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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
651Belvedere ElementaryArnoldAnne Arundel County Public Schools563542-3.7%
652Burleigh Manor MiddleEllicott CityHoward County Public Schools807777-3.7%
653North East HighNorth EastCecil County Public Schools1,0981,057-3.7%
654Crossland HighTemple HillsPrince George's County Public Schools1,1371,094-3.8%
655Patapsco High and Center for ArtsBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools1,4401,385-3.8%
656Riverview ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools574552-3.8%
657Emmorton ElementaryBel AirHarford County Public Schools607584-3.8%
658Forest Oak MiddleGaithersburgMontgomery County Public Schools861828-3.8%
659Flintstone ElementaryFlintstoneAllegany County Public Schools232223-3.9%
660Westminster HighWestminsterCarroll County Public Schools1,5371,477-3.9%
661Spring Garden ElementaryHampsteadCarroll County Public Schools458439-4.1%
662Van Bokkelen ElementarySevernAnne Arundel County Public Schools491471-4.1%
663Westminster West MiddleWestminsterCarroll County Public Schools962923-4.1%
664Brooke Grove ElementaryOlneyMontgomery County Public Schools407390-4.2%
665MacArthur MiddleFort MeadeAnne Arundel County Public Schools1,037992-4.3%
666Bohemia Manor MiddleChesapeake CityCecil County Public Schools494473-4.3%
667Maugansville ElementaryMaugansvilleWashington County Public Schools729698-4.3%
668Chillum ElementaryHyattsvillePrince George's County Public Schools322308-4.3%
669Buckingham ElementaryBerlinWorcester County Public Schools541518-4.3%
670Northwood HighRockvilleMontgomery County Public Schools1,7311,654-4.4%
671Kettering ElementaryUpper MarlboroPrince George's County Public Schools434415-4.4%
672Kingsville ElementaryKingsvilleBaltimore County Public Schools341326-4.4%
673Kent Island High SchoolStevensvilleQueen Anne's County Public Schools1,2061,153-4.4%
674James M. Bennett HighSalisburyWicomico County Public Schools1,5421,474-4.4%
675Shiloh MiddleHampsteadCarroll County Public Schools661631-4.5%
676Jones Lane ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public Schools448428-4.5%
677Accokeek AcademyAccokeekPrince George's County Public Schools1,5141,445-4.6%
678Francis Scott Key MiddleSilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools996950-4.6%
679Springhill Lake ElementaryGreenbeltPrince George's County Public Schools843804-4.6%
680Clear Spring ElementaryClear SpringWashington County Public Schools417398-4.6%
681Dynard ElementaryChapticoSt. Mary's County Public Schools443422-4.7%
682Severna Park MiddleSeverna ParkAnne Arundel County Public Schools1,4541,386-4.7%
683Crisfield Academy and High SchoolCrisfieldSomerset County Public Schools384366-4.7%
684Cannon Road ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools407388-4.7%
685Matapeake Middle SchoolStevensvilleQueen Anne's County Public Schools378360-4.8%
686Rodgers Forge ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools433412-4.8%
687Centreville Middle SchoolCentrevilleQueen Anne's County Public Schools526501-4.8%
688General Smallwood Middle SchoolIndian HeadCharles County Public Schools525500-4.8%
689Candlewood ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public Schools376358-4.8%
690Forest Ridge ElementaryLaurelHoward County Public Schools693659-4.9%
691Aberdeen MiddleAberdeenHarford County Public Schools1,1261,071-4.9%
692Aberdeen HighAberdeenHarford County Public Schools1,4681,396-4.9%
693Watkins Mill HighGaithersburgMontgomery County Public Schools1,6601,577-5.0%
694Walter J. Mitchell Elementary SchoolLa PlataCharles County Public Schools698663-5.0%
695Churchville ElementaryChurchvilleHarford County Public Schools383364-5.0%
696Jeffers Hill ElementaryColumbiaHoward County Public Schools428406-5.1%
697Patapsco MiddleEllicott CityHoward County Public Schools706670-5.1%
698Woodfield ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public Schools331314-5.1%
699Veterans ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public Schools930883-5.1%
700Maryvale ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public Schools650617-5.1%
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