The average public elementary school diversity score in Maryland is approximately 0.74 per year (2025).
The most diverse public elementary schools 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: 0.76
0.78
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.77
Most Diverse Public Elementary Schools in Maryland (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
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 - 61. - 6.
Kingsview Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 6-8
18909 Kingsview Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7130
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7130
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
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 - 61. - 6.
Thunder Hill Elementary School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: K-5
9357 Mellenbrook Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6922
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6922
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
Mayfield Woods Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 6-8
7950 Redbarn Way
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5022
Elkridge, MD 21075
(410) 313-5022
Rank: #1 - 61. - 6.
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: #7 - 197. - 19.
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: #7 - 197. - 19.
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: #7 - 197. - 19.
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: #7 - 197. - 19.
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: #7 - 197. - 19.
Dufief Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-5
15001 Dufief Dr
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-1600
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-1600
Rank: #7 - 197. - 19.
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: #7 - 197. - 19.
Ashburton Elementary School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-5
6314 Lone Oak Dr
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1300
Bethesda, MD 20817
(240) 740-1300
Rank: #7 - 197. - 19.
Bonnie Branch Middle School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 6-8
4979 Ilchester Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2580
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2580
Rank: #7 - 197. - 19.
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: #7 - 197. - 19.
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: #7 - 197. - 19.
Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary School
(Math: 58% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-5
13902 Bromfield Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 601-4350
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 601-4350
Rank: #7 - 197. - 19.
Little Bennett Elementary School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: K-5
23930 Burdette Forest Rd
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-5660
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-5660
Rank: #7 - 197. - 19.
William H. Farquhar Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 6-8
17017 Batchellors Forest Rd
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 740-1200
Olney, MD 20832
(240) 740-1200
Rank: #20 - 3920. - 39.
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: #20 - 3920. - 39.
Lakelands Park Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: 6-8
1200 Main St
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-6450
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-6450
Rank: #20 - 3920. - 39.
Julius West Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: 6-8
651 Great Falls Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 337-3400
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 337-3400
Rank: #20 - 3920. - 39.
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: PK-2
1311 Yale Drive
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8668
Rank: #20 - 3920. - 39.
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: #20 - 3920. - 39.
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: #20 - 3920. - 39.
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: #20 - 3920. - 39.
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: #20 - 3920. - 39.
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: #20 - 3920. - 39.
Candlewood Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-5
7210 Osprey Drive
Derwood, MD 20855
(301) 284-4200
Derwood, MD 20855
(301) 284-4200
Rank: #20 - 3920. - 39.
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: #20 - 3920. - 39.
Eastern Elementary School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: 3-5
1320 Yale Dr
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8122
Hagerstown, MD 21742
(301) 766-8122
Rank: #20 - 3920. - 39.
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: #20 - 3920. - 39.
Great Seneca Creek Elementary School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-5
13010 Dairymaid Dr
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-4380
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-4380
Rank: #20 - 3920. - 39.
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: #20 - 3920. - 39.
Longview School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: K-12
13900 Bromfield Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 601-4830
Germantown, MD 20874
(301) 601-4830
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Maryland average public elementary schools diversity score?
The Maryland average public elementary schools diversity score is 0.74 for 2025.
What are public elementary schools with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The best top ranked public elementary schools in Maryland include Luxmanor Elementary School, Kingsview Middle School and Dr. Ronald E. Mcnair Elementary School.
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