The average public preschool in Maryland has approximately 480 students (2024-25).
The public preschools with the largest student enrollments are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The largest public preschool in Maryland (by enrollment) is Roland Park Elementary Middle School with 1,365 students.
# Students Range: 791
1,365
Avg. # Students: 900
Largest Maryland Public Preschools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
# Students
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Roland Park Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 1,365
Grades: PK-8
5207 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 396-6420
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 396-6420
Rank: #22.
Youths Benefit Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 1,123
Grades: PK-5
1901 Fallston Rd
Fallston, MD 21047
(410) 638-4190
Fallston, MD 21047
(410) 638-4190
Rank: #33.
Beltsville Academy
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,102
Grades: PK-8
4300 Wicomico Ave
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0630
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0630
Rank: #44.
Easton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,078
Grades: PK-5
307 Glenwood Ave
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-0686
Easton, MD 21601
(410) 822-0686
Rank: #55.
Homestead/wakefield Elementary School
Magnet 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: #66.
The Belair-edison School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 4% | Reading: 20%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 1,013
Grades: PK-8
3536 Brehms Lane
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 396-9150
Baltimore, MD 21213
(410) 396-9150
Rank: #77.
Lakeland Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 997
Grades: PK-8
2921 Stranden Road
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-1406
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 396-1406
Rank: #88.
Mary Harris Mother Jones Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 17%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 984
Grades: PK-5
2405 Tecumseh St
Hyattsville, MD 20783
(301) 408-7900
Hyattsville, MD 20783
(301) 408-7900
Rank: #99.
Leith Walk Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 967
Grades: PK-8
5915 Glennor Road
Baltimore, MD 21239
(410) 396-6380
Baltimore, MD 21239
(410) 396-6380
Rank: #1010.
Port Towns Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≤1% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 955
Grades: PK-6
4351 58th Ave
Bladensburg, MD 20710
(301) 985-1480
Bladensburg, MD 20710
(301) 985-1480
Rank: #1111.
John Ruhrah Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 930
Grades: PK-8
701 Rappolla Street
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9125
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9125
Rank: #1212.
Fulton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 66% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 879
Grades: PK-5
11600 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5957
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 880-5957
Rank: #1313.
Veterans Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 870
Grades: PK-5
4355 Montgomery Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-1700
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-1700
Rank: #1414.
Waverly Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 75%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
Students: 867
Grades: PK-5
10220 Wetherburn Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2819
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-2819
Rank: #1515.
Hanover Hills
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 864
Grades: PK-5
7030 Banbury Drive
Hanover, MD 21076
(410) 313-8066
Hanover, MD 21076
(410) 313-8066
Rank: #1616.
Hampstead Hill Academy
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Students: 861
Grades: PK-8
500 S Linwood Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9146
Baltimore, MD 21224
(410) 396-9146
Rank: #1717.
Delmar Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 858
Grades: PK-4
811 S Second Street
Delmar, MD 21875
(410) 677-5178
Delmar, MD 21875
(410) 677-5178
Rank: #1818.
Commodore John Rodgers Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 8% | Reading: 21%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 855
Grades: PK-8
100 N Chester Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 396-9300
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 396-9300
Rank: #1919.
Prince Street School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 854
Grades: PK-5
400 Prince Street
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-5813
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-5813
Rank: #2020.
Waverley Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 12% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 844
Grades: PK-5
201 Waverley Dr
Frederick, MD 21702
(240) 236-3900
Frederick, MD 21702
(240) 236-3900
Rank: #2121.
Old Post Road Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 842
Grades: PK-5
2706 Old Philadelphia Rd
Abingdon, MD 21009
(410) 612-1566
Abingdon, MD 21009
(410) 612-1566
Rank: #2222.
Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 13%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 841
Grades: PK-8
3501 Hillsdale Road
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(410) 396-0940
Gwynn Oak, MD 21207
(410) 396-0940
Rank: #2323.
Calverton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 836
Grades: PK-5
3400 Beltsville Rd
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0640
Beltsville, MD 20705
(301) 572-0640
Rank: #2424.
William A. Diggs Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 828
Grades: PK-5
2615 Davis Rd
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 753-2081
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 753-2081
Rank: #2525.
Hamilton Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 815
Grades: PK-8
6101 Old Harford Road
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6375
Baltimore, MD 21214
(410) 396-6375
Rank: #2626.
Pointers Run Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 72% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Students: 812
Grades: PK-5
6600 South Trotter Rd
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7142
Clarksville, MD 21029
(410) 313-7142
Rank: #2727.
Ashburton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 810
Grades: PK-5
6314 Lone Oak Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1300
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1300
Rank: #2828.
New Town Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 809
Grades: PK-5
4924 New Town Blvd
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 887-1541
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(410) 887-1541
Rank: #2929.
Elkridge Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Students: 805
Grades: PK-5
7075 Montgomery Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5006
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5006
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Bellows Spring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Students: 799
Grades: PK-5
8125 Old Stockbridge Dr
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-5057
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-5057
Rank: #30 - 3130. - 31.
Templeton Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 7% | Reading: 24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 799
Grades: PK-5
6001 Carters Ln
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 985-1880
Riverdale, MD 20737
(301) 985-1880
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
Cool Spring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 2% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 797
Grades: PK-6
8910 Riggs Rd
Hyattsville, MD 20783
(301) 431-6200
Hyattsville, MD 20783
(301) 431-6200
Rank: #32 - 3332. - 33.
South Lake Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 22%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 797
Grades: PK-5
18100 Washington Grove Ln
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(240) 740-7330
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
(240) 740-7330
Rank: #3434.
Wildwood Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 5% | Reading: 6%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 793
Grades: PK-8
621 Wildwood Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 396-0503
Baltimore, MD 21229
(410) 396-0503
Rank: #3535.
Mount Royal Elementary Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Students: 791
Grades: PK-8
121 Mcmechen Street
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-0864
Baltimore, MD 21217
(410) 396-0864
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maryland average public preschools student size?
The Maryland average public preschools student size is 480 for 2024-25.
What are the public preschools with the largest student size in Maryland?
The best top ranked public preschools in Maryland include Roland Park Elementary Middle School, Youths Benefit Elementary School and Beltsville Academy.
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