The average public high school diversity score in Maryland is approximately 0.73 per year (2025).
The most diverse public high schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The most diverse school in Maryland is currently Northwest High School, with a diversity score of 0.78.
Diversity Score Range: 0.71
0.78
Avg. Diversity Score: 0.74
Most Diverse Public High Schools in Maryland (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Diversity Score
Grades
Location
Rank: #11.
Northwest High School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.78
Grades: 9-12
13501 Richter Farm Rd
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7100
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-7100
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Richard Montgomery High School
Magnet School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
250 Richard Montgomery Dr
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-6100
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-6100
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Atholton High School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
6520 Freetown Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-7065
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-7065
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Reservoir High School
(Math: 38% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
11550 Scaggsville Rd
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 888-8850
Fulton, MD 20759
(410) 888-8850
Rank: #2 - 52. - 5.
Clarksburg High School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.77
Grades: 9-12
22500 Wims Rd
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-6000
Clarksburg, MD 20871
(240) 740-6000
Rank: #6 - 86. - 8.
Long Reach High School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: 9-12
6101 Old Dobbin Ln
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-7117
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-7117
Rank: #6 - 86. - 8.
Diversity Score: 0.76
Grades: 9-10
8500 Ridgelys Run Rd
Jessup, MD 20794
(410) 313-7430
Jessup, MD 20794
(410) 313-7430
Rank: #6 - 86. - 8.
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
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
Rock Terrace School
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 6-12
11400 Marcliff Rd
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4650
Rockville, MD 20852
(240) 740-4650
Rank: #9 - 119. - 11.
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: #9 - 119. - 11.
Tuscarora High School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.75
Grades: 9-12
5312 Ballenger Creek Pk
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-6400
Frederick, MD 21703
(240) 236-6400
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Howard High School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
8700 Old Annapolis Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2867
Ellicott City, MD 21043
(410) 313-2867
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Montgomery Blair High School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 71%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
51 University Blvd E
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(240) 740-7200
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(240) 740-7200
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Quince Orchard High School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.74
Grades: 9-12
15800 Quince Orchard Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-3600
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(240) 740-3600
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
John L Gildner Regional Inst For Children & Adol
Special Education School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 6-12
15000 Broschart Rd
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 251-6900
Rockville, MD 20850
(301) 251-6900
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
South Hagerstown High School
Magnet School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1101 S Potomac St
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8369
Hagerstown, MD 21740
(301) 766-8369
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
North County High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
10 East 1st Avenue
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 222-6970
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
(410) 222-6970
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
Lansdowne High School
Magnet School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
3800 Hollins Ferry Rd
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(443) 809-1415
Halethorpe, MD 21227
(443) 809-1415
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
Glen Burnie High School
Magnet School
(Math: 14% | Reading: 46%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
7550 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
(410) 761-8950
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
(410) 761-8950
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
Hammond High School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
8800 Guilford Rd
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 313-7615
Columbia, MD 21046
(410) 313-7615
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
Arundel High School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1001 Annapolis Rd
Gambrills, MD 21054
(410) 674-6500
Gambrills, MD 21054
(410) 674-6500
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
Heather Ridge
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 6-12
1445 Taney Ave
Frederick, MD 21702
(240) 236-8000
Frederick, MD 21702
(240) 236-8000
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
Governor Thomas Johnson High School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
1501 N Market St
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 236-8200
Frederick, MD 21701
(240) 236-8200
Rank: #15 - 2415. - 24.
Damascus High School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.73
Grades: 9-12
25921 Ridge Rd
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 207-2400
Damascus, MD 20872
(240) 207-2400
Rank: #25 - 3325. - 33.
Dulaney High School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
255 E Padonia Road
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(443) 809-7633
Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093
(443) 809-7633
Rank: #25 - 3325. - 33.
Oakland Mills High School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
9410 Kilimanjaro Rd
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6945
Columbia, MD 21045
(410) 313-6945
Rank: #25 - 3325. - 33.
Seneca Valley High School
Magnet School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
19401 Crystal Rock Dr
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6400
Germantown, MD 20874
(240) 740-6400
Rank: #25 - 3325. - 33.
Wilde Lake High School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
5460 Trumpeter Rd
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-6965
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 313-6965
Rank: #25 - 3325. - 33.
Col. Zadok Magruder High School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
5939 Muncaster Mill Rd
Derwood, MD 20855
(240) 740-5550
Derwood, MD 20855
(240) 740-5550
Rank: #25 - 3325. - 33.
Thomas S. Wootton High School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
2100 Wootton Pkwy
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-1500
Rockville, MD 20850
(240) 740-1500
Rank: #25 - 3325. - 33.
Old Mill High School
Magnet School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 9-12
600 Patriot Ln
Millersville, MD 21108
(410) 969-9010
Millersville, MD 21108
(410) 969-9010
Rank: #25 - 3325. - 33.
Aacps Virtual Academy
Alternative School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 3-12
241 Peninsula Farm Road
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 544-1082
Arnold, MD 21012
(410) 544-1082
Rank: #25 - 3325. - 33.
Wicomico County Evening High School
Alternative School
Diversity Score: 0.72
Grades: 10-12
916 S. Schumaker Dr
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-4537
Salisbury, MD 21804
(410) 677-4537
Rank: #34 - 4634. - 46.
Great Mills High School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.71
Grades: 9-12
21130 Great Mills Rd
Great Mills, MD 20634
(301) 863-4001
Great Mills, MD 20634
(301) 863-4001
Rank: #34 - 4634. - 46.
Aberdeen High School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
Diversity Score: 0.71
Grades: 9-12
251 Paradise Rd
Aberdeen, MD 21001
(410) 273-5500
Aberdeen, MD 21001
(410) 273-5500
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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 0.73 for 2025.
What are public high schools with the most diversity score in Maryland?
The best top ranked public high schools in Maryland include Northwest High School, Richard Montgomery High School and Atholton High School.
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