Harford County Public Schools
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Harford County Public Schools is an American
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 public school system serving the residents of Harford County
Harford County, Maryland
Harford County is a county in the U.S. state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 244,826. Its county seat is Bel Air. Harford County forms part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area.-History:...

, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

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Elementary schools

There are thirty-two elementary schools in Harford County. Homestead-Wakefield, William Paca/Old Post Road and Youth's Benefit Elementary schools are two-building campuses housing primary students (Kindergarten-2nd Grade) in one building and intermediate students (3rd Grade-5th Grade) in the other building.
  • Abingdon Elementary School, Abingdon
    Abingdon, Maryland
    Abingdon is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States. It lies 25 miles northeast of Baltimore, near the Bush River.- History :Abingdon was named after Abingdon, England....

  • Bakerfield Elementary School, Aberdeen
    Aberdeen, Maryland
    As of the census of 2000, there were 13,842 people, 5,475 households, and 3,712 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,166.2 people per square mile . There were 5,894 housing units at an average density of 922.4 per square mile...

  • Bel Air Elementary School, Bel Air
    Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland
    The town of Bel Air is the county seat of Harford County, Maryland, United States. According to the 2000 census the population of the town was 10,080. In 2009 the town's estimated population was 10,368...

  • Church Creek Elementary School, Belcamp
  • Churchville Elementary School, Churchville
    Churchville, Maryland
    Churchville is an unincorporated town in Harford County, Maryland, located between the county seat, Bel Air, and Aberdeen, where the Aberdeen Proving Ground is located.-History and Lower Cross Roads:...

  • Darlington Elementary School, Darlington
    Darlington, Maryland
    Darlington is an unincorporated village in northeastern Harford County, Maryland, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 1987 with approximately 100 contributing properties .-Community:Local children attend the Darlington Elementary...

  • Deerfield Elementary School, Edgewood
    Edgewood, Maryland
    Edgewood is a census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 23,378 at the 2000 census.-History:Pooles Island Light was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.-Geography:...

  • Dublin Elementary School, Street
    Street, Maryland
    Street, Maryland is a rural unincorporated area in Northern Harford County, Maryland. Street was first settled by Dutch immigrants in the early 18th century.One of the central villages in Street is Highland...

  • Edgewood Elementary School, Edgewood
  • Emmorton Elementary School, Bel Air
  • Forest Hill Elementary School, Forest Hill
    Forest Hill, Maryland
    Forest Hill is an unincorporated community in Harford County, Maryland, United States located north of the county seat of Bel Air. The main part of town is located at the intersection of Maryland Route 24 and Jarrettsville Road...

  • Forest Lakes Elementary School, Forest Hill
  • Fountain Green Elementary School, Bel Air
  • George D. Lisby Elementary School at Hillsdale, Aberdeen
  • Hall's Cross Roads Elementary School, Aberdeen
  • Havre de Grace Elementary School, Havre de Grace
    Havre de Grace, Maryland
    Havre de Grace is a city in Harford County, Maryland, United States. Located at the mouth of the Susquehanna River and the head of the Chesapeake Bay, Havre de Grace is named after the port city of Le Havre, France, which was first named Le Havre de Grâce, meaning in French "Harbor of Grace." As...

  • Hickory Elementary School, Bel Air
  • Homestead/Wakefield Elementary School, Bel Air
  • Jarrettsville Elementary School, Jarrettsville
    Jarrettsville, Maryland
    Jarrettsville is a census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 2,756 at the 2000 census.-History:...

  • Joppatowne Elementary School, Joppa
    Joppa, Maryland
    Joppa, Maryland in Harford County, Maryland is now a planning region for the county, but there was originally a town at the center called Joppa. Joppa was founded as a British colonial settlement in the early 18th century, and takes its name from the biblical town of Joppa .The town of Joppa on...

  • Magnolia Elementary School, Joppa
  • Meadowvale Elementary School, Havre de Grace
  • Norrisville Elementary School, White Hall
    White Hall, Baltimore County, Maryland
    White Hall is an unincorporated community which stradles Baltimore County and Harford County, Maryland, United States. The town's post office is on the NCR Trail and the Gunpowder River. Ivory Mills was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997....

  • North Bend Elementary School, Jarrettsville
  • North Harford Elementary School, Pylesville
    Pylesville, Maryland
    Pylesville is an unincorporated community in Harford County, in the Baltimore metro area of the state of Maryland in the United States. Governed at the county level, the area has a population of around 2000. Until 1958, this community was served by the Maryland and Pennsylvania Railroad at milepost...

  • Prospect Mill Elementary School, Bel Air
  • Red Pump Elementary School, Bel Air
  • Ring Factory Elementary School, Bel Air
  • Riverside Elementary School, Joppa
  • Roye-Williams Elementary School, Havre de Grace
  • William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary School, Abingdon
  • William S. James Elementary School, Abingdon
  • Youth's Benefit Elementary School, Fallston
    Fallston, Maryland
    Fallston is a census-designated place in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The population was 8,427 at the 2000 census. It is a semi-rural community consisting mostly of farms and suburban-like developments and is a good example of an "exurb"...


Middle schools

There are currently 9 middle schools in Harford County:
  • Aberdeen Middle School, Aberdeen
  • Bel Air Middle School
    Bel Air Middle School
    Bel Air Middle School is located in Bel Air, Harford County, Maryland, USA. This school sits next to the site of its parent high school, Bel Air High.-Awards and recognition:...

