The Howard County Public School System is the school district

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 that manages the public schools of Howard County, Maryland

Howard County, Maryland

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.2% White*17.5% Black*0.3% Native American*14.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*2.0% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

, USA

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. It operates under the supervision of an eight-member Board of Education

Board of education

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. The Superintendent is Sydney L. Cousin.

The current members of the Howard County Board of Education are Janet Siddiqui, serving as the Chairwoman, Allen Dyer, Cynthia Vaillancourt, Brian Meshkin, Ellen Flynn Giles, Frank Aquino, Sandra French, and Tomi Williams, the Student Member of the Board.

Howard County consistently earns high marks in school performance metrics such as test scores and graduation rates. It gets high percentages at all levels of the Maryland School Assessments

Maryland High School Assessments

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, Forbes

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 magazine rated Howard County as one of the ten most cost-efficient school systems in the USA.

High schools

Name	Enrollment	Principal
Atholton High School Atholton High School Atholton High School is a high school in Columbia, Maryland and is a part of the Howard County public school system. The school opened in 1966, is scheduled for a major systemic renovation in FY12 and hosts a JROTC program. The mascot is the Raider and colors are green and white. It features...	1444	Jennifer Clements
Centennial High School Centennial High School (Ellicott City, Maryland) Centennial High School is a secondary school in Ellicott City, Maryland that opened in 1977. The school is based in Howard County and is part of the Howard County Public Schools system...	1502	Carl Perkins
Glenelg High School Glenelg High School Glenelg High School is located in the "west side" portion of Howard County, Maryland. The second high school in Howard County, after Howard High School, Glenelg opened its doors in 1958...	1202	Karl Schindler
Hammond High School Hammond High School (Columbia, Maryland) Hammond High School, established in 1976, is a public secondary school located in Columbia, Maryland and is part of the Howard County Public School System. It is located near the Kings Contrivance Village Center, south of Maryland Route 32, east of U.S...	1313	Marcia Leonard
Howard High School	1604	Regina Massella
Long Reach High School Long Reach High School Long Reach High School is a public high school located in Columbia, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.-Location:...	1433	David Burton
Marriotts Ridge High School Marriotts Ridge High School Marriotts Ridge High School is a secondary school located in Marriottsville, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System. It is known for academic excellence, character growth, and its athletic teams...	1309	Adrianne Kaufman
Mount Hebron High School Mount Hebron High School Mount Hebron High School is a public high school located in Ellicott City, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.-About the School:...	1457	Scott Ruehl
Oakland Mills High School Oakland Mills High School Oakland Mills High School was established in 1973 as one of the first high schools to service the Columbia, Maryland area. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.The building had its first renovation in 1991, then again in 1998...	1205	Frank Eastham
Reservoir High School Reservoir High School Reservoir High School is a public high school in Fulton, Maryland, United States. It was opened in 2002 and is a part of the Howard County public school system. The school's mascot, logo, colors, and fight song were the same as those of the University of Florida...	1504	Patrick Saunderson
River Hill High School River Hill High School River Hill High School is a public high school in Clarksville, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County public school system. It is one of the two former Technology Magnet schools in Howard County, along with Long Reach High School...	1436	Nick Novak
Wilde Lake High School Wilde Lake High School Wilde Lake High School is a secondary school located in Columbia, Maryland's Village of Wilde Lake, one of 12 public high schools in Howard County. Opened in 1971 as a model school for the nation, it was Columbia's first high school. It had a unique open doughnut-shaped design with "open...	1438	James LeMon

