The average public preschool diversity score in Maryland is approximately 0.74 per year (2025).
The most diverse public preschools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in Maryland is currently Luxmanor 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 (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
Luxmanor Elementary 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: #1 - 31. - 3.
Dr. Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
13881 Hopkins Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6830
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6830
Rank: #1 - 31. - 3.
College Gardens Elementary School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
1700 Yale Place
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8470
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8470
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
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: #4 - 104. - 10.
William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
12615 Royal Crown Drive
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-0740
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-0740
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
Clearspring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
9930 Moyer Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
Ballenger Creek Elementary 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: #4 - 104. - 10.
Orchard Grove Elementary School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
5898 Hannover Dr
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-2400
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-2400
Rank: #4 - 104. - 10.
Quarterfield Elementary 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: #4 - 104. - 10.
Tuscarora Elementary 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: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Halethorpe Elementary 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: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-2
1311 Yale Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Rank: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Longfellow Elementary 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: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Brooke Grove Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
2700 Spartan Rd
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 722-1800
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 722-1800
Rank: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Stonegate Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
14811 Notley Road
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-7340
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-7340
Rank: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Elkridge Elementary 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: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Wilson Wims Elementary School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
12520 Blue Sky Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 406-1670
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 406-1670
Rank: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Red House Run Elementary School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
8200 Old Philadelphia Rd
Rosedale, MD 21237
(410) 887-0506
Rosedale, MD 21237
(410) 887-0506
Rank: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Westover Elementary 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: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Fields Road Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 41%)
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: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Phelps Luck Elementary 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: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Jeffers Hill Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
6001 Tamar Dr
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6872
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6872
Rank: #11 - 2311. - 23.
Centerville Elementary School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
3601 Carriage Hill Dr
Frederick, MD 21704
(240) 566-0100
Frederick, MD 21704
(240) 566-0100
Rank: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Jessup Elementary School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
2798 Champion Forest Avenue
Jessup, MD 20794
(410) 799-1200
Jessup, MD 20794
(410) 799-1200
Rank: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
24555 Cutsail Dr
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-5180
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-5180
Rank: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Sherwood Elementary School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 61%)
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: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Waterloo Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
5940 Waterloo Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-5014
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-5014
Rank: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Germantown Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
19110 Liberty Mill Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6490
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6490
Rank: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Cloverly Elementary School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
800 Briggs Chaney Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-4660
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-4660
Rank: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Mill Creek Towne Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
17700 Park Mill Dr
Derwood, MD 20855
(240) 740-1820
Derwood, MD 20855
(240) 740-1820
Rank: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Salem Avenue Elementary 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: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Sussex Elementary School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
515 S Woodward Dr
Essex, MD 21221
(410) 887-0182
Essex, MD 21221
(410) 887-0182
Rank: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Westowne Elementary School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 40%)
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: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Ridge/ruxton School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-12
6916 Charles St
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-3594
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-3594
Rank: #24 - 4424. - 44.
Garrett Park Elementary School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
4810 Oxford Street
Garrett Park, MD 20896
(240) 740-0700
Garrett Park, MD 20896
(240) 740-0700
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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 2025.
What are public preschools with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The best top ranked public preschools in Maryland include Luxmanor Elementary School, Dr. Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary School and College Gardens Elementary School.
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