How are school start times organized?

The Howard County Board of Education adjusted the HCPSS school start times for the 2023-2024 year in February 2023. The plan adopted by the Board results in start times occurring in three tiers.

The school start times will be Tier 1 7:50 a.m., Tier 2 middle schools 8:30 a.m., Tier 2 elementary schools 8:45 a.m., Tier 3 9:25 a.m. A complete list of current and new times can be found online.

Tier 1 
7:50 a.m.
Tier 2
8:30 a.m. MS
8:45 a.m. ES
Tier 3
9:25 a.m.
Atholton HS
Cedar Lane School
Centennial HS
Clarksville MS
Dunloggin MS
Elkridge Landing MS
Folly Quarter MS
Glenelg HS
Guilford Park HS
Hammond HS
Homewood Center
Howard HS
Long Reach HS
Marriotts Ridge HS
Mt. Hebron HS
Oakland Mills HS
Oakland Mills MS
Patuxent Valley MS
Reservoir HS
River Hill HS
Wilde Lake HS
Bollman Bridge ES
Bonnie Branch MS
Bryant Woods ES
Burleigh Manor MS
Centennial Lane ES
Cradlerock ES
Dayton Oaks ES
Ducketts Lane ES
Ellicott Mills MS
Glenwood MS
Hammond ES
Hammond MS
Harper's Choice MS
Jeffers Hill ES
Lake Elkhorn MS
Lime Kiln MS
Manor Woods ES
Mayfield Woods MS
Mount View MS
Murray Hill MS
Patapsco MS
Phelps Luck ES
Rockburn ES
Swansfield ES
Talbott Springs ES
Thomas Viaduct MS
Triadelphia Ridge ES
Wilde Lake MS
Atholton ES
Bellows Spring ES
Bushy Park ES
Clarksville ES
Clemens Crossing ES
Deep Run ES
Elkridge ES
Forest Ridge ES
Fulton ES
Gorman Crossing ES
Guilford ES
Hanover Hills ES
Hollifield Station ES
Ilchester ES
Laurel Woods ES
Lisbon ES
Longfellow ES
Northfield ES
Pointers Run ES
Running Brook ES
St. John's Lane ES
Stevens Forest ES
Thunder Hill ES
Veterans ES
Waterloo ES
Waverly ES
West Friendship ES
Worthington ES