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Public School Review - Established 2003

Most Diverse Public High Schools in Maryland

The average public high school diversity score in Maryland is approximately 0.74 per year (2026).
The most diverse public high schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in Maryland is currently Northwest High School and Longview School, each with a diversity score of 0.78.
Diversity Score Range: 0.72 0.78 Avg. Diversity Score: 0.74

Most Diverse Public High Schools in Maryland (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
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: #1 - 21. - 2.
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: #3 - 73. - 7.
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: #3 - 73. - 7.
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: #3 - 73. - 7.
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: #3 - 73. - 7.
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: #3 - 73. - 7.
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: #8 - 118. - 11.
Rock Terrace School
Special Education School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 6-12
11400 Marcliff Rd
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4650
Rank: #8 - 118. - 11.
Tuscarora High School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-12
5312 Ballenger Creek Pk
Frederick, MD 21703
(227) 203-3100
Rank: #8 - 118. - 11.
Guilford Park High School
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-12
8500 Ridgelys Run Rd
Jessup, MD 20794
(410) 313-7430
Rank: #8 - 118. - 11.
South Hagerstown High School
Magnet School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-12
1101 S Potomac St
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8369
Rank: #12 - 2012. - 20.
Calvert County Alternative School
Alternative School
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 6-12
330 Dorsey Road
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
(443) 550-7164
Rank: #12 - 2012. - 20.
Howard High School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
8700 Old Annapolis Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2867
Rank: #12 - 2012. - 20.
Ridge/ruxton School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: PK-12
6916 Charles St
Towson, MD 21204
(410) 887-3594
Rank: #12 - 2012. - 20.
Montgomery Blair High School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
51 University Blvd E
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(240) 740-7200
Rank: #12 - 2012. - 20.
Glen Burnie High School
Magnet School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
7550 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
(410) 761-8950
Rank: #12 - 2012. - 20.
Severn Run High School
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
8065 New Cut Road
Severn, MD 21144
(410) 222-6430
Rank: #12 - 2012. - 20.
Lansdowne High School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
3/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
3800 Hollins Ferry Rd
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(443) 809-1415
Rank: #12 - 2012. - 20.
Quince Orchard High School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
15800 Quince Orchard Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-3600
Rank: #12 - 2012. - 20.
North County High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
10 East 1st Avenue
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 222-6970
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Old Mill High School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
600 Patriot Ln
Millersville, MD 21108
(410) 969-9010
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1501 N Market St
Frederick, MD 21701
(227) 203-3450
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Damascus High School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
25921 Ridge Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 207-2400
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Arundel High School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1001 Annapolis Rd
Gambrills, MD 21054
(410) 674-6500
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Dulaney High School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
255 E Padonia Road
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(443) 809-7633
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
Catonsville High School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
421 Bloomsbury Ave
Catonsville, MD 21228
(410) 887-0808
Rank: #21 - 2721. - 27.
North Hagerstown High School
Magnet School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1200 Pennsylvania Ave
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8238
Rank: #28 - 4028. - 40.
Hammond High School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
8800 Guilford Rd
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 313-7615
Rank: #28 - 4028. - 40.
Homewood School
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 6-12
10914 Clarksville Pike
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 313-7081
Rank: #28 - 4028. - 40.
Walter Johnson High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
6400 Rock Spring Dr
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 740-6900
Rank: #28 - 4028. - 40.
Stephen Knolls School
Special Education School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: PK-12
10731 St. Margaret's Way
Kensington, MD 20895
(240) 740-0050
Rank: #28 - 4028. - 40.
Aberdeen High School
Magnet School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
251 Paradise Rd
Aberdeen, MD 21001
(410) 273-5500
Rank: #28 - 4028. - 40.
Thomas S. Wootton High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
2100 Wootton Pkwy
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-1500
Rank: #28 - 4028. - 40.
Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Magnet School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
5939 Muncaster Mill Rd
Derwood, MD 20855
(240) 740-5550
Rank: #28 - 4028. - 40.
Aacps Virtual Academy
Alternative School
(Math: 11% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 3-12
241 Peninsula Farm Road
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 544-1082
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Maryland average public high schools diversity score?
The Maryland average public high schools diversity score is 0.74 for 2026.
What are public high schools with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The best top-ranked public high schools in Maryland include Longview School, Northwest High School and Richard Montgomery High School.

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