The average public preschool in Maryland has approximately 481 students (2025).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in Maryland (by enrollment) is Kipp Harmony Academy with 1,390 students.
# Students Range: 787
1,390
Avg. # Students: 935
Largest Maryland Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Kipp Harmony Academy
Charter School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,390
Grades: PK-8
2000 Edgewood Street
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 291-2583
Baltimore, MD 21216
(410) 291-2583
Rank: #22.
Roland Park Elementary Middle School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,345
Grades: PK-8
5207 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 396-6420
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 396-6420
Rank: #33.
Oakdale Elementary School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,150
Grades: PK-5
5830 Oakdale School Road
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-3300
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(240) 236-3300
Rank: #44.
Youths Benefit Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,114
Grades: PK-5
1901 Fallston Rd
Fallston, MD 21047
(410) 638-4190
Fallston, MD 21047
(410) 638-4190
Rank: #55.
Beltsville Academy
(Math: 11% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,109
Grades: PK-8
4300 Wicomico Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0630
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0630
Rank: #66.
Easton Elementary School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,070
Grades: PK-5
307 Glenwood Ave
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-0686
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-0686
Rank: #77.
Homestead/wakefield Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,057
Grades: PK-5
900 S Main St
Bel Air, MD 21014
(410) 638-4175
Bel Air, MD 21014
(410) 638-4175
Rank: #88.
Lakeland Elementary Middle School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,052
Grades: PK-8
2921 Stranden Road
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-1406
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-1406
Rank: #99.
John Ruhrah Elementary Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,014
Grades: PK-8
701 Rappolla Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9125
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9125
Rank: #1010.
Leith Walk Elementary Middle School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 962
Grades: PK-8
5915 Glennor Road
Baltimore, MD 21239
(410) 396-6380
Baltimore, MD 21239
(410) 396-6380
Rank: #1111.
The Belair-edison School
Charter School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 935
Grades: PK-8
3536 Brehms Lane
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 396-9150
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 396-9150
Rank: #1212.
Waverley Elementary School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 926
Grades: PK-5
201 Waverley Dr
Frederick, MD 21702
(240) 236-3900
Frederick, MD 21702
(240) 236-3900
Rank: #1313.
Port Towns Elementary School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 913
Grades: PK-6
4351 58th Ave
Bladensburg, MD 20710
(301) 985-1480
Bladensburg, MD 20710
(301) 985-1480
Rank: #1414.
Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary Middle School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 908
Grades: PK-8
3501 Hillsdale Road
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(410) 396-0940
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(410) 396-0940
Rank: #1515.
Students: 898
Grades: PK-8
12500 Fort Washington Rd
Fort Washington, MD 20744
(301) 203-1114
Fort Washington, MD 20744
(301) 203-1114
Rank: #1616.
Veterans Elementary School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 897
Grades: PK-5
4355 Montgomery Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-1700
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-1700
Rank: #1717.
Old Post Road Elementary School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 892
Grades: PK-5
2706 Old Philadelphia Rd
Abingdon, MD 21009
(410) 612-1566
Abingdon, MD 21009
(410) 612-1566
Rank: #1818.
Hampstead Hill Academy
Charter School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 890
Grades: PK-8
500 S Linwood Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9146
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9146
Rank: #1919.
Delmar Elementary School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 882
Grades: PK-4
811 S Second Street
Delmar, MD 21875
(410) 677-5178
Delmar, MD 21875
(410) 677-5178
Rank: #2020.
Prince Street School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 878
Grades: PK-5
400 Prince Street
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-5813
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-5813
Rank: #2121.
Waverly Elementary School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 868
Grades: PK-5
10220 Wetherburn Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2819
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2819
Rank: #2222.
Fulton Elementary School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 866
Grades: PK-5
11600 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5957
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5957
Rank: #2323.
Highlandtown Elementary/middle #237
(Math: 3% | Reading: 11%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 851
Grades: PK-8
231 S Eaton Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
(443) 642-2792
Baltimore, MD 21224
(443) 642-2792
Rank: #2424.
William A. Diggs Elementary School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 846
Grades: PK-5
2615 Davis Rd
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 753-2081
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 753-2081
Rank: #2525.
Hanover Hills Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 844
Grades: PK-5
7030 Banbury Drive
Hanover, MD 21076
(410) 313-8066
Hanover, MD 21076
(410) 313-8066
Rank: #2626.
Greensboro Elementary School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 840
Grades: PK-5
625 N Main St
Greensboro, MD 21639
(410) 479-3885
Greensboro, MD 21639
(410) 479-3885
Rank: #2727.
Hamilton Elementary Middle School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 837
Grades: PK-8
6101 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6375
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6375
Rank: #2828.
Pointers Run Elementary School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 830
Grades: PK-5
6600 South Trotter Rd
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7142
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7142
Rank: #2929.
Bellows Spring Elementary School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 825
Grades: PK-5
8125 Old Stockbridge Dr
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-5057
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-5057
Rank: #3030.
Walter P. Carter Elementary Middle School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 818
Grades: PK-8
820 E 43rd Street
Baltimore, MD 21212
(410) 396-6271
Baltimore, MD 21212
(410) 396-6271
Rank: #3131.
Cherokee Lane Elementary School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 816
Grades: PK-5
2617 Buck Lodge Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20783
(301) 445-8415
Hyattsville, MD 20783
(301) 445-8415
Rank: #3232.
Elkridge Elementary School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 810
Grades: PK-5
7075 Montgomery Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5006
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5006
Rank: #3333.
Graceland Park/o'donnell Heights Elementary Middle School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 801
Grades: PK-8
6300 O'donnell Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9083
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9083
Rank: #3434.
Calverton Elementary School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 799
Grades: PK-5
3400 Beltsville Rd
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0640
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0640
Rank: #3535.
Bayard Rustin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 787
Grades: PK-5
332 W Edmonston Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4320
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4320
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maryland average public preschools student size?
The Maryland average public preschools student size is 481 for 2025.
What are the public preschools with the largest student size in Maryland?
The best top ranked public preschools in Maryland include Kipp Harmony Academy, Roland Park Elementary Middle School and Oakdale Elementary School.
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