Glenelg Country School

Glenelg Country School
Location
12793 Folly Quarter Road
Ellicott City, Maryland

Information
TypePrivate school
Established1954
Head of schoolMatthew J. Walsh
Faculty214
Color(s)Green and white
MascotDragons
Websiteglenelg.org
Glenelg Manor
Glenelg Manor
Nearest cityGlenelg, Maryland
Coordinates39°15′07″N 76°57′42″W / 39.2519°N 76.9617°W / 39.2519; -76.9617
Area50 acres (20 ha)
Built1851 (1851)
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.83002952
Added to NRHP3 February 1983

Glenelg Country School is a nonsectarian, co-educational independent day school in Howard County, Maryland, adjacent to Columbia, Maryland and between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The School offers a continuous college-preparatory program from age 2 through grade 12. GCS was founded in 1954, enrolling 35 students in grades one through seven. In the fall of 1985, the new Upper School division opened with 10 students. The first class graduated in June 1989. Today, Glenelg Country School enrolls over 750 students.