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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Howard County Public Schools

This page covers 42 elementary schools in Howard County Public Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

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Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 42
1
rank
Bushy Park Elementary
Grades PK–05621 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,893/student)
70
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
2
rank
Atholton Elementary
Grades PK–05489 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,893/student)
68
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
3
rank
Fulton Elementary
Grades PK–05879 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,893/student)
67
/100
Student:Teacher
15.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
7%
Low economic need
4
rank
Guilford Elementary
Grades PK–05478 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (11.2:1) · above-average investment ($20,893/student)
66
/100
Student:Teacher
11.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
56%
Near nat'l 52.2%
5
rank
Rockburn Elementary
Grades PK–05651 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,893/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
14.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
56/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
6
rank
Worthington Elementary
Grades PK–05436 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($20,893/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
11%
Low economic need
7
rank
Ilchester Elementary
Grades PK–05537 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1) · above-average investment ($20,893/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
51/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
8
rank
Gorman Crossing Elementary
Grades PK–05743 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.1:1) · above-average investment ($20,893/student)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
55/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
20%
Low economic need
9
rank
Triadelphia Ridge Elementary
Grades KG–05605 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,893/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
50/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
10
rank
Dayton Oaks
Grades PK–05783 students
Ranked for: above-average investment ($20,893/student)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
49/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$20,893
Above nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
32 more elementary schools in Howard County Public Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
42
Elementary Schools
77
Total Schools
70
#1 Score
61
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
1
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.