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Private schools in Ellicott City, MD

111 schools within 12 miles. 39 of them are on the state’s BOOST list. BOOST pays $1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students.

Schools near Ellicott City

Schools on the official BOOST list are first, then it goes by distance. No school pays to appear here or to move up.

On the state’s official list Other private schools

All 111 schools within 12 miles

School Grades Students Per teacher Affiliation Miles
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School ✓ PreK-8 190 12.8 Roman Catholic 2
Resurrection St. Paul School ✓ PreK-8 445 14.6 Roman Catholic 2
St. Paul Lutheran School ✓ PreK-5 70 7.3 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 3
St. Mark School ✓ PreK-8 463 16.5 Roman Catholic 4
Aya Center ✓ PreK-5 64 21.3 Nonsectarian 4
Al-Rahmah School ✓ K-8 214 12 Islamic 5
Emmanuel Lutheran School ✓ 5
Sanabil School ✓ 5
Tarbiyah Academy ✓ K-8 176 7.7 Islamic 5
Maryland International School ✓ 1-12 185 6.5 Nonsectarian 6
St. Augustine School ✓ PreK-8 223 15.9 Roman Catholic 6
Columbia Academy Elementary and ✓ 6
Mount Saint Joseph High School ✓ 9-12 798 10.2 Roman Catholic 7
Pilgrim Christian Day School ✓ PreK-5 26 6 Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod) 8
Sisters Academy of Baltimore ✓ 5-8 62 6 Roman Catholic 8
Arundel Christian School ✓ 8
Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, Inc. ✓ PreK-12 906 14.6 Jewish 9
Greater Youth Christian Academy ✓ PreK-8 34 5.7 Christian (nondenominational) 9
Baltimore Junior Academy ✓ PreK-8 63 15.8 Seventh-Day Adventist 9
Yeshivas Toras Simcha ✓ PreK-8 129 3.9 Jewish 9
Bnos Yisroel ✓ PreK-12 518 6.9 Jewish 9
Yeshivas Mekor Chaim ✓ 9-12 27 2.5 Jewish 10
Cheder Chabad ✓ PreK-9 283 12.6 Jewish 10
Ohr Chadash Academy ✓ PreK-8 238 8.5 Jewish 10
Baltimore Torah School ✓ 9-12 39 4.9 Jewish 10
Jewels School ✓ PreK-7 33 4.1 Jewish 10
Israel Henry Beren High School ✓ 9-12 239 10.2 Jewish 10
St. Mary of the Mills School ✓ K-8 221 13.1 Roman Catholic 10
St. Vincent Pallotti High School ✓ 9-12 419 12.2 Roman Catholic 10
Mesivta Shaarei Chaim Corp. ✓ 11
Indigo Montessori ✓ 11
Mesivta Kesser Torah of Baltimore ✓ 9-12 96 10.1 Jewish 11
Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School ✓ PreK-12 689 7.7 Jewish 11
Monsignor Slade Catholic School ✓ PreK-8 471 18.8 Roman Catholic 11
The Community School ✓ 9-11 13 5 Nonsectarian 11
Christian Academy of Laurel ✓ PreK-8 160 10.4 Baptist 11
St. Frances Academy ✓ 9-12 250 10.7 Roman Catholic 11
Bais Hamedrash & Mesivta of Baltimore ✓ 11
Mother Seton Academy ✓ 6-8 82 9.6 Roman Catholic 11
Children's Manor Montessori PreK-1 37 9.2 Nonsectarian <1
Global Children Montessori School PreK-K 9 4.5 Nonsectarian <1
Linwood School 3-12 50 5.6 Nonsectarian 2
Spartek Academy K-9 21 11.1 Nonsectarian 2
St. Johns Parish Day School PreK-5 168 8.8 Episcopal 2
The Goddard School PreK-Transitional K 6 6 Nonsectarian 2
Trinity School PreK-8 212 9.4 Roman Catholic 3
Journey School PreK-7 31 2.2 Nonsectarian 4
Fusion Columbia 7-12 75 3.5 Nonsectarian 4
Bryant Woods Montessori Childrens House PreK-K 2 1 Nonsectarian 4
Julia Brown School PreK-3 44 14.7 Nonsectarian 4
Columbia Montessori School PreK-1 4 1.3 Nonsectarian 4
The Mandala School Inc K-8 51 7.7 Other religious 5
Mount Providence Child Development Center PreK-K 9 4.5 Roman Catholic 5
Mount de Sales Academy 9-12 450 9.1 Roman Catholic 5
Atholton Adventist Academy PreK-12 206 11.8 Seventh-Day Adventist 5
Watson Hall Montessori School PreK-3 12 3.6 Nonsectarian 5
Children's Manor Montessori School PreK-K 8 4 Nonsectarian 5
Childrens Magnet Montessori School PreK-K 24 12 Nonsectarian 6
Apple Ridge Montessori School PreK-K 6 6 Nonsectarian 6
Columbia Academy K-8 173 8.7 Nonsectarian 6
Chapelgatechristianacademy K-12 386 10.8 Presbyterian 6
Youth in Transition School 6-12 27 4.5 Nonsectarian 6
The Lamb of God School K-8 186 7.4 Christian (nondenominational) 7
Arlington Baptist School PreK-12 263 8.8 Baptist 7
Windsor Christian Academy PreK-2 8 8 Baptist 7
New Life Academy PreK-6 50 7.2 Christian (nondenominational) 7
