Howard County Public Schools
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Location Map Ellicott City, MD 21042 Howard County
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District Poverty Rate 5.7% (data source)
Non-White Students 69.7% (data source)
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Last Updated December 3, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (71)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Burleigh Manor Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Ducketts LaneStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Hammond HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Howard HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Longfellow ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 5
Pointers Run ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Reservoir HighStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Rockburn ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
West Friendship ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Wilde Lake MiddleStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Atholton ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Atholton HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Bellows Spring ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Bonnie Branch MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Bryant Woods ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Bushy Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cedar Lane Special CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Centennial HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Centennial Lane ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Clarksville ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Clarksville MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Clemens Crossing ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Cradlerock ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Dayton OaksStep 0 No Progress 0
Deep Run ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Dunloggin MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Elkridge ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Elkridge Landing MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Ellicott Mills MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Folly Quarter MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Forest Ridge ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Fulton ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Glenelg HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Glenwood MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Gorman Crossing ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Guilford ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Hammond ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Hanover HillsStep 0 No Progress 0
Hollifield Station ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Homewood SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Ilchester ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Jeffers Hill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lake Elkhorn MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Laurel Woods ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Lime Kiln MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Lisbon ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Long Reach HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Manor Woods ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Marriotts Ridge HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Mayfield Woods MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Mount Hebron HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Mount View MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Murray Hill MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Oakland Mills HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Oakland Mills MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Patapsco MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
Patuxent Valley MiddleStep 0 No Progress 0
River Hill HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Running Brook ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
St. Johns Lane ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Stevens Forest ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Swansfield ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Talbott Springs ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Thomas ViaductStep 0 No Progress 0
Thunder Hill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Triadelphia Ridge ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Veterans ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Waterloo ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Waverly ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Wilde Lake HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Worthington ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
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Policy Notes
Maryland State Law No state law, federal rulings still apply. School disricts may allow students to be released for religious study or they may also not allow it.
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