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Public School Review - Established 2003

Most Diverse Public Schools in Maryland

The average public school diversity score in Maryland is approximately 0.74 per year (2026).
The most diverse public schools 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: 0.76 0.79 Avg. Diversity Score: 0.77

Most Diverse Public Schools in Maryland (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
College Gardens Elementary School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.79
Grades: PK-5
1700 Yale Place
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 279-8470
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Luxmanor Elementary School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
6201 Tilden Ln
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-0820
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Longview School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
2/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: K-12
13900 Bromfield Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7830
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Dr. Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
13881 Hopkins Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6830
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Ballenger Creek Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
5250 Kingsbrook Dr
Frederick, MD 21703
(227) 203-1880
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Northwest High School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 9-12
13501 Richter Farm Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7100
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Ashburton Elementary School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: K-5
6314 Lone Oak Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1300
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Clearspring Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
9930 Moyer Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 740-2580
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Bayard Rustin Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
332 W Edmonston Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4320
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Kingsview Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 6-8
18909 Kingsview Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7130
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
Thunder Hill Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: K-5
9357 Mellenbrook Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6922
Rank: #2 - 122. - 12.
William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: PK-5
12615 Royal Crown Drive
Germantown, MD 20876
(240) 740-0740
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Dufief Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-5
15001 Dufief Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-1600
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Richard Montgomery High School
Magnet School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
250 Richard Montgomery Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-6100
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Brooke Grove Elementary School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
2700 Spartan Rd
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 722-1800
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Tuscarora Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
6321 Lambert Dr
Frederick, MD 21703
(227) 203-1260
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Atholton High School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
6520 Freetown Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-7065
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-2
1311 Yale Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Reservoir High School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
11550 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 888-8850
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Westowne Elementary School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
401 Harlem Ln
Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 809-0854
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Bethesda Elementary School
(Math: 68% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-5
7600 Arlington Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 204-5300
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
William H. Farquhar Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 6-8
17017 Batchellors Forest Rd
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 740-1200
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Long Reach High School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
6101 Old Dobbin Ln
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-7117
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Westover Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
401 Hawkesbury Ln
Silver Spring, MD 20904
(240) 740-5740
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Clarksburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
22500 Wims Rd
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-6000
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Halethorpe Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
4300 Maple Ave
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(410) 887-1406
Rank: #13 - 2713. - 27.
Waterloo Elementary School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-5
5940 Waterloo Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-5014
Rank: #28 - 4528. - 45.
Quarterfield Elementary School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
7967 Quarterfield Rd
Severn, MD 21144
(410) 222-6430
Rank: #28 - 4528. - 45.
Orchard Grove Elementary School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
5898 Hannover Dr
Frederick, MD 21703
(227) 203-1400
Rank: #28 - 4528. - 45.
Stonegate Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
14811 Notley Road
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-7340
Rank: #28 - 4528. - 45.
Little Bennett Elementary School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-5
23930 Burdette Forest Rd
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-5660
Rank: #28 - 4528. - 45.
Centerville Elementary School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
3601 Carriage Hill Dr
Frederick, MD 21704
(227) 203-1780
Rank: #28 - 4528. - 45.
Bonnie Branch Middle School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: 6-8
4979 Ilchester Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2580
Rank: #28 - 4528. - 45.
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School
(Math: 62% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-5
13902 Bromfield Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7820
Rank: #28 - 4528. - 45.
Great Seneca Creek Elementary School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-5
13010 Dairymaid Dr
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-4380
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Maryland average public schools diversity score?
The Maryland average public schools diversity score is 0.74 for 2026.
What are public schools with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The best top-ranked public schools in Maryland include College Gardens Elementary School, Luxmanor Elementary School and Longview School.
What is public high school and public elementary school with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The public high school with the most diversity score in Maryland is Longview School, with a diversity score of 0.78. The public elementary school with the most diversity score is College Gardens Elementary School, with diversity score of 0.79.

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