The average public preschool diversity score in Maryland is approximately 0.74 per year (2024-25).
The most diverse public preschools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in Maryland is currently College Gardens Elementary School, with a diversity score of 0.79.
Diversity Score Range: 0.75
0.79
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.76
Most Diverse Public Preschools in Maryland (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
College Gardens Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: PK-5
1700 Yale Place
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8470
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8470
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Luxmanor Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
6201 Tilden Ln
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-0820
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-0820
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Clearspring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
9930 Moyer Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Rank: #2 - 42. - 4.
Dr. Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
13881 Hopkins Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 353-0854
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 353-0854
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Pep - Itinerant
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK
850 Hungerford Dr Room 204
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-3125
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-3125
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Bayard Rustin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
332 W Edmonston Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4320
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4320
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Quarterfield Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
7967 Quarterfield Rd
Severn, MD 21144
(410) 222-6430
Severn, MD 21144
(410) 222-6430
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Ballenger Creek Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
5250 Kingsbrook Dr
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-2500
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-2500
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Tuscarora Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
6321 Lambert Dr
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 566-0000
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 566-0000
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Ashburton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
6314 Lone Oak Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1300
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1300
Rank: #5 - 115. - 11.
Cloverly Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
800 Briggs Chaney Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(301) 989-5770
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(301) 989-5770
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
12615 Royal Crown Drive
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-0740
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-0740
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary
Magnet School
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-2
1311 Yale Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Germantown Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
19110 Liberty Mill Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6490
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6490
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Forest Ridge Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
9550 Gorman Rd
Laurel, MD 20723
(410) 880-5950
Laurel, MD 20723
(410) 880-5950
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Phelps Luck Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
5370 Oldstone Ct
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6886
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6886
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Orchard Grove Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
5898 Hannover Dr
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-2400
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-2400
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Waterloo Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
5940 Waterloo Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-5014
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-5014
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Westover Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
401 Hawkesbury Ln
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(240) 740-5740
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(240) 740-5740
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Ridge/ruxton School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-12
6916 Charles St
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-3594
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-3594
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Jessup Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
2798 Champion Forest Avenue
Jessup, MD 20794
(410) 799-1200
Jessup, MD 20794
(410) 799-1200
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Westowne Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
401 Harlem Ln
Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 809-0854
Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 809-0854
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Woodlin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
5701 Grosvenor Ln
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-7350
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-7350
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Longfellow Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
5470 Hesperus Dr
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-6879
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-6879
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Elkridge Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
7075 Montgomery Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5006
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5006
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Sherwood Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
1401 Olney-sandy Spring Rd
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
(240) 740-0960
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
(240) 740-0960
Rank: #12 - 2712. - 27.
Halethorpe Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
4300 Maple Ave
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(410) 887-1406
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(410) 887-1406
Rank: #28 - 4328. - 43.
Bellows Spring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
8125 Old Stockbridge Dr
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-5057
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-5057
Rank: #28 - 4328. - 43.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
12260 Mcdonald Chapel Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-5990
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-5990
Rank: #28 - 4328. - 43.
Red House Run Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
8200 Old Philadelphia Rd
Rosedale, MD 21237
(410) 887-0506
Rosedale, MD 21237
(410) 887-0506
Rank: #28 - 4328. - 43.
Brooke Grove Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
2700 Spartan Rd
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 722-1800
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 722-1800
Rank: #28 - 4328. - 43.
Salem Avenue Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
1323 Salem Ave Ext
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8313
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8313
Rank: #28 - 4328. - 43.
Fields Road Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
1 School Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-7000
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-7000
Rank: #28 - 4328. - 43.
Odenton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
1290 Odenton Rd
Odenton, MD 21113
(410) 222-6514
Odenton, MD 21113
(410) 222-6514
Rank: #28 - 4328. - 43.
Wilson Wims Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
12520 Blue Sky Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 406-1670
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 406-1670
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maryland average public preschools diversity score?
The Maryland average public preschools diversity score is 0.74 for 2024-25.
What are public preschools with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The best top ranked public preschools in Maryland include College Gardens Elementary School, Luxmanor Elementary School and Clearspring Elementary School.
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