Harford County Public Schools


Harford County Public Schools is an American public school system serving the residents of Harford County, Maryland.

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 in one building and intermediate students in the other building.
There are currently 9 middle schools in Harford County:
There are currently ten high schools in Harford County, including one technical high school.
High School Advanced Placement Scores 2015
High SchoolHigh School EnrollmentAP ExamsAP Exams 3+AP Exams 3+ %
Aberdeen144465848874.2%
Bel Air166855031857.8%
C. Milton Wright142556443076.2%
Edgewood13181896532.80%
Fallston107658936061.1%
Harford Tech10222309039.0%
Havre de Grace5812458534.7%
Joppatowne6961394129.5%
North Harford129740227067.2%
Patterson Mill87131420364.6%

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.
The school mascots are:
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.