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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
51	Oakdale High	Ijamsville	Frederick County Public Schools	1,252	1,702	35.9%
52	Patuxent Valley Middle	Jessup	Howard County Public Schools	618	840	35.9%
53	Mill Creek Towne Elementary	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	389	528	35.7%
54	Old Mill Middle South	Millersville	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	870	1,173	34.8%
55	Waverley Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	717	965	34.6%
56	The Belair-Edison School	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	680	911	34.0%
57	Paul Laurence Dunbar High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	811	1,087	34.0%
58	Baltimore Montessori Public Charter School	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	452	604	33.6%
59	H Winship Wheatley E C C	Capitol Heights	Prince George's County Public Schools	259	345	33.2%
60	Park Heights Academy	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	293	390	33.1%
61	New Town High	Owings Mills	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,064	1,414	32.9%
62	Winfield Elementary	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	548	724	32.1%
63	Paint Branch Elementary	College Park	Prince George's County Public Schools	370	488	31.9%
64	Woodhome Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	376	496	31.9%
65	Drew-Freeman Middle	District Heights	Prince George's County Public Schools	777	1,022	31.5%
66	Charles Herbert Flowers High	Springdale	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,062	2,712	31.5%
67	Valley Elementary	Jefferson	Frederick County Public Schools	400	525	31.3%
68	John Ruhrah Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	810	1,061	31.0%
69	Gov. Thomas Johnson High	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	1,578	2,066	30.9%
70	Luxmanor Elementary	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	523	684	30.8%
71	Dundalk High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,596	2,087	30.8%
72	Marriotts Ridge High	Marriottsville	Howard County Public Schools	1,332	1,741	30.7%
73	Havre de Grace High	Havre de Grace	Harford County Public Schools	630	822	30.5%
74	Meade Heights Elementary	Ft. Meade	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	380	494	30.0%
75	Woodlawn High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,479	1,922	30.0%
76	Sharpsburg Elementary	Sharpsburg	Washington County Public Schools	279	362	29.7%
77	South Hagerstown High	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	1,304	1,690	29.6%
78	Chesapeake Charter School	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	416	539	29.6%
79	Windsor Mill Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	468	606	29.5%
80	Salisbury Middle	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	656	847	29.1%
81	Frederick Douglass High	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	916	1,183	29.1%
82	Coppin Academy	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	349	450	28.9%
83	Monocacy Valley Montessori	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	300	386	28.7%
84	Poolesville Elementary	Poolesville	Montgomery County Public Schools	448	576	28.6%
85	Maurice J. McDonough High School	Pomfret	Charles County Public Schools	907	1,163	28.2%
86	Rosaryville Elementary	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	406	517	27.3%
87	Arundel Middle	Odenton	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	1,032	1,312	27.1%
88	George T. Cromwell Elementary	Glen Burnie	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	311	395	27.0%
89	G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale	Aberdeen	Harford County Public Schools	417	528	26.6%
90	Arundel Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	343	434	26.5%
91	Parkway Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	208	263	26.4%
92	Orems Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	318	402	26.4%
93	Burnt Mills Elementary	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	591	747	26.4%
94	St. Charles High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	1,281	1,617	26.2%
95	Jessup Elementary	Jessup	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	512	646	26.2%
96	Fountain Rock Elementary	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	253	319	26.1%
97	Benjamin Tasker Middle	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	841	1,058	25.8%
98	Clarksville Elementary	Clarksville	Howard County Public Schools	432	543	25.7%
99	Lakeland Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	851	1,070	25.7%
100	Colgate Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	424	533	25.7%

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