Marriotts Ridge High School
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 3–2 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".
Academics, rankings, achievements
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 County’s 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:
- Overall Grand Champion in Choir, Orchestra, and Band at East Coast Fiesta Val Music Competition
- Poms – State Champions
- Marching band National Champions in USBands 2024-25 season division 5a
Principals
- Pat Saunderson 2005–2011
- Adrianne Kaufman 2011–2016
- Tammy Goldeisen 2016–2022
- John DiPaula 2022–2025
- Nicole Dennis 2025-present
Athletics
Marriotts Ridge has won the following titles:Baseball
- 2023 Baseball – Regional Champions
Boys' soccer
- 2013 Boys' Soccer – County Champions
- 2012 Boys' Soccer – County, Regional, State Champions, Undefeated
- 2011 Boys' Soccer – Regional, State Champions
- 2010 Boys' Soccer – Regional, State Champions
- 2009 Boys' Soccer – County, District, Regional, State Champions
- 2008 Boys' Soccer – County, Regional Champions
Cheerleading
- Winter 2018-19 Cheerleading – County Champions
- Winter 2012–13 Cheerleading – County Champions
- Winter 2011–12 Cheerleading – County Champions
- Winter 2009–10 Cheerleading – County Champions
Football
- 2019 Boys' Football – County Champions
Girls' soccer
- 2010 Girls' Soccer – County Champions
- 2013 Girls' Soccer – Regional Champions
- 2022 Girls' Soccer - County Champions
Golf
- 2017 Golf - State Champions, Individual Girl, Individual Boy, and Team Champions
- 2016 Golf - State Champions, Boys' Team Undefeated
- 2015 Golf - State Champions, Boys' Team Undefeated
- 2014 Golf – State Champions, Boys' Team Undefeated
- 2013 Golf – State Champions, Undefeated
- 2012 Golf – State Champions
- 2011 Golf – Girls' County Champions
- 2010 Golf – District Champions
Lacrosse
- 2025 Girls' Lacrosse - State Champions
- 2025 Boys' Lacrosse - Regional Champions
- 2024 Girls Lacrosse - Regional Champions
- 2024 Boys' Lacrosse - Regional Champions
- 2022 Girls' Lacrosse- State Champions
- 2022 Girls' Lacrosse- Regional Champions
- 2021 Girls' Lacrosse – State Champions
- 2021 Boys' Lacrosse - Regional Champions
- 2018 Boys' Lacrosse - State Champions
- 2017 Boys' Lacrosse - County Champions
- 2014 Girls' Lacrosse – State Champions
- 2013 Girls' Lacrosse – State Champions
- 2013 Girls' Lacrosse – Regional Champions
- 2011 Girls' Lacrosse – State Champions
- 2010 Girls' Lacrosse – Regional Champions
- 2007 Boys Lacrosse- Regional Champions
Ice hockey
- 2019 Serio Cup Champions
- 2018 Serio Cup qualifiers - Lost to Glenelg High School
- 2017 Serio Cup Champions
- 2017 MSHL State Finalist
- 2017 USA Hockey Nationals Qualifier – High School Division
- 2016 USA Hockey Nationals Qualifier – High School Division
- 2015 Howard Cup Champions
- 2011 Howard Cup Champions
Robotics
- 2012 State Alliance Champions
- 2012–2015 Regional Champions
Softball
- 2024 Softball- Regional Champions
- 2025 Softball- Regional Champions
Volleyball
- 2014 Volleyball – Regional Champions
- 2011 Volleyball – Regional Champions
- 2010 Volleyball – Regional Champions
Trash-can fire incident
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.Club and Activities
Computer Science Club
The MRHS Computer Science Club 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.Journalism
MRHS publishes, a student-led newspaper with monthly issues. Student journalists cover topics in local news, opinion, sports, features, and creative writing.Students
The 2019–20 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 2009–2010 school year. Marriotts Ridge has been ranked 14th out of 225 public high schools in Maryland.| 2020–2021 | 1,597 |
| 2012–2013 | 1,223 |
| 2011–2012 | 1,271 |
| 2010–2011 | 1,305 |
| 2008–2009 | 1,230 |
| 2007–2008 | 1,186 |
| 2006–2007 | 887 |
| 2005–2006 | 577 |
Demographics
Listed below is the data collected from the 2019–20 school year regarding the student body's ethnic breakdown.
| Ethnicity | Percentage of Total Students |
| American Indian/Alaskan | <5.0% |
| Asian | 37.2% |
| African American | 9.2% |
| Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | <5.0% |
| Hispanic/Latino | <5.0% |
| White | 45.9% |
| Two or more races | <5.0% |