Marriotts Ridge High School is a secondary school

Secondary school

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 located in Marriottsville, Maryland

Maryland

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. It is part of the Howard County Public School System

Howard County Public Schools

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. It is known for academic excellence, character growth, and its athletic teams. MRHS is the newest high school of the Howard County Public School System

Howard County Public Schools

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The school is located in northern Howard County

Howard County, Maryland

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*62.2% White*17.5% Black*0.3% Native American*14.4% Asian*0.0% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*3.6% Two or more races*2.0% Other races*5.8% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

 on Maryland Route 99

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, just east of Maryland Route 32

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, and north of Interstate 70

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. It is approximately 15 miles west of Baltimore and 25 miles north of Washington, DC. The school borders the districts for Glenelg High School

Glenelg High School

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, River Hill High School

River Hill High School

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, Wilde Lake High School

Wilde Lake High School

Wilde Lake High School is a secondary school located in Columbia, Maryland's Village of Wilde Lake, one of 12 public high schools in Howard County. Opened in 1971 as a model school for the nation, it was Columbia's first high school. It had a unique open doughnut-shaped design with "open...

, Centennial High School, and Mount Hebron High School

Mount Hebron High School

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The MRHS Boys Varsity soccer team has won the Maryland state title in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

The MRHS Girls Varsity lacrosse team also won the Maryland state title in 2010 by a score of 8-4 against Century High School. http://www.hcpss.org/athletics/champions.shtml

Recent Achievements

Achievements in the 2010 school year include:

• 3 National Merit Finalists
• 35 students selected to MMEA Maryland All-State Band/Orchestra/Chorus
• 10 students nominated to the MENC All-Eastern Band/Orchestra/Chorus
• Overall Grand Champion in Choir, Orchestra, and Band at East Coast Fiesta Val Music Competition

Soccer

• 2011 Boys Soccer - County, District, Regional, State Champions
• 2010 Boys Soccer - County, District, Regional, State Champions
• 2009 Boys Soccer - County, District, Regional, State Champions

Students

The 2008-09 school year was the fourth year for 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 2009-2010 school year. Marriotts Ridge has been ranked 14th out of 225 public high schools in Maryland.

Student population

2010-2011	1,308
2008–2009	1,230
2007–2008	1,188
2006–2007	887
2005–2006	577

See also

• Howard County Public Schools
  Howard County Public Schools
  The Howard County Public School System is the school district that manages the public schools of Howard County, Maryland, USA. It operates under the supervision of an eight-member Board of Education. The Superintendent is Sydney L...
  
  
• Howard County Boundary Lines Map

External links

• Marriotts Ridge High school
• Howard County Public School System
• Marriotts Ridge High School via Google Maps