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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
901Franklin MiddleReisterstownBaltimore County Public Schools1,2981,150-11.4%
902Deer Park Middle Magnet SchoolRandallstownBaltimore County Public Schools1,2721,127-11.4%
903Cedarmere ElementaryReisterstownBaltimore County Public Schools567502-11.5%
904Walkersville MiddleWalkersvilleFrederick County Public Schools880779-11.5%
905Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #215BaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools458405-11.6%
906Harford Hills ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools422373-11.6%
907C. Milton Wright HighBel AirHarford County Public Schools1,4601,291-11.6%
908Gorman Crossing ElementaryLaurelHoward County Public Schools848750-11.6%
909Margaret Brent MiddleMechanicsvilleSt. Mary's County Public Schools993878-11.6%
910Rockburn ElementaryElkridgeHoward County Public Schools735649-11.7%
911Powhatan ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools283250-11.7%
912Thurmont ElementaryThurmontFrederick County Public Schools321283-11.8%
913Shipley's Choice ElementaryMillersvilleAnne Arundel County Public Schools390344-11.8%
914DuFief ElementaryGaithersburgMontgomery County Public Schools313276-11.8%
915Galway ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools788695-11.8%
916Kingsview MiddleGermantownMontgomery County Public Schools1,029908-11.8%
917Forest Hill ElementaryForest HillHarford County Public Schools512451-11.9%
918Joppatowne ElementaryJoppaHarford County Public Schools562495-11.9%
919Glyndon ElementaryReisterstownBaltimore County Public Schools540476-11.9%
920Boonsboro MiddleBoonsboroWashington County Public Schools764673-11.9%
921Middlesex ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools509448-12.0%
922John Humbird ElementaryCumberlandAllegany County Public Schools275242-12.0%
923Galena Elementary SchoolGalenaKent County Public Schools351309-12.0%
924Murray Hill MiddleLaurelHoward County Public Schools700616-12.0%
925Calvert HighPrince FrederickCalvert County Public Schools1,2271,080-12.0%
926Beach ElementaryChesapeake BeachCalvert County Public Schools571502-12.1%
927Oakland Mills MiddleColumbiaHoward County Public Schools472415-12.1%
928Commodore John Rodgers Elementary/MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools881774-12.1%
929Reisterstown ElementaryReisterstownBaltimore County Public Schools590518-12.2%
930Roscoe R Nix ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools498437-12.2%
931Gale-Bailey Elementary SchoolMarburyCharles County Public Schools392344-12.2%
932Easton MiddleEastonTalbot County Public Schools801703-12.2%
933Rising Sun Middle SchoolRising SunCecil County Public Schools674592-12.2%
934Lyons Mill ElementaryOwings MillsBaltimore County Public Schools764671-12.2%
935Pleasant Plains ElementaryTowsonBaltimore County Public Schools655575-12.2%
936Argyle MiddleSilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools989868-12.2%
937Manor Woods ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public Schools794697-12.2%
938Kent County HighWortonKent County Public Schools583511-12.3%
939John Hanson Middle SchoolWaldorfCharles County Public Schools829727-12.3%
940Mary B. Neal Elementary SchoolWaldorfCharles County Public Schools714626-12.3%
941Thomas S. Wootton HighRockvilleMontgomery County Public Schools2,1341,870-12.4%
942Mays Chapel ElementaryTimoniumBaltimore County Public Schools750657-12.4%
943Sargent Shriver ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools796697-12.4%
944Fairland ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools631553-12.4%
945Glassmanor ElementaryOxon HillPrince George's County Public Schools298261-12.4%
946District Heights ElementaryDistrict HeightsPrince George's County Public Schools417365-12.5%
947North Dorchester Middle SchoolHurlockDorchester County Public Schools473414-12.5%
948Clemens Crossing ElementaryColumbiaHoward County Public Schools550481-12.5%
949Ridgely MiddleLuthervilleBaltimore County Public Schools1,1881,039-12.5%
950Vansville ElementaryBeltsvillePrince George's County Public Schools775677-12.6%
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