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Private schools in Howard County, MD

36 schools across Columbia, Elkridge, Ellicott City, Clarksville and other towns. About 4,885 students in all (2023-24). 7 on the state’s BOOST list.

School City Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation
Aya Center ✓ Columbia PreK-5 64 21.3 Nonsectarian
Maryland International School ✓ Elkridge 1-12 185 6.5 Nonsectarian
Sanabil School ✓ Elkridge
St. Augustine School ✓ Elkridge PreK-8 223 15.9 Roman Catholic
Tarbiyah Academy ✓ Elkridge K-8 176 7.7 Islamic
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School ✓ Ellicott City PreK-8 190 12.8 Roman Catholic
Resurrection St. Paul School ✓ Ellicott City PreK-8 445 14.6 Roman Catholic
Brookfield Christian School Clarksville PreK-K 14 14 Christian (nondenominational)
Northcrest Montessori Clarksville PreK-K 7 2.3 Nonsectarian
St. Louis School Clarksville PreK-8 497 15.4 Roman Catholic
Atholton Adventist Academy Columbia PreK-12 206 11.8 Seventh-Day Adventist
Bryant Woods Montessori Childrens House Columbia PreK-K 2 1 Nonsectarian
Columbia Academy Columbia K-8 173 8.7 Nonsectarian
Columbia Montessori School Columbia PreK-1 4 1.3 Nonsectarian
Fusion Columbia Columbia 7-12 75 3.5 Nonsectarian
Journey School Columbia PreK-7 31 2.2 Nonsectarian
Julia Brown School Columbia PreK-3 44 14.7 Nonsectarian
The Mandala School Inc Columbia K-8 51 7.7 Other religious
Childrens Magnet Montessori School Elkridge PreK-K 24 12 Nonsectarian
Children's Manor Montessori Ellicott City PreK-1 37 9.2 Nonsectarian
Glenelg Country School Ellicott City PreK-12 705 7.9 Nonsectarian
Global Children Montessori School Ellicott City PreK-K 9 4.5 Nonsectarian
Linwood School Ellicott City 3-12 50 5.6 Nonsectarian
St. Johns Parish Day School Ellicott City PreK-5 168 8.8 Episcopal
The Goddard School Ellicott City PreK-Transitional K 6 6 Nonsectarian
Trinity School Ellicott City PreK-8 212 9.4 Roman Catholic
High Road Academy of Howard County Fulton 5-12 51 7.3 Nonsectarian
Glenwood Academy Glenwood 3-12 59 3 Nonsectarian
Phillips School - Laurel Laurel 3-12 67 5.2 Nonsectarian
The Julia Brown School Laurel PreK-3 49 16.3 Nonsectarian
Chapelgatechristianacademy Marriottsville K-12 386 10.8 Presbyterian
Spartek Academy Marriottsville K-9 21 11.1 Nonsectarian
Cornerstone Academy Mount Airy 6-12 22 4.3 Other religious
Mount Airy Christian Academy Mount Airy PreK-12 416 13.7 Christian (nondenominational)
Bethel Christian Academy Savage PreK-8 201 11.2 Assembly of God
Glenwood Country Day School Woodbine PreK-Transitional K 15 15 Nonsectarian

On the state’s official list Other private schools

What Maryland pays

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Maryland BOOST Scholarship Scholarship
$1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students These are 2025-26 amounts. The advisory board sets new amounts each summer and had not posted 2026-27 figures in writing when we checked. The larger awards go to students coming from public school on free meals. Students receiving special education services got an extra award equal to their base award.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, 2026-09-21. Sources and how to apply

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