Most Diverse Public High Schools in Maryland

The average public high school diversity score in Maryland is approximately 0.73 per year (2024-25).
The most diverse public high schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in Maryland is currently Northwest High School, with a diversity score of 0.78.
Diversity Score Range: 0.71 0.78 Avg. Diversity Score: 0.74

Most Diverse Public High Schools in Maryland (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Northwest High School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 9-12
13501 Richter Farm Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7100
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Richard Montgomery High School
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
250 Richard Montgomery Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-6100
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Atholton High School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
6520 Freetown Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-7065
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Reservoir High School
Magnet School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
11550 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 888-8850
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Clarksburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
22500 Wims Rd
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-6000
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Long Reach High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: 9-12
6101 Old Dobbin Ln
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-7117
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Ridge/ruxton School
Special Education School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-12
6916 Charles St
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-3594
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Hammond High School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-12
8800 Guilford Rd
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 313-7615
Rank: #8 - 98. - 9.
Rock Terrace School
Special Education School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 6-12
11400 Marcliff Rd
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4650
Rank: #10 - 1710. - 17.
South Hagerstown High School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
1101 S Potomac St
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8369
Rank: #10 - 1710. - 17.
Montgomery Blair High School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
51 University Blvd E
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(240) 740-7200
Rank: #10 - 1710. - 17.
Lansdowne High School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
3800 Hollins Ferry Rd
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(443) 809-1415
Rank: #10 - 1710. - 17.
Howard High School
Magnet School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
8700 Old Annapolis Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2867
Rank: #10 - 1710. - 17.
Longview School
Special Education School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: K-12
13900 Bromfield Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 601-4830
Rank: #10 - 1710. - 17.
Tuscarora High School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
5312 Ballenger Creek Pk
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-6400
Rank: #10 - 1710. - 17.
John L Gildner Regional Inst For Children & Adol
Special Education School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 5-12
15000 Broschart Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 251-6900
Rank: #10 - 1710. - 17.
Quince Orchard High School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
15800 Quince Orchard Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-3600
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Glen Burnie High School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
7550 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
(410) 761-8950
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
5939 Muncaster Mill Rd
Derwood, MD 20855
(240) 740-5550
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Damascus High School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
25921 Ridge Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 207-2400
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
North County High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
10 East 1st Avenue
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 222-6970
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Chesapeake Science Point
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 6-12
7321 Parkway Drive South
Hanover, MD 21076
(443) 757-5277
Rank: #18 - 2318. - 23.
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1501 N Market St
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 236-8200
Rank: #24 - 3124. - 31.
Aberdeen High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
251 Paradise Rd
Aberdeen, MD 21001
(410) 273-5500
Rank: #24 - 3124. - 31.
Arundel High School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
1001 Annapolis Rd
Gambrills, MD 21054
(410) 674-6500
Rank: #24 - 3124. - 31.
Old Mill High School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
600 Patriot Ln
Millersville, MD 21108
(410) 969-9010
Rank: #24 - 3124. - 31.
Oakland Mills High School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
9410 Kilimanjaro Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6945
Rank: #24 - 3124. - 31.
Seneca Valley High School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
19401 Crystal Rock Dr
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6400
Rank: #24 - 3124. - 31.
Wilde Lake High School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
5460 Trumpeter Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-6965
Rank: #24 - 3124. - 31.
Anne Arundel Evening High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 21-39%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
60 Robinson Road
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 544-0182
Rank: #24 - 3124. - 31.
Rockville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
2100 Baltimore Rd
Rockville, MD 20851
(240) 740-6600
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Frederick High School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.71
Grades: 9-12
650 Carroll Pky
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 236-7000
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Parkville High School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.71
Grades: 9-12
2600 Putty Hill Ave
Parkville, MD 21234
(443) 809-5257
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
Bennett Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.71
Grades: 6-9
532 S. Division Street
Fruitland, MD 21826
(410) 677-5140
Rank: #32 - 3632. - 36.
James M. Bennett High School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.71
Grades: 9-12
300 E College Avenue
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-5141
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Maryland average public high schools diversity score?
The Maryland average public high schools diversity score is 0.73 for 2024-25.
What are public high schools with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The best top ranked public high schools in Maryland include Northwest High School, Richard Montgomery High School and Atholton High School.

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