Maryland Report Card: 12 of Howard’s 75 schools scored 5 stars in state rating system

The number of five-star rated schools in the Howard County Public School System has fallen, according to new state data. In Howard, 16% of schools earned a 5-star rating for 2022-2023; 43% were given four stars, while 37% earned three stars. Seventeen Howard schools fell from a five-star rating in 2021-2022 to a four-star rating in 2022-2023. River Hill was the only high school to score five stars in 2022-2023.