    , Bel Air
  • Edgewood Middle School, Edgewood
  • Fallston Middle School, Fallston
  • Havre de Grace Middle School, Havre de Grace
  • Magnolia Middle School, Joppa
  • North Harford Middle School, Pylesville
  • Patterson Mill Middle/High School
    Patterson Mill Middle/High School
    Patterson Mill Middle and High School located at 85 Patterson Mill Road, is one of the newest high schools in Harford County, Maryland. Built for $50 million, the building is a state of the art school that includes a television studio, a mass communications lab for a radio station, and a graphics...

    , Bel Air
  • Southampton Middle School, Bel Air

High schools

There are currently ten high schools in Harford County, including one technical high school. There is also a charter school located next to Aberdeen High School.
  • Aberdeen High School
    Aberdeen High School (Aberdeen, Maryland)
    Aberdeen High School is a public high school in Aberdeen, Maryland.The school is a part of the Harford County Public Schools.-Science and Mathematics Academy:...

    , Aberdeen
  • Bel Air High School, Bel Air
  • C. Milton Wright High School
    C. Milton Wright High School
    C. Milton Wright High School is a public secondary school Located in Bel Air, Maryland. It was founded in 1980 with Robert Garbacik as its first principal. The school is named after former Harford County Public Schools superintendent, C...

    , Bel Air
  • Edgewood High School
    Edgewood High School (Edgewood, Maryland)
    Edgewood High School is a four-year public high school in Edgewood in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school is located in the southwest portion of the county near Route 40...

    , Edgewood
  • Fallston High School
    Fallston High School
    Fallston High School is located in the town of Fallston, in Harford County, Maryland. The school is made up of three floors. On the first floor are located the main office, guidance office, media center, academic classrooms and the gym. The upper floor is exclusively classrooms. The basement holds...

    , Fallston
  • Harford Technical High School
    Harford Technical High School
    Harford Technical High School is a four-year vocational/technical public high school in Bel Air in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the center of the county across the street from Harford Community College and next to the John Archer School.The school was opened...

    , Bel Air
  • Havre de Grace High School
    Havre De Grace High School
    Havre de Grace Senior High School is a four-year public high school in Havre de Grace in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the southeast corner of Harford County where the Susquehanna River meets the Chesapeake Bay...

    , Havre de Grace
  • Joppatowne High School
    Joppatowne High School
    -Homeland Security program:In August 2007, Joppatowne became the first high school to specialize in teaching skills useful to the industries serving U.S. Homeland Security...

    , Joppa
  • North Harford High School
    North Harford High School
    North Harford High School is located in Pylesville, Maryland. It is one of the few schools in Harford County, Maryland to have a Future Farmers of America, and the only school in Harford County to have a barn with a semi-working farm on campus. North Harford finished undergoing renovations and...

    , Pylesville
  • Patterson Mill Middle/High School
    Patterson Mill Middle/High School
    Patterson Mill Middle and High School located at 85 Patterson Mill Road, is one of the newest high schools in Harford County, Maryland. Built for $50 million, the building is a state of the art school that includes a television studio, a mass communications lab for a radio station, and a graphics...

    , Bel Air

Magnet programs

Three HCPS high schools also have or are preparing for magnet programs
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...

. Although the Science and Mathematics Academy is a separate institution, it is hosted by and shares some facilities with Aberdeen High School
Aberdeen High School (Aberdeen, Maryland)
Aberdeen High School is a public high school in Aberdeen, Maryland.The school is a part of the Harford County Public Schools.-Science and Mathematics Academy:...

, and Harford Technical High School
Harford Technical High School
Harford Technical High School is a four-year vocational/technical public high school in Bel Air in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the center of the county across the street from Harford Community College and next to the John Archer School.The school was opened...

 is in itself a magnet school for academic and technical programs. Edgewood High School
Edgewood High School (Edgewood, Maryland)
Edgewood High School is a four-year public high school in Edgewood in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school is located in the southwest portion of the county near Route 40...

 is in the beginning stages of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
IB Diploma Programme
The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is a two-year educational programme for students aged 16–19that provides an internationally accepted qualification for entry into higher education, and is recognised by universities worldwide. It was developed in the early to mid-1960s in Geneva by...

, in which the school will offer college-preparatory courses for its students, who will graduate with an internationally recognized high school diploma. Edgewood also offers the Academy of Finance program.
  • Academy of Finance at Edgewood High School
  • Harford Technical High School in Bel Air, Maryland
  • Homeland Security at Joppatowne High School
  • International Baccalaureate at Edgewood High School
  • Natural Resources and Agricultural Science Magnet Program at North Harford High School
  • Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School

Mascots

The school mascots are the Aberdeen Eagles, Bel Air Bobcats, C. Milton Wright Mustangs, Edgewood Rams, Fallston Cougars,Forest Hill Retreivers, Havre de Grace Warriors, Joppatowne Mariners, North Harford Hawks, Patterson Mill Huskies, Restoration Academy Lions and Harford Technical Cobras.

School feeder systems

The images below outline the elementary and middle schools that feed students into each high school. Harford Technical is fed by students from each school, as entry is by application. The feeder system is not all-inclusive, due to magnet programs at Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Joppatowne.

External links

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