Harford County Public Schools

Harford County Public Schools
Location
102 S. Hickory Avenue, Bel Air, Maryland Harford County, Maryland United States
District information
Type	County-wide public school system
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten through 12th
Superintendent	Dr. Sean Bulson
Chair of the board	Dr. Aaron Poynton
Budget	$629,183,713 (FY2023, Operating Expense) ^[1]
Students and staff
Students	39,175
Teachers	2827^[2]
Staff	1,500
Athletic conference	Upper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference
Other information
Website	www.hcps.org

Location of Harford County within Maryland

Location of Maryland with the United States

Harford County Public Schools (HCPS) is an American public school system serving the residents of Harford County, Maryland. HCPS is the 8th largest school district in Maryland and home to 9 Maryland Blue Ribbon and 6 National Blue Ribbon Schools. HCPS has about 39,000 students, 5,700 employees, 2,142 classrooms and 55 schools. HCPS is ranked as the #2 best school district in the Baltimore area and is ranked an A− by Niche. HCPS is also ranked #1 in Maryland for athletics, #3 for best teachers, and #5 best places to teach.

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Schools

Elementary schools

There are thirty-three elementary schools in Harford County. Homestead-Wakefield, William Paca/Old Post Road and Youth's Benefit Elementary schools are two-building campuses housing primary students (Kindergarten-2nd Grade) in one building and intermediate students (3rd Grade-5th Grade) in the other building.^[3]

Abingdon Elementary School, Abingdon
Bakerfield Elementary School, Aberdeen
Bel Air Elementary School, Bel Air
Church Creek Elementary School, Belcamp
Churchville Elementary School, Churchville
Darlington Elementary School, Darlington
Deerfield Elementary School, Edgewood
Dublin Elementary School, Street
Edgewood Elementary School, Edgewood
Emmorton Elementary School, Bel Air
Forest Hill Elementary School, Forest Hill
Forest Lakes Elementary School, Forest Hill
Fountain Green Elementary School, Bel Air
George D. Lisby Elementary School at Hillsdale, Aberdeen
Hall's Cross Roads Elementary School, Aberdeen
Havre de Grace Elementary School, Havre de Grace
Hickory Elementary School, Bel Air
Homestead/Wakefield Elementary School, Bel Air
Jarrettsville Elementary School, Jarrettsville
Joppatowne Elementary School, Joppa
Magnolia Elementary School, Joppa
Meadowvale Elementary School, Havre de Grace
Norrisville Elementary School, White Hall
North Bend Elementary School, Jarrettsville
North Harford Elementary School, Pylesville
Prospect Mill Elementary School, Bel Air
Red Pump Elementary School, Bel Air
Ring Factory Elementary School, Bel Air
Riverside Elementary School, Joppa
Roye-Williams Elementary School, Havre de Grace
William Paca/Old Post Road Elementary School, Abingdon
William S. James Elementary School, Abingdon
Youth's Benefit Elementary School, Fallston

Middle schools

There are currently 9 middle schools in Harford County:^[4]

Aberdeen Middle School, Aberdeen
Bel Air Middle School, Bel Air
Edgewood Middle School, Edgewood
Fallston Middle School, Fallston
Havre de Grace Middle School, Havre de Grace
Magnolia Middle School, Joppa
North Harford Middle School, Pylesville
Patterson Mill Middle/High School, Bel Air
Southampton Middle School, Bel Air

High schools

There are currently ten high schools in Harford County, including one technical high school.^[5]

Aberdeen High School, Aberdeen
Bel Air High School, Bel Air
C. Milton Wright High School, Bel Air
Edgewood High School, Edgewood
Fallston High School, Fallston
Harford Technical High School, Bel Air
Havre de Grace High School, Havre de Grace
Joppatowne High School, Joppa
North Harford High School, Pylesville
Patterson Mill Middle/High School, Bel Air

High School Advanced Placement Scores 2015^[6]

High School	High School Enrollment	AP Exams	AP Exams 3+	AP Exams 3+ %
Aberdeen	1444	658	488	74.2%
Bel Air	1668	550	318	57.8%
C. Milton Wright	1425	564	430	76.2%
Edgewood	1318	189	65	32.80%
Fallston	1076	589	360	61.1%
Harford Tech	1022	230	90	39.0%
Havre de Grace	581	245	85	34.7%
Joppatowne	696	139	41	29.5%
North Harford	1297	402	270	67.2%
Patterson Mill	871	314	203	64.6%

Magnet programs

Three HCPS high schools also have or are preparing for magnet programs. Although the Science and Mathematics Academy is a separate institution, it is hosted by and shares some facilities with Aberdeen High School, and Harford Technical High School is in itself a magnet school for academic and technical programs. Edgewood High School is in the beginning stages of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, in which the school will offer college-preparatory courses for its students, who will graduate with an internationally recognized high school diploma. Edgewood also offers the Academy of Finance program.^[7]

Academy of Finance at Edgewood High School
Harford Technical High School in Bel Air, Maryland
Homeland Security at Joppatowne High School
International Baccalaureate at Edgewood High School
Natural Resources and Agricultural Science Magnet Program at North Harford High School
Science and Mathematics Academy at Aberdeen High School

Mascots

The school mascots are:

Aberdeen Eagles
Bel Air Bobcats
C. Milton Wright Mustangs
Edgewood Rams
Fallston Cougars
Harford Technical Cobras
Havre de Grace Warriors
Joppatowne Mariners
North Harford Hawks
Patterson Mill Huskies
Magnolia Vikings

Alternative/charter schools

John Archer School, Bel Air, grades K-8^[8]

School feeder systems

The images below outline the elementary and middle schools that feed students into each high school. Harford Technical is fed by students from each school, as entry is by application. The feeder system is not all-inclusive, due to magnet programs at Aberdeen, Edgewood, and Joppatowne.

Aberdeen
Bel Air
C. Milton Wright
Edgewood
Fallston
Havre de Grace
Joppatowne
North Harford
Patterson Mill

References

^ "Board of Education's Approved Budget, Fiscal Year 2023" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 18, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
^ "Facts about the Harford County Public Schools 2009-2010" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 15, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2010.
^ "Elementary Schools". Hcps.org. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ "Middle Schools". Hcps.org. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ "High Schools". Hcps.org. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ "Baltimore County : 2016 Maryland Report Card". Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
^ "Harford County Public Schools Magnet Programs". Hcps.org. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
^ "Alternative Schools". Hcps.org. Retrieved April 15, 2019.

External links

v t e Harford County Public Schools
Elementary schools	Abingdon Bakerfield Bel Air Church Creek Churchville Darlington Deerfield Dublin Edgewood Emmorton Forest Hill Forest Lakes Fountain Green George D. Lisby at Hillsdale Hall's Cross Havre de Grace Hickory Homestead/Wakefield Jarrettsville Joppatowne Magnolia Meadowvale Norrisville Northbend North Harford Prospect Mill Ring Factory Riverside Roye-Williams William Paca/Old Post Road William S. James Youth's Benefit
Middle schools	Aberdeen Bel Air Edgewood Fallston Havre de Grace Magnolia North Harford Patterson Mill Southampton
High schools	Aberdeen Bel Air C. Milton Wright Edgewood Fallston Harford Tech Havre de Grace Joppatowne North Harford Patterson Mill
Alternative/charter schools	John Archer
Magnet programs	Academy of Finance Homeland Security International Baccalaureate Science and Mathematics Academy
Former schools	Havre de Grace Colored School Museum and Cultural Center

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