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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
101	Rocky Hill Middle	Clarksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	804	1,010	25.6%
102	Northern Middle	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	670	841	25.5%
103	Darnestown Elementary	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	284	356	25.4%
104	Medfield Heights Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	387	485	25.3%
105	Frederick High	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	1,455	1,821	25.2%
106	Fallstaff Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	488	611	25.2%
107	Wicomico High	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	1,043	1,304	25.0%
108	North Bend Elementary	Jarrettsville	Harford County Public Schools	375	467	24.5%
109	New Market Middle	New Market	Frederick County Public Schools	543	676	24.5%
110	John Poole Middle	Poolesville	Montgomery County Public Schools	375	467	24.5%
111	Linganore High	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	1,324	1,647	24.4%
112	Red House Run Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	558	694	24.4%
113	Pocomoke Middle	Pocomoke City	Worcester County Public Schools	374	465	24.3%
114	Western High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,038	1,290	24.3%
115	Prince Street School	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	786	976	24.2%
116	Benjamin Stoddert Middle School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	741	920	24.2%
117	Tayac Elementary	Fort Washington	Prince George's County Public Schools	370	459	24.1%
118	Hallie Wells Middle	Clarksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	752	931	23.8%
119	Pocomoke Elementary	Pocomoke City	Worcester County Public Schools	397	491	23.7%
120	Westbrook Elementary	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	380	468	23.2%
121	Quarterfield Elementary	Severn	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	442	544	23.1%
122	Elmer A. Henderson: A Johns Hopkins Partnership	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	517	636	23.0%
123	Clarksville Middle	Clarksville	Howard County Public Schools	552	679	23.0%
124	Freedom District Elementary	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	511	627	22.7%
125	Charlestown Elementary	Charlestown	Cecil County Public Schools	249	305	22.5%
126	Frances R Fuchs E C C	Beltsville	Prince George's County Public Schools	298	364	22.1%
127	Jonathan Hager Elementary	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	408	498	22.1%
128	Joppatowne High	Joppa	Harford County Public Schools	723	882	22.0%
129	Showell Elementary	Berlin	Worcester County Public Schools	523	638	22.0%
130	Oakland Mills High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	1,158	1,413	22.0%
131	Walter Johnson High	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	2,475	3,016	21.9%
132	Southern Garrett High School	Oakland	Garrett County Public Schools	715	870	21.7%
133	Beaver Run School	Salisbury	Wicomico County Public Schools	609	741	21.7%
134	Spring Ridge Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	498	605	21.5%
135	Surrattsville High	Clinton	Prince George's County Public Schools	721	875	21.4%
136	Havre de Grace Elementary	Havre De Grace	Harford County Public Schools	490	593	21.0%
137	Duval High	Lanham	Prince George's County Public Schools	2,085	2,522	21.0%
138	Elmer A. Wolfe Elementary	Union Bridge	Carroll County Public Schools	416	502	20.7%
139	James Hubert Blake High	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,624	1,960	20.7%
140	Patterson High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,103	1,330	20.6%
141	Odenton Elementary	Odenton	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	487	587	20.5%
142	Harlem Park Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	334	402	20.4%
143	Kenwood High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,582	1,900	20.1%
144	Sequoyah Elementary	Derwood	Montgomery County Public Schools	384	460	19.8%
145	River Hill High	Clarksville	Howard County Public Schools	1,157	1,383	19.5%
146	Linton Springs Elementary	Sykesville	Carroll County Public Schools	636	759	19.3%
147	Chesapeake City Elementary	Chesapeake City	Cecil County Public Schools	323	385	19.2%
148	Kettering Middle	Upper Marlboro	Prince George's County Public Schools	733	874	19.2%
149	North Hagerstown High	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	1,328	1,583	19.2%
150	Highlandtown Elementary/Middle #237	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	757	899	18.8%

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