The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) is the school district that manages and runs the public schools of Howard County, Maryland. It operates under the supervision of an elected, eight-member Board of Education. Jennifer Mallo is the chair of the board. William J. Barnes has been the acting superintendent since January 2024.
The Patapsco Female Institute
Lake Elkhorn Middle School – Cradlerock Elementary School (Once Dasher Green Elementary – Owen Brown Middle)
Ilchester Elementary School, opened 1996
Laurel Woods Elementary surrounded with modular classrooms
Hammond High School, established in 1977, is a public secondary school located in Columbia, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Howard County Public School System. It is located near the Kings Contrivance Village Center, south of Maryland Route 32, east of U.S. 29, and west of I-95.
