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Fastest-growing Maine public schools, 2017-2024

Maine 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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MAINE · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Narragansett Elementary School	Gorham	Gorham Public Schools	259	479	84.9%
2	Kate Furbish Elementary School	Brunswick	Brunswick Public Schools	411	616	49.9%
3	Saccarappa School	Westbrook	Westbrook Public Schools	290	396	36.6%
4	Mountain Valley Middle School	Mexico	RSU 10	276	376	36.2%
5	Yarmouth Elementary School	Yarmouth	Yarmouth Schools	355	476	34.1%
6	Raymond Elementary School	Raymond	RSU 14	219	275	25.6%
7	Maine Connections Academy	South Portland	Maine Connections Academy	406	504	24.1%
8	Winslow Elementary School	Winslow	Winslow Schools	469	581	23.9%
9	Sacopee Valley Elementary School	Hiram	RSU 55/MSAD 55	295	364	23.4%
10	Deer Isle-Stonington Elementary Sch	Deer Isle	Deer Isle-Stonington CSD	204	249	22.1%
11	Maine Virtual Academy	Augusta	Maine Virtual Academy	390	475	21.8%
12	Greely Middle School 4-5	Cumberland	RSU 51/MSAD 51	308	375	21.8%
13	Oak Hill Middle School	Sabattus	RSU 04	313	380	21.4%
14	Mabel I Wilson School	Cumberland	RSU 51/MSAD 51	604	730	20.9%
15	Houlton Southside School	Houlton	RSU 29/MSAD 29	305	368	20.7%
16	Portland High School	Portland	Portland Public Schools	756	912	20.6%
17	James H Bean School	Sidney	RSU 18	254	300	18.1%
18	Lewiston High School	Lewiston	Lewiston Public Schools	1,447	1,709	18.1%
19	Asa C Adams School	Orono	RSU 26	286	336	17.5%
20	Sea Road School	Kennebunk	RSU 21	263	308	17.1%
21	Lisbon High School	Lisbon Falls	Lisbon Public Schools	339	396	16.8%
22	Amanda C Rowe School	Portland	Portland Public Schools	403	470	16.6%
23	Tripp Middle School	Turner	RSU 52/MSAD 52	280	326	16.4%
24	Young School	Saco	Saco Public Schools	279	323	15.8%
25	Biddeford High School	Biddeford	Biddeford Public Schools	774	894	15.5%
26	Central School	South Berwick	RSU 35/MSAD 35	349	402	15.2%
27	Bucksport High School	Bucksport	RSU 25	314	361	15.0%
28	Edna Libby Elementary School	Standish	RSU 06/MSAD 06	259	296	14.3%
29	Turner Elementary School	Turner	RSU 52/MSAD 52	258	295	14.3%
30	Turner Primary School	Turner	RSU 52/MSAD 52	270	308	14.1%
31	Robert W Traip Academy	Kittery	Kittery Public Schools	258	294	14.0%
32	Wells Elementary School	Wells	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	497	563	13.3%
33	Miles Lane School	Bucksport	RSU 25	281	316	12.5%
34	George B Weatherbee School	Hampden	RSU 22	340	381	12.1%
35	Sanford High School	Sanford	Sanford Public Schools	996	1,115	11.9%
36	Morse Street School	Freeport	RSU 05	259	288	11.2%
37	Freeport High School	Freeport	RSU 05	535	593	10.8%
38	William H Rowe School	Yarmouth	Yarmouth Schools	222	246	10.8%
39	Mill Pond School	Hodgdon	RSU 70/MSAD 70	261	289	10.7%
40	Mt View Elementary School	Thorndike	RSU 03/MSAD 03	247	273	10.5%
41	Ellsworth High School	Ellsworth	Ellsworth Public Schools	472	521	10.4%
42	Miller School	Waldoboro	RSU 40/MSAD 40	328	361	10.1%
43	Camden Hills Regional H S	Rockport	Five Town CSD	688	757	10.0%
44	Hermon High School	Hermon	Hermon Public Schools	517	567	9.7%
45	Eva Hoyt Zippel School	Presque Isle	RSU 79/MSAD 01	264	289	9.5%
46	Wells Junior High School	Wells	Wells-Ogunquit CSD	418	455	8.9%
47	Durham Community School	Durham	RSU 05	432	469	8.6%
48	Maranacook Community High Sch	Readfield	RSU 38	356	385	8.1%
49	Waterboro Elementary School	East Waterboro	RSU 57/MSAD 57	508	547	7.7%
50	Pond Cove Elementary	Cape Elizabeth	Cape Elizabeth Public Schools	538	579	7.6%

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