 students tested

Highland vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Maryland towns that share Highland’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Highland—Howard County

Every school in Highland

75 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Maryland’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Highlandin other towns
Veterans Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A−
883 students13:1Rate it →
Hanover Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hanover
B−
875 students12:1Rate it →
Fulton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fulton
A
872 students15:1Rate it →
Pointers Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Clarksville
A
835 students14:1Rate it →
Waverly Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
827 students13:1Rate it →
Bellows Spring Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
B+
806 students13:1Rate it →
Elkridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkridge
B
798 students14:1Rate it →
Bollman Bridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Jessup
C
775 students12:1Rate it →
Gorman Crossing Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
B+
750 students13:1Rate it →
Centennial Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
749 students14:1Rate it →
Dayton Oaks Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dayton
A
739 students14:1Rate it →
Phelps Luck Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B
681 students12:1Rate it →
Waterloo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B
666 students13:1Rate it →
Forest Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
B
659 students13:1Rate it →
Rockburn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkridge
A−
649 students12:1Rate it →
Deep Run Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkridge
C+
638 students11:1Rate it →
Bushy Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Glenwood
A
631 students13:1Rate it →
Laurel Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Laurel
B−
625 students12:1Rate it →
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
619 students14:1Rate it →
Swansfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
594 students11:1Rate it →
Ducketts Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Elkridge
C+
573 students11:1Rate it →
Atholton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B+
516 students15:1Rate it →
Ilchester Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
482 students13:1Rate it →
Talbott Springs Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
461 students10:1Rate it →
Cradlerock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
C
453 students10:1Rate it →
Longfellow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
446 students11:1Rate it →
Guilford Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
437 students12:1Rate it →
Running Brook Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
407 students10:1Rate it →
Jeffers Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
406 students12:1Rate it →
Worthington Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ellicott City
A
403 students12:1Rate it →
Bryant Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
366 students10:1Rate it →
Stevens Forest Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Columbia
B−
314 students10:1Rate it →
Northfield Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ellicott City
A
764 students16:1Rate it →
Hammond Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Laurel
A−
763 students16:1Rate it →
Manor Woods Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ellicott City
A
697 students14:1Rate it →
Hollifield Station Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ellicott City
B+
677 students14:1Rate it →
St. Johns Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ellicott City
A−
636 students14:1Rate it →
Clarksville Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Clarksville
A
543 students14:1Rate it →
Clemens Crossing Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbia
A−
481 students14:1Rate it →
Lisbon Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Woodbine
A−
480 students15:1Rate it →
Thunder Hill Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Columbia
B
459 students12:1Rate it →
West Friendship Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · West Friendship
A
367 students13:1Rate it →
Mount View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marriottsville
A
881 students17:1Rate it →
Patuxent Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jessup
B
840 students14:1Rate it →
Burleigh Manor Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ellicott City
A
777 students16:1Rate it →
Thomas Viaduct Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hanover
B
758 students13:1Rate it →
Bonnie Branch Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ellicott City
A−
739 students14:1Rate it →
Mayfield Woods Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkridge
B
731 students13:1Rate it →
Ellicott Mills Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ellicott City
A−
698 students14:1Rate it →
Elkridge Landing Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elkridge
B+
686 students13:1Rate it →
Folly Quarter Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ellicott City
A
682 students15:1Rate it →
Clarksville Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clarksville
A
679 students17:1Rate it →
Lime Kiln Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fulton
A
675 students16:1Rate it →
Patapsco Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ellicott City
A−
670 students15:1Rate it →
Wilde Lake Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
B
643 students13:1Rate it →
Dunloggin Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ellicott City
A−
623 students14:1Rate it →
Murray Hill Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laurel
B+
616 students13:1Rate it →
Hammond Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Laurel
B+
604 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Elkhorn Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
B−
569 students12:1Rate it →
Glenwood Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Glenwood
A−
494 students13:1Rate it →
Harpers Choice Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
B
471 students12:1Rate it →
Oakland Mills Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Columbia
B
415 students12:1Rate it →
Marriotts Ridge High
High · Grades 9–12 · Marriottsville
A+
1,741 students18:1Rate it →
Reservoir High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fulton
A+
1,597 students15:1Rate it →
Atholton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A+
1,540 students17:1Rate it →
Howard High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ellicott City
A+
1,493 students16:1Rate it →
Mount Hebron High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ellicott City
A+
1,455 students16:1Rate it →
Oakland Mills High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A
1,413 students14:1Rate it →
River Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clarksville
A+
1,383 students18:1Rate it →
Centennial High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ellicott City
A+
1,377 students17:1Rate it →
Glenelg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Glenelg
A+
1,363 students17:1Rate it →
Long Reach High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A
1,334 students14:1Rate it →
Guilford Park High
High · Grades 9–12 · Jessup
1,218 students16:1Rate it →
Wilde Lake High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A
1,197 students14:1Rate it →
Hammond High
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbia
A
1,159 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Highland’s schools

Are Highland’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Highland. Howard County Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Highland. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 65 of its 74 district schools with test results score above the middle of Maryland’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Highland in?

Howard County Public Schools.

Where do Highland kids go to high school?

One of 13 high schools, depending on your address: Marriotts Ridge High, Reservoir High, Atholton High, Howard High, Mount Hebron High, Oakland Mills High, River Hill High, Centennial High, Glenelg High, Long Reach High, Guilford Park High, Wilde Lake High and Hammond High.

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What Highland families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.