Howard County School District, 9129 Northfield Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21042, US

Northfield Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through fifth grade. It is one of the first schools in the country to be recognized as a Blue Ribbon School. The school offers a phonics-based reading program that gives instruction in reading comprehension, phonics, writing, spelling and grammar. The school has a staff that includes an administrative assistant, counselor, nurse, instructional specialist, technologist and speech therapists. In addition, Northfield Elementary School operates a counseling department that serves as a resource for students, parents and its staff, and provides consultation, individual and group counseling, developmental lessons and coordination services. The school operates a parent-teacher association that works in partnership with the school s principal and staff, as well as the community to provide programs and services that enhance the educational environment for all its students. Northfield Elementary School is a part of Howard County Public School System.