The average public preschool diversity score in Maryland is approximately 0.73 per year (2024).
The most diverse public preschools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in Maryland is currently Ballenger Creek Elementary School, with a diversity score of 0.78.
Diversity Score Range: 0.75
0.78
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.76
Most Diverse Public Preschools in Maryland (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Ballenger Creek Elementary School
(Math: 18% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
5250 Kingsbrook Dr
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-2500
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-2500
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
College Gardens Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
1700 Yale Place
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8470
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8470
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Bayard Rustin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
332 W Edmonston Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4320
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4320
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Luxmanor Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
6201 Tilden Ln
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-0820
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-0820
Rank: #1 - 51. - 5.
Dr. Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
13881 Hopkins Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 353-0854
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 353-0854
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
Ridge/ruxton School
Special Education School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-12
6916 Charles St
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-3594
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-3594
Rank: #6 - 96. - 9.
Quarterfield Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
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: #6 - 96. - 9.
Cloverly Elementary School
(Math: 20% | Reading: 33%)
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: #6 - 96. - 9.
Tuscarora Elementary School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 26%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
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: #10 - 2110. - 21.
William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 37%)
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: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Bellows Spring Elementary School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
8125 Old Stockbridge Dr
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-5057
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-5057
Rank: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Jessup Elementary School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 14%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 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: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Westover Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
401 Hawkesbury Ln
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 989-5676
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(301) 989-5676
Rank: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Clearspring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
9930 Moyer Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Rank: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Orchard Grove Elementary School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
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: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Fields Road Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
1 School Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-7000
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-7000
Rank: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Germantown Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
19110 Liberty Mill Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 353-8050
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 353-8050
Rank: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Gorman Crossing Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
9999 Winter Sun Rd
Laurel, MD 20723
(410) 880-5900
Laurel, MD 20723
(410) 880-5900
Rank: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Longfellow Elementary School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 22%)
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: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Laytonsville Elementary School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
21401 Laytonsville Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20882
(240) 740-1660
Gaithersburg, MD 20882
(240) 740-1660
Rank: #10 - 2110. - 21.
Waterloo Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
5940 Waterloo Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-5014
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-5014
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Maryvale Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
1010 First St
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-4330
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-4330
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-2
1311 Yale Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
12260 Mcdonald Chapel Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(301) 670-8282
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(301) 670-8282
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Brooke Grove Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
2700 Spartan Rd
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 722-1800
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 722-1800
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Phelps Luck Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
5370 Oldstone Ct
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6886
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6886
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Elkridge Elementary School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
7075 Montgomery Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5006
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5006
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Westowne Elementary School
(Math: 19% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
401 Harlem Ln
Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 809-0854
Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 809-0854
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Jonathan Hager Elementary School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
12615 Sedgwick Way
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8440
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8440
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Red House Run Elementary School
(Math: 9% | Reading: 20%)
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: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Sherwood Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
1401 Olney-sandy Spring Rd
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
(240) 740-0960
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
(240) 740-0960
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Lansdowne Elementary School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
2301 Alma Rd
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(443) 809-1408
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(443) 809-1408
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Woodlin Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
2101 Luzerne Ave
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 740-2820
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(240) 740-2820
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Forest Ridge Elementary School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
9550 Gorman Rd
Laurel, MD 20723
(410) 880-5950
Laurel, MD 20723
(410) 880-5950
Rank: #22 - 3622. - 36.
Monocacy Elementary School
(Math: 13% | Reading: 19%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
7421 Hayward Rd
Frederick, MD 21702
(240) 236-1400
Frederick, MD 21702
(240) 236-1400
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maryland average public preschools diversity score?
The Maryland average public preschools diversity score is 0.73 for 2024.
What are public preschools with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The best top ranked public preschools in Maryland include Ballenger Creek Elementary School, College Gardens Elementary School and Bayard Rustin Elementary School.
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