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Fastest-growing Florida public schools, 2017-2024

Florida public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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FLORIDA · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	BONITA SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL	BONITA SPRINGS	LEE	232	1,490	542%
2	TRUE NORTH CLASSICAL ACADEMY	MIAMI	MIAMI-DADE	321	1,450	352%
3	FLORIDA CYBER CHARTER ACADEMY	JACKSONVILLE	DUVAL	395	1,677	325%
4	OSCEOLA SCIENCE CHARTER SCHOOL	KISSIMMEE	OSCEOLA	274	1,158	323%
5	PINECREST GLADES PREPARATORY ACADEMY MIDDLE HIGH SCHOOL	MIAMI	MIAMI-DADE	319	1,159	263%
6	MATER PALMS ACADEMY	HIALEAH GARDENS	OSCEOLA	251	866	245%
7	RENAISSANCE ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES	KISSIMMEE	OSCEOLA	305	962	215%
8	LEE COUNTY VIRTUAL FRANCHISE	FORT MYERS	LEE	255	796	212%
9	GATEWAY CHARTER SCHOOL	FORT MYERS	LEE	1,052	3,192	203%
10	BELL CREEK ACADEMY	RIVERVIEW	HILLSBOROUGH	391	1,125	188%
11	ST JOHNS CLASSICAL ACADEMY	FLEMING ISLAND	CLAY	351	978	179%
12	RUTLEDGE H. PEARSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	JACKSONVILLE	DUVAL	279	758	172%
13	OKALOOSA ONLINE NON FRANCHISED	CRESTVIEW	OKALOOSA	218	581	167%
14	DR CARTER G WOODSON K-8 SCHOOL	TAMPA	HILLSBOROUGH	372	990	166%
15	PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY	MINNEOLA	LAKE	419	1,096	162%
16	FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS	PALM BEACH GARDENS	PALM BEACH	373	963	158%
17	LAKE COMO SCHOOL	ORLANDO	ORANGE	365	928	154%
18	MILL CREEK ACADEMY	ST AUGUSTINE	ST. JOHNS	788	1,983	152%
19	RICHARD MILBURN ACADEMY	DAYTONA BEACH	VOLUSIA	312	771	147%
20	SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	MIAMI	MIAMI-DADE	241	594	147%
21	THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY	MIAMI	MIAMI-DADE	321	787	145%
22	DUVAL VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION ACADEMY	JACKSONVILLE	DUVAL	302	738	144%
23	BURNS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CHARTER SCHOOL	OAK HILL	VOLUSIA	451	1,099	144%
24	SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL	HOMESTEAD	MIAMI-DADE	407	971	139%
25	ROWLETT MIDDLE ACADEMY	BRADENTON	MANATEE	297	708	138%
26	SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMS	HOMESTEAD	MIAMI-DADE	797	1,890	137%
27	INNOVATION MONTESSORI OCOEE	OCOEE	ORANGE	405	919	127%
28	DR. TONI BILBAO PREPARATORY ACADEMY	DORAL	MIAMI-DADE	263	580	121%
29	PERSHING SCHOOL	ORLANDO	ORANGE	482	1,057	119%
30	SOMERSET COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMY	PORT SAINT LUCIE	ST. LUCIE	685	1,463	114%
31	TEAM SUCCESS A SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE	BRADENTON	MANATEE	696	1,441	107%
32	FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FROSTPROOF	POLK	420	853	103%
33	WORTHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	WEST PALM BEACH	PALM BEACH	239	485	103%
34	HORIZONS ACADEMY	BRADENTON	MANATEE	215	429	99.5%
35	ORLANDO SCIENCE MIDDLE HIGH CHARTER	ORLANDO	ORANGE	803	1,591	98.1%
36	FRANKLIN ACADEMY PEMBROKE PINES HIGH SCHOOL	PEMBROKE PINES	BROWARD	638	1,262	97.8%
37	PLATO ACADEMY PINELLAS PARK CHARTER SCHOOL	PINELLAS PARK	PINELLAS	272	535	96.7%
38	DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT COASTAL	JACKSONVILLE	DUVAL	551	1,082	96.4%
39	SOMERSET ACADEMY ST. LUCIE	PORT ST LUCIE	ST. LUCIE	354	687	94.1%
40	DUNE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SANTA ROSA BEACH	WALTON	480	924	92.5%
41	MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY	CUTLER BAY	MIAMI-DADE	480	917	91.0%
42	SEASIDE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL	JACKSONVILLE	DUVAL	268	511	90.7%
43	BROWARD VIRTUAL FRANCHISE	COCONUT CREEK	BROWARD	285	541	89.8%
44	LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY	ORLANDO	ORANGE	646	1,220	88.9%
45	WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY	YULEE	NASSAU	627	1,181	88.4%
46	ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL	JACKSONVILLE	DUVAL	447	839	87.7%
47	JAMES STEPHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FORT MYERS	LEE	389	730	87.7%
48	DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL	LAKE ALFRED	POLK	479	898	87.5%
49	WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY	WINTER GARDEN	ORANGE	279	523	87.5%
50	ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NAPLES	COLLIER	566	1,041	83.9%

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