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Fastest-growing Maryland public schools, 2017-2024

Maryland 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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MARYLAND · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Calvin M. Rodwell Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	316	799	153%
2	Walter P. Carter Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	334	834	150%
3	Pimlico Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	317	732	131%
4	Chesapeake Math and IT South Public Charter	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	661	1,503	127%
5	Chesapeake Science Point	Hanover	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	463	1,051	127%
6	Green Valley Elementary	Monrovia	Frederick County Public Schools	417	850	104%
7	Seneca Valley High	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,187	2,409	103%
8	Wildwood Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	377	743	97.1%
9	Academy for College and Career Exploration	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	513	967	88.5%
10	Oakdale Elementary	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	631	1,167	84.9%
11	Graceland Park/O'Donnell Heights Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	456	831	82.2%
12	Bedford Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	325	586	80.3%
13	Chesapeake Math and IT Public Charter	Laurel	Prince George's County Public Schools	948	1,681	77.3%
14	Anne Arundel Evening High	Severna Park	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	249	439	76.3%
15	Crestwood Middle	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	579	996	72.0%
16	Francis Scott Key Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	439	722	64.5%
17	Forest Park High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	623	1,024	64.4%
18	Benjamin Franklin High School at Masonville Cove	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	494	786	59.1%
19	Arthur Middleton Elementary School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	488	774	58.6%
20	International High School @ Langley Park	Bladensburg	Prince George's County Public Schools	236	368	55.9%
21	Sandtown-Winchester Achievement Academy	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	263	410	55.9%
22	Cherokee Lane Elementary	Adelphi	Prince George's County Public Schools	554	863	55.8%
23	Bay-Brook Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	455	706	55.2%
24	Oakdale Middle	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	704	1,085	54.1%
25	Fairmont Heights High	Landover	Prince George's County Public Schools	709	1,090	53.7%
26	Overlea High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	971	1,474	51.8%
27	Hyattsville Middle	Hyattsville	Prince George's County Public Schools	861	1,305	51.6%
28	James McHenry Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	389	588	51.2%
29	Victory Villa Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	413	612	48.2%
30	Largo High	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	784	1,159	47.8%
31	Tulip Grove Elementary	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	323	477	47.7%
32	Mary E. Rodman Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	292	431	47.6%
33	Abbottston Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	224	330	47.3%
34	Walker Mill Middle	Capitol Heights	Prince George's County Public Schools	734	1,054	43.6%
35	Wheaton High	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,958	2,794	42.7%
36	William Tyler Page Elementary	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	439	620	41.2%
37	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle	Germantown	Montgomery County Public Schools	596	841	41.1%
38	Sandymount Elementary	Finksburg	Carroll County Public Schools	455	640	40.7%
39	Doswell E. Brooks Elementary	Capital Heights	Prince George's County Public Schools	209	291	39.2%
40	Twin Ridge Elementary	Mt Airy	Frederick County Public Schools	506	703	38.9%
41	Yellow Springs Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	453	628	38.6%
42	Capitol Heights Elementary	Capitol Heights	Prince George's County Public Schools	229	317	38.4%
43	Piccowaxen Middle School	Newburg	Charles County Public Schools	418	578	38.3%
44	Holabird Academy	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	470	650	38.3%
45	Brandywine Elementary	Brandywine	Prince George's County Public Schools	414	572	38.2%
46	The Reach! Partnership School	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	526	724	37.6%
47	Silver Creek Middle	Kensington	Montgomery County Public Schools	549	751	36.8%
48	Empowerment Academy	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	252	344	36.5%
49	Dorothy I. Height Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	319	435	36.4%
50	International High school @ Largo	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	260	354	36.2%

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