Schools in North Laurel · Howard County Public Schools
North Laurel’s public schools beat 92% of Maryland districts
The public schools North Laurel’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Maryland’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
Maryland school districts we grade (25)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
Maryland towns with similar household incomes (193)Better than 95%
High confidence. Built on 29,274 tested students and a graduating class of 4,520; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Maryland’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Maryland only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve North Laurel.
12 schools teach 9th grade in North Laurel’s district. Which one depends on your address: Marriotts Ridge High, Reservoir High, Atholton High and Howard High and more.
12 schools teach 10th grade in North Laurel’s district. Which one depends on your address: Marriotts Ridge High, Reservoir High, Atholton High and Howard High and more.
12 schools teach 11th grade in North Laurel’s district. Which one depends on your address: Marriotts Ridge High, Reservoir High, Atholton High and Howard High and more.
12 schools teach 12th grade in North Laurel’s district. Which one depends on your address: Marriotts Ridge High, Reservoir High, Atholton High and Howard High and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Murray Hill MiddleHoward County Public Schools
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Straight-line distance from the center of North Laurel. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Maryland. Stars are from neighbors.