Marriotts Ridge High School is a public high school located in Marriottsville, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Howard County Public School System. The school was named after the town of Marriottsville and the height of its location. The pre-opening name of Marriott's Ridge was later changed to Marriotts Ridge.
The school is located in northern Howard County on Maryland Route 99, just east of Maryland Route 32, and north of Interstate 70. It is approximately 15 miles west of Baltimore and 25 miles north of Washington, DC. The school was planned to be built on the grounds of the Alpha Ridge Landfill, but a 3âÂÂ2 council vote in 2002 redirected the building to a site across from Mount View Middle School. Marriotts Ridge is a mirror image of both Long Reach High School and Reservoir High School. The school borders the districts for Glenelg High School, River Hill High School, Wilde Lake High School, Centennial High School, and Mount Hebron High School. In 2015, U.S. News & World Report ranked Marriotts Ridge as the 265th best high school nationwide and No. 7th statewide on its list of "America's Best High Schools".
Like other Howard County high schools, Marriotts Ridge High School consistently ranks as one of the best high schools in the state of Maryland and the nation. Marriotts Ridge is also often ranked among the top of Howard CountyâÂÂs high schools. The school is currently ranked as the 12th best high school in Maryland and #628 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.
Achievements in the 2010 school year include:
Achievements in the 2024 school year include:
Marriotts Ridge has won the following titles:
On February 3, 2017, at approximately 7:15 am, 10 minutes before school started, the school was evacuated when a trash-can fire broke out in the boys' bathroom, apparently with an initial start from a paper towel holder. No one was injured. As a result of the fire, students were sheltered at the nearby Mount View Middle School, and classes were dismissed at 10:15 am. Howard Schools spokesman John White said the fire was caused by a student and that disciplinary actions will follow, using the school system's Student Code of Conduct.
The MRHS Computer Science Club (founded 2019) teaches and assists students with computer science and programming, getting young students interested in the field of computer science. Members learn how to develop and build software projects and solve programming puzzles.
MRHS publishes The Stallion, a student-led newspaper with monthly issues. Student journalists cover topics in local news, opinion, sports, features, and creative writing.
The 2019âÂÂ20 school year was the fifteenth anniversary of the school. The class of 2008 was the first graduating class of Marriotts Ridge High School. Marriotts Ridge is known for its strong academics with a drop out rate of .46% and 100% of students passing the Maryland High School assessment in the 2009âÂÂ2010 school year. Marriotts Ridge has been ranked 14th out of 225 public high schools in Maryland.
Demographics
Listed below is the data collected from the 2019âÂÂ20 school year regarding the student body's ethnic breakdown.