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Public School Review - Established 2003

Most Diverse Public Preschools in Maryland

The average public preschool diversity score in Maryland is approximately 0.74 per year (2026).
The most diverse public preschools 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: 0.75 0.79 Avg. Diversity Score: 0.76

Most Diverse Public Preschools 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 - 72. - 7.
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 - 72. - 7.
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 - 72. - 7.
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 - 72. - 7.
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 - 72. - 7.
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 - 72. - 7.
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: #8 - 148. - 14.
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: #8 - 148. - 14.
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: #8 - 148. - 14.
Ruth Ann Monroe Primary
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: PK-2
1311 Yale Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Rank: #8 - 148. - 14.
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: #8 - 148. - 14.
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: #8 - 148. - 14.
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: #8 - 148. - 14.
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: #15 - 2115. - 21.
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: #15 - 2115. - 21.
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: #15 - 2115. - 21.
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: #15 - 2115. - 21.
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: #15 - 2115. - 21.
Wilson Wims Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
12520 Blue Sky Drive
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 406-1670
Rank: #15 - 2115. - 21.
Whittier Elementary School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
2400 Whittier Dr
Frederick, MD 21702
(227) 203-1140
Rank: #15 - 2115. - 21.
Elkridge Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-5
7075 Montgomery Rd
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5006
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Salem Avenue Elementary School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
1323 Salem Ave Ext
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8313
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Talbott Springs Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
9550 Basket Ring Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6915
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Mill Creek Towne Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
17700 Park Mill Dr
Derwood, MD 20855
(240) 740-1820
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Thurgood Marshall Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
12260 Mcdonald Chapel Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-5990
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Oakdale Elementary School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
5830 Oakdale School Road
Ijamsville, MD 21754
(227) 203-1420
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
West Meade Early Education Center
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-K
7722 Ray Street
Fort George G Meade, MD 20755
(410) 222-6545
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Cloverly Elementary School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
800 Briggs Chaney Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20905
(240) 740-4660
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Nantucket Elementary School
(Math: 39% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
2350 Nantucket Dr
Crofton, MD 21114
(410) 451-6120
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Maryvale Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
1010 First St
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-4330
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Sherwood Elementary School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
1401 Olney-sandy Spring Rd
Sandy Spring, MD 20860
(240) 740-0960
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Germantown Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
19110 Liberty Mill Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6490
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Joppa View Elementary School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
8727 Honeygo Blvd
Perry Hall, MD 21128
(410) 887-5065
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Sussex Elementary School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
1/
10
Bottom 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
515 S Woodward Dr
Essex, MD 21221
(410) 887-0182
Rank: #22 - 4522. - 45.
Longfellow Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: PK-5
5470 Hesperus Dr
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-6879
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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 2026.
What are public preschools with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The best top-ranked public preschools in Maryland include College Gardens Elementary School, Luxmanor Elementary School and Dr. Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary School.

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