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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
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
601Lansdowne HighBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools1,3421,313-2.2%
602Thomas Johnson Elementary/MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools544532-2.2%
603Eleanor Roosevelt HighGreenbeltPrince George's County Public Schools2,6022,544-2.2%
604Germantown ElementaryGermantownMontgomery County Public Schools321314-2.2%
605Four Seasons ElementaryGambrillsAnne Arundel County Public Schools683667-2.3%
606Hampton ElementaryLuthervilleBaltimore County Public Schools568555-2.3%
607North County HighGlen BurnieAnne Arundel County Public Schools2,2142,161-2.4%
608Ocean City ElementaryOcean CityWorcester County Public Schools580566-2.4%
609Little Bennett ElementaryClarksburgMontgomery County Public Schools629614-2.4%
610Southern MiddleLothianAnne Arundel County Public Schools744726-2.4%
611Halstead AcademyBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools501489-2.4%
612Northwestern HighHyattsvillePrince George's County Public Schools2,4542,396-2.4%
613Carter G Woodson ElementaryCrisfieldSomerset County Public Schools525512-2.5%
614Northeast HighPasadenaAnne Arundel County Public Schools1,4221,387-2.5%
615Red Pump Elementary SchoolBel AirHarford County Public Schools714696-2.5%
616Richard Montgomery HighRockvilleMontgomery County Public Schools2,4282,366-2.6%
617East Salisbury ElementarySalisburyWicomico County Public Schools499486-2.6%
618Middletown ElementaryMiddletownFrederick County Public Schools473460-2.7%
619Springfield MiddleWilliamsportWashington County Public Schools830808-2.7%
620National Academy FoundationBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools823801-2.7%
621Bear Creek ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools474461-2.7%
622Edgewater ElementaryEdgewaterAnne Arundel County Public Schools593577-2.7%
623Rolling Knolls ElementaryAnnapolisAnne Arundel County Public Schools413402-2.7%
624Catonsville HighBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools1,7831,735-2.7%
625Loch Raven Technical AcademyBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools743722-2.8%
626Century HighSykesvilleCarroll County Public Schools1,1331,101-2.8%
627Cash Valley ElementaryLavaleAllegany County Public Schools274266-2.9%
628Hillcrest ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools698678-2.9%
629Southampton MiddleBel AirHarford County Public Schools1,2281,192-2.9%
630Guilford ElementaryColumbiaHoward County Public Schools450437-2.9%
631Northwood ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools661641-3.0%
632Colonel Richardson Middle SchoolFederalsburgCaroline County Public Schools402390-3.0%
633Rock View ElementaryKensingtonMontgomery County Public Schools606588-3.0%
634North Harford HighPylesvilleHarford County Public Schools1,2411,204-3.0%
635William H. Farquhar MiddleOlneyMontgomery County Public Schools703682-3.0%
636Fields Road ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public Schools467453-3.0%
637Kent Island Elementary SchoolStevensvilleQueen Anne's County Public Schools466452-3.0%
638General John Stricker MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools736713-3.1%
639Roland Park Elementary/MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools1,4151,371-3.1%
640Dr. Charles R. Drew ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools501485-3.2%
641Briggs Chaney MiddleSilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools886858-3.2%
642Montgomery Knolls ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools493477-3.2%
643Greenbelt MiddleGreenbeltPrince George's County Public Schools1,3151,270-3.4%
644Elk Neck ElementaryElktonCecil County Public Schools443428-3.4%
645Middletown MiddleMiddletownFrederick County Public Schools812784-3.4%
646Timber Grove ElementaryOwings MillsBaltimore County Public Schools630608-3.5%
647Preston Elementary SchoolPrestonCaroline County Public Schools395381-3.5%
648John T. Baker Middle SchoolDamascusMontgomery County Public Schools872841-3.6%
649Billie Holiday ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools251242-3.6%
650Belvedere ElementaryArnoldAnne Arundel County Public Schools563542-3.7%
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