The Baltimore Academy 9-12 23 5.8 Nonsectarian 7
Loftin Love Christian Academy K-2 29 9.7 Christian (nondenominational) 7
Unselds School 1-8 22 5.8 Nonsectarian 7
Friendship Adventist School PreK-6 24 5.5 Seventh-Day Adventist 8
Bethel Christian Academy PreK-8 201 11.2 Assembly of God 8
Northcrest Montessori PreK-K 7 2.3 Nonsectarian 8
St. Louis School PreK-8 497 15.4 Roman Catholic 8
Brookfield Christian School PreK-K 14 14 Christian (nondenominational) 8
Glenelg Country School PreK-12 705 7.9 Nonsectarian 8
Milford Mill Church Child Development Center PreK-K 3 0.7 Methodist 8
High Road Academy of Howard County 5-12 51 7.3 Nonsectarian 9
Mesivta Neimus Hatorah 9-12 15 2.9 Jewish 9
Mount Clare Christian School 1-12 40 6.7 Mennonite 9
House of New Beginnings Childcare Ungraded 10 3.3 Christian (nondenominational) 9
Little Winners Christian School PreK-1 10 0.8 Christian (nondenominational) 9
St. Philip Neri School PreK-8 444 16.6 Roman Catholic 9
Phillips School - Laurel 3-12 67 5.2 Nonsectarian 10
Islamic Community School 1-12 44 7.5 Islamic 10
Mother Mary Lange Catholic School PreK-8 322 9.2 Roman Catholic 10
The Julia Brown School PreK-3 49 16.3 Nonsectarian 10
Childrens Magnet Montessori School K-1 17 17 Nonsectarian 10
McDonogh School PreK-12 1,416 7.4 Nonsectarian 10
Waldorf School of Baltimore PreK-8 143 8.5 Nonsectarian 10
Hampden Christian School PreK-7 36 4.7 Mennonite 11
St. Ignatius Loyola Academy 5-8 232 9.7 Roman Catholic 11
The Loyola School PreK-2 50 9.1 Roman Catholic 11
The Greenmount School K-8 113 7.9 Nonsectarian 11
Krieger Schechter Day School K-8 312 5.7 Jewish 11
Goldsmith Early Childhood Education Center PreK-Transitional K 32 1.2 Jewish 11
Tong Le Montessori School PreK-3 16 5.3 Nonsectarian 11
Baltimore Lab School 1-12 110 3.5 Nonsectarian 11
St. Davids Day School PreK-K 14 6.1 Episcopal 11
Garrison Forest School PreK-12 475 5.8 Nonsectarian 11
St. Stephens Classical Christian Academy PreK-8 109 7.5 Episcopal 11
Calvert School PreK-8 630 7.7 Nonsectarian 12
Immanuel Montessori School PreK-K 4 2 Nonsectarian 12
Torah Institute PreK-8 736 14.6 Jewish 12
First English Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten PreK-K 11 3.8 Nonsectarian 12
New Century School the PreK-8 67 6.7 Nonsectarian 12
The Primeron K 5 5 Nonsectarian 12
Harbour School at Baltimore 2-12 185 8.8 Nonsectarian 12
Childway K 14 7 Nonsectarian 12
Gilman School PreK-12 1,017 6.2 Nonsectarian 12
Echelon Academy 1-10 6 3 Nonsectarian 12
St. Thomas Pre School PreK-K 11 4.6 Episcopal 12

What Maryland pays, and what that leaves you

MD
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

What would you pay?

BOOST pays between $1,200 and $7,750 depending on your household. We start with the lower figure. Change it if you know yours. An award can never be more than the school actually charges. This is arithmetic, not a quote.

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Most programs open once a year, and several ran out of money or seats in 2026. Pick your state (you are looking at Ellicott City) and we will email you the day the next window opens, with the official link. That is the only email you get.

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Questions parents ask

How many private schools are there near Ellicott City?

We count 111 within 12 miles of downtown Ellicott City. Together they enrolled about 18,682 students in the last federal survey (2023-24). The largest is McDonogh School with 1,416 students.

Which Ellicott City private schools take BOOST?

39 of the 111 schools on this page are on the state’s official BOOST list. They are marked with a green check and listed first. Schools marked “BOOST school” appear on the Maryland State Department of Education list of participating nonpublic schools for 2026-27, updated April 2026.

Will BOOST cover the whole tuition bill?

Sometimes, but do not count on it. BOOST pays $1,200 to $4,750 in 2025-26, plus $3,000 for high school students, and schools set their own prices. Ask each school for tuition plus fees, then use the calculator on this page to see what is left for you to pay.

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