Gilman School Photo - Middle School boys leave the Walter Lord Library, named for one of Gilman's most accomplished and most loyal alumni, Walter Lord '35, who wrote 12 books, notable among them "A Night to Remember" detailing the last hours of the Titanic.

Best Maryland Private Preschools Offering Football Sport (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 8 private preschools offering football as an interscholastic sport serving 5,064 students in Maryland.
The top ranked offering football sport private preschools in Maryland include Gilman School, Severn School, and McDonogh School.
The average acceptance rate is 87%, which is higher than the Maryland private preschool average acceptance rate of 80%.
63% of private preschools offering football sport in Maryland are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and African Methodist Episcopal).

Top Private Preschools Offering Football Sport in Maryland (2025-26)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Riverdale Baptist School
Riverdale Baptist School Photo - The entire student body together for a group photo during Spirit Week in 2012.
(Baptist)
(2)
1133 Largo Rd
Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
(301) 249-7000
Gr: PK-12 | 479 students Avg. class size: 20 students Sports: 10 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Arundel Christian School
Arundel Christian School Photo
(Church of God)
(7)
7459 Candlewood Drive, Suites A-F
Hanover, MD 21076
(410) 859-8573
Gr: PK-12 | 378 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Gilman School
Gilman School Photo - Gilman's Upper School prepares young men to build the world of tomorrow. Students engage in a timeless and challenging college-preparatory program that emphasizes a strong work ethic, critical thinking skills, effective oral and written communication, and lifelong enjoyment of intellectual pursuits.
All-boys
5407 Roland Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21210
(410) 323-3800
Gr: PK-12 | 1,035 student Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 18 | Extracurrculars: 35 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
McDonogh School
McDonogh School Photo
(2)
8600 McDonogh Rd
Owings Mills, MD 21117
(443) 544-7020
Gr: PK-12 | 1,458 student Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 21 | Extracurrculars: 88 Tuition listed
Mother Mary Lange Catholic School
Mother Mary Lange Catholic School Photo
(Catholic)
200 N Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21201
(443) 884-9800
Gr: PK-8 | 398 students Sports: 53 Tuition listed
Severn School
Severn School Photo
201 Water St
Severna Park, MD 21146
(410) 647-7700
Gr: NS-12 | 911 students Avg. class size: 13 students Sports: 14 | Extracurrculars: 50 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Reid Temple Christian Academy
(African Methodist Episcopal)
(1)
11400 Glenn Dale Blvd
Glenn Dale, MD 20769
(301) 860-6570
Gr: PK-8 | 216 students Avg. class size: 16 students Sports: 4 Tuition listed
St. Marys Elementary School
(Catholic)
(9)
600 Veirs Mill Road
Rockville, MD 20852
(301) 762-4179
Gr: PK-8 | 189 students Avg. class size: 26 students Sports: 8 | Extracurrculars: 12 Tuition listed

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