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The most racially diverse public elementary schools in Howard County, Maryland

42 public elementary schools in Howard County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public elementary schools, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Thunder Hill Elementary leads the list at 77.1%, against a median of 72.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Howard County, Maryland

Top Diversity index

77.1%

Median Diversity index

72.3%

MOST DIVERSE · HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Thunder Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	459	77.1%	23.1%(106)	31.4%(144)	21.1%(97)	15.9%(73)
2	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia, MD	666	75.7%	32.3%(215)	30.2%(201)	14.1%(94)	14.4%(96)
3	Elkridge Elementary	Elkridge, MD	798	75.0%	26.8%(214)	34.1%(272)	9.4%(75)	21.7%(173)
4	Talbott Springs Elementary	Columbia, MD	461	74.6%	22.8%(105)	31.9%(147)	29.3%(135)	5.0%(23)
5	Phelps Luck Elementary	Columbia, MD	681	74.5%	27.8%(189)	24.1%(164)	32.9%(224)	7.9%(54)
6	Longfellow Elementary	Columbia, MD	446	74.5%	22.0%(98)	35.9%(160)	25.1%(112)	5.8%(26)
7	Gorman Crossing Elementary	Laurel, MD	750	74.0%	18.4%(138)	38.0%(285)	13.9%(104)	24.4%(183)
8	Ducketts Lane Elementary	Elkridge, MD	573	73.9%	10.8%(62)	34.0%(195)	33.0%(189)	13.4%(77)
9	Jeffers Hill Elementary	Columbia, MD	406	73.8%	21.2%(86)	39.9%(162)	20.4%(83)	8.4%(34)
10	Bellows Spring Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	806	73.7%	18.1%(146)	31.8%(256)	9.8%(79)	34.0%(274)
11	Hammond Elementary	Laurel, MD	763	73.7%	39.3%(300)	24.9%(190)	10.0%(76)	17.3%(132)
12	Stevens Forest Elementary	Columbia, MD	314	73.3%	18.5%(58)	39.5%(124)	25.2%(79)	7.0%(22)
13	Fulton Elementary	Fulton, MD	872	73.1%	35.8%(312)	17.0%(148)	4.8%(42)	31.1%(271)
14	Clemens Crossing Elementary	Columbia, MD	481	73.1%	41.4%(199)	24.5%(118)	11.8%(57)	10.4%(50)
15	Swansfield Elementary	Columbia, MD	594	73.1%	28.1%(167)	39.2%(233)	12.6%(75)	11.3%(67)
16	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville, MD	543	73.0%	29.6%(161)	17.7%(96)	9.0%(49)	37.2%(202)
17	Veterans Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	883	73.0%	21.9%(193)	18.8%(166)	9.3%(82)	41.6%(367)
18	Hollifield Station Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	677	72.8%	21.3%(144)	14.3%(97)	16.3%(110)	42.1%(285)
19	Hanover Hills Elementary	Hanover, MD	875	72.6%	10.9%(95)	42.6%(373)	20.5%(179)	18.2%(159)
20	Pointers Run Elementary	Clarksville, MD	835	72.6%	36.9%(308)	14.3%(119)	7.0%(58)	32.5%(271)
21	Bollman Bridge Elementary	Jessup, MD	775	72.3%	21.6%(167)	37.2%(288)	29.2%(226)	5.9%(46)
22	Forest Ridge Elementary	Laurel, MD	659	72.3%	13.2%(87)	42.8%(282)	22.0%(145)	15.3%(101)
23	Northfield Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	764	71.1%	42.1%(322)	9.3%(71)	9.7%(74)	28.9%(221)
24	Rockburn Elementary	Elkridge, MD	649	70.8%	41.6%(270)	12.5%(81)	5.2%(34)	30.2%(196)
25	Worthington Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	403	70.7%	38.0%(153)	12.7%(51)	6.5%(26)	35.2%(142)
26	Ilchester Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	482	70.3%	44.0%(212)	12.0%(58)	6.0%(29)	27.4%(132)
27	Dayton Oaks Elementary	Dayton, MD	739	69.2%	46.4%(343)	10.7%(79)	6.2%(46)	25.6%(189)
28	St. Johns Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	636	69.0%	42.0%(267)	9.9%(63)	7.4%(47)	33.8%(215)
29	Centennial Lane Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	749	68.7%	31.8%(238)	8.7%(65)	6.0%(45)	44.1%(330)
30	Guilford Elementary	Columbia, MD	437	68.4%	13.0%(57)	49.0%(214)	20.4%(89)	11.9%(52)
31	Cradlerock Elementary	Columbia, MD	453	68.3%	17.9%(81)	48.1%(218)	21.0%(95)	3.8%(17)
32	Bryant Woods Elementary	Columbia, MD	366	68.0%	21.3%(78)	49.2%(180)	14.5%(53)	7.7%(28)
33	Atholton Elementary	Columbia, MD	516	67.9%	49.6%(256)	21.1%(109)	12.4%(64)	6.6%(34)
34	Deep Run Elementary	Elkridge, MD	638	67.4%	16.1%(103)	19.4%(124)	50.2%(320)	9.4%(60)
35	Manor Woods Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	697	67.4%	33.6%(234)	9.9%(69)	4.2%(29)	44.3%(309)
36	Running Brook Elementary	Columbia, MD	407	67.3%	16.5%(67)	51.4%(209)	14.7%(60)	9.3%(38)
37	Laurel Woods Elementary	Laurel, MD	625	66.4%	6.7%(42)	44.3%(277)	35.4%(221)	8.5%(53)
38	Triadelphia Ridge Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	619	65.2%	38.1%(236)	7.1%(44)	4.2%(26)	43.8%(271)
39	Waverly Elementary	Ellicott City, MD	827	62.1%	25.8%(213)	7.3%(60)	5.3%(44)	54.9%(454)
40	West Friendship Elementary	West Friendship, MD	367	59.6%	58.6%(215)	6.5%(24)	7.4%(27)	21.3%(78)
41	Bushy Park Elementary	Glenwood, MD	631	52.8%	66.4%(419)	6.0%(38)	9.0%(57)	12.4%(78)
42	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine, MD	480	49.3%	69.4%(333)	4.2%(20)	10.8%(52)	9.6%(46)

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