Middle schools

Name	Enrollment	Principal
Bonnie Branch Middle School Bonnie Branch Middle School Bonnie Branch Middle School is a public middle school located in Ellicott City, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.-Fast Facts:* Facility Opened: 1999* Total Enrollment: 664* Ethnicity:...	667	Carolyn Jameson
Burleigh Manor Middle School	683	Claire Hafets
Clarksville Middle School Clarksville Middle School Clarksville Middle School, also known as CMS, is a Public Middle School located in Clarksville, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.-Student Mobility :-Ethnicity:PTA Members: 779-Accomplishments:...	729	Melissa Shindel
Lake Elkhorn Middle School	450 (approx)	Jennifer Peduzzi
Dunloggin Middle School	544	Cherolyn Jones
Elkridge Landing Middle School Elkridge Landing Middle School Elkridge Landing Middle School is a middle school in Elkridge, Maryland, within the Howard County Public Schools system. It teaches children in sixth grade through eighth grade....	691	Gina Stokes
Ellicott Mills Middle School Ellicott Mills Middle School Ellicott Mills Middle School is a Howard County public school located in Ellicott City, MD. Founded in 1939, it is named after the Ellicott brothers, John, Andrew and Joseph, who founded the city in 1772. The school's mascot is an Eagle. It is a national blue ribbon school.The principal is Mr.goins....	583	Michael Goins
Folly Quarter Middle School Folly Quarter Middle School Folly Quarter Middle School is located in Howard County, Maryland.It opened in August 2003, with the first principal being Carl Perkins. In the 2003–04 school year, its full-time enrollment was 664 students...	625	Rick Wilson
Glenwood Middle School	652	David Brown
Hammond Middle School	630	Kerry McGowan
Harper's Choice Middle School Harper's Choice Middle School Harper's Choice Middle School is a public middle school in the Columbia, Maryland village of Harper's Choice, in Howard County, Maryland. The school opened in 1973.-External links:* http://home.comcast.net/~hcmsptanews/hcms/index.html...	560	Susan Brown
Lime Kiln Middle School Lime Kiln Middle School Lime Kiln Middle School is a middle school belonging to the Howard County Public School System. It opened in 1999 and currently serves more than 604 students, with a capacity of 704 students. Achievements:...	608	Scott Conroy
Mayfield Woods Middle School	548	JoAnn Hutchens
Mount View Middle School	721	Kathy Mckinnely
Murray Hill Middle School Murray Hill Middle School Murray Hill Middle School is an American public middle school located in Laurel, Maryland. It is part of the Howard County Public School System.- History :...	636	Donyall Dickey
Oakland Mills Middle School	442	Shiney Ann John
Patapsco Middle School	762	Cynthia Dillon
Patuxent Valley Middle School	740	Robert Motley
Wilde Lake Middle School	524	Thomas Saunders

Elementary schools

Name	Enrollment	Principal
Atholton Elementary School	420	Heidi Balter
Bellows Spring Elementary School	729	Jackie Klamerus
Bollman Bridge Elementary School Bollman Bridge Elementary School Bollman Bridge Elementary is an elementary school in the Howard County public school system. It hosts the grades first through fifth, along with full-day kindergarten and pre-school. The school opened in 1988 and is named after the Bollman Truss Railroad Bridge in Savage, Maryland. The mascot was...	583	Jonathan Davis
Bryant Woods Elementary School	398	Sean Martin
Bushy Park Elementary School	684	Deborah Jagoda
Centennial Lane Elementary School	564	Brad Herling
Clarksville Elementary School	559	Kaye Breon
Clemens Crossing Elementary School	462	David Larner
Cradlerock Elementary School	450 (approx)	Jason McCoy
Dayton Oaks Elementary School	578	Kimberlyn Pratesi
Deep Run Elementary School	593	Cindy Hankin
Elkridge Elementary School	641	Diane Mumford
Forest Ridge Elementary School	606	Anne Swartz
Fulton Elementary School	683	Karen Moore-Roby
Gorman Crossing Elementary School	566	Corita Oduyoye
Guilford Elementary School	470	Genee Varlack
Hammond Elementary School	492	Judy Bland
Hollifield Station Elementary School	790	Lisa Booth
Ilchester Elementary School	594	David Adelman
Jeffers Hill Elementary School	396	Patricia Shifflett
Laurel Woods Elementary School	484	Peggy Dumler
Lisbon Elementary School	486	Jayne Diggs
Longfellow Elementary School	397	Cathy Nowak
Manor Woods Elementary School	639	James Weisner
Northfield Elementary School	639	Rebecca Straw
Phelps Luck Elementary School	594	Pam Akers
Pointers Run Elementary School	791	Darlene Fila
Rockburn Elementary School Rockburn Elementary School Rockburn Elementary School is located in Elkridge, Maryland in Howard County. The school includes grades Pre-K through 5. It was built in August 1993 with Principal Slacum and Vice Principal Diane Mumford acting as the administrators. When the school first opened, it held 650 students. In 2004,...	709	Lauren Bauer
Running Brook Elementary School	339	Troy Todd
St. John's Lane Elementary School	787	Vicky Sarro
Stevens Forest Elementary School	294	Ron Morris
Swansfield Elementary School	513	Molly Ketterer
Talbott Springs Elementary School	433	Nancy Thompson
Thunder Hill Elementary School	317	John Birus
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary School	432	Chanel Morris
Veterans Elementary School	933	Robert Bruce
Waterloo Elementary School	599	Sue Webster
Waverly Elementary School	666	Kathy Jacobs
West Friendship Elementary School West Friendship Elementary School West Friendship Elementary School is an elementary school in West Friendship, Maryland and is a part of the Howard County Public School System. The school was opened in 1925 and serviced grades 1-9. Now, in its 83rd year, it services grades K-5 and runs a regional ALS program. - External links...	310	Carol Hahn
Worthington Elementary School	551	Kathy Orlando