Top 10 Best Ellicott City Public Schools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 22 public schools serving 16,581 students in Ellicott City, MD (there are 10 private schools, serving 2,732 private students). 86% of all K-12 students in Ellicott City, MD are educated in public schools (compared to the MD state average of 86%). Ellicott City has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in Maryland.

The top ranked public schools in Ellicott City, MD are Centennial High School, Mount Hebron High School and Worthington Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Ellicott City, MD public schools have an average math proficiency score of 55% (versus the Maryland public school average of 25%), and reading proficiency score of 70% (versus the 45% statewide average). Schools in Ellicott City have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 10% of Maryland public schools.

Minority enrollment is 64% of the student body (majority Asian), which is less than the Maryland public school average of 66% (majority Black).