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

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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. *Abingdon Elementary School, Abingdon *Bakerfield Elementary School,

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*Bel Air Elementary School, Bel Air *Church Creek Elementary School, Belcamp *Churchville Elementary School, Churchville *Darlington Elementary School,

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*Deerfield Elementary School,

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*Dublin Elementary School,

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*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,

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*Joppatowne Elementary School, Joppa *Magnolia Elementary School, Joppa *Meadowvale Elementary School, Havre de Grace *Norrisville Elementary School,

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*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: * Aberdeen Middle School, Aberdeen *

Bel Air Middle School Bel Air Middle School (BAMS) is a public middle school in Bel Air, Maryland, United States. It is part of the Harford County Public Schools district. Awards and recognition During the 1999–2000 school year, Bel Air Middle School was recogniz ...

, 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 Patterson Mill Middle and High School opened in August 2007 in Harford County, Maryland, US. Built for $50 million, the building is a state of the art school that includes a television studio, a mass communications lab for a radio station, and ...

, Bel Air *Southampton Middle School, Bel Air

High schools

There are currently ten high schools in Harford County, including one technical high school. * 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 High School is a public high school Fallston, Maryland, United States. It serves a thousand students of Harford County. History With increasing population growth in this area of once-rural Harford County during the 1970s, the Board of E ...

, Fallston *

Harford Technical High School Harford Technical High School (HTHS) is a four-year technical public high school in Bel Air in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school, located near the center of the county, is across the street from Harford Community College and ne ...

, Bel Air *

Havre de Grace High School Havre de Grace High School (HDGHS or HHS) is a four-year public high school in Havre de Grace in Harford County, Maryland, United States. The school is located near the southeast corner of Harford County where the Susquehanna River meets the Che ...

, Havre de Grace * Joppatowne High School, Joppa *

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, Pylesville *

, Bel Air High School Advanced Placement Scores 2015

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

is in itself a magnet school for academic and technical programs. Edgewood High School is in the beginning stages of the

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, 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. *Academy of Finance at Edgewood High School *Harford Technical High School in

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*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''

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. Image:AberdeenFeeder.png, Aberdeen Image:BelAirFeeder.png, Bel Air Image:CMiltonFeeder.png, C. Milton Wright Image:EdgewoodFeeder.png, Edgewood Image:FallstonFeeder.png, Fallston Image:HDGFeeder.png, Havre de Grace Image:JoppaFeeder.png, Joppatowne Image:NHarfordFeeder.png, North Harford Image:PMillFeeder.png, Patterson Mill

References

External links

Official websiteFacts about HCPSHCPS district profileUpper Chesapeake Bay Athletic Conference
{{Harford County Public Schools School districts in Maryland Education in Harford County, Maryland