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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
251Glenarden Woods ElementaryLanhamPrince George's County Public Schools46951610.0%
252Chesapeake HighPasadenaAnne Arundel County Public Schools1,4001,54010.0%
253Summit Park ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools4735209.9%
254Brooklyn Park MiddleBaltimoreAnne Arundel County Public Schools7147849.8%
255La Plata High SchoolLa PlataCharles County Public Schools1,1081,2179.8%
256Laurel HighLaurelPrince George's County Public Schools1,9402,1299.7%
257North East ElementaryNorth EastCecil County Public Schools5616159.6%
258Northeast MiddlePasadenaAnne Arundel County Public Schools8239019.5%
259Woodbridge ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools4424849.5%
260Chapel Forge E C CBowiePrince George's County Public Schools2102309.5%
261Pocomoke HighPocomoke CityWorcester County Public Schools3423749.4%
262Damascus HighDamascusMontgomery County Public Schools1,2711,3909.4%
263Seabrook ElementarySeabrookPrince George's County Public Schools3343659.3%
264John F. Kennedy HighSilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools1,7201,8809.3%
265Broad Ford ElementaryOaklandGarrett County Public Schools5506019.3%
266Kenilworth ElementaryBowiePrince George's County Public Schools3333649.3%
267Catonsville ElementaryCatonsvilleBaltimore County Public Schools5986539.2%
268Piney Ridge ElementarySykesvilleCarroll County Public Schools5305789.1%
269Oklahoma Road MiddleSykesvilleCarroll County Public Schools7488169.1%
270Mechanicsville ElementarySykesvilleCarroll County Public Schools4685109.0%
271Oakville ElementaryMechanicsvilleSt. Mary's County Public Schools2672919.0%
272Hammond MiddleLaurelHoward County Public Schools5546049.0%
273Pinewood ElementaryTimoniumBaltimore County Public Schools5495988.9%
274Arcola ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools6867478.9%
275ConneXions: A Community Based Arts SchoolBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools4815238.7%
276Pointers Run ElementaryClarksvilleHoward County Public Schools7688358.7%
277Edgewood ElementaryEdgewoodHarford County Public Schools3944288.6%
278Stephen Decatur HighBerlinWorcester County Public Schools1,3481,4628.5%
279Mount Harmony ElementaryOwingsCalvert County Public Schools6056568.4%
280Holabird MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools9481,0278.3%
281Norwood ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools4815218.3%
282Dayton Oaks ElementaryDaytonHoward County Public Schools6837398.2%
283North Dorchester High SchoolHurlockDorchester County Public Schools4865268.2%
284Taneytown ElementaryTaneytownCarroll County Public Schools4164508.2%
285Fountaindale ElementaryHagerstownWashington County Public Schools3824138.1%
286Myersville ElementaryMyersvilleFrederick County Public Schools3724028.1%
287Stephen Decatur MiddleClintonPrince George's County Public Schools6957518.1%
288Battle Grove ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools3083338.1%
289Frost ElementaryFrostburgAllegany County Public Schools2252438.0%
290Digital Harbor High SchoolBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools1,2581,3598.0%
291Takoma Park MiddleSilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools1,0901,1778.0%
292Hickory ElementaryWilliamsportWashington County Public Schools3023267.9%
293Hampstead ElementaryHampsteadCarroll County Public Schools3714007.8%
294Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer Elementary SchoolWaldorfCharles County Public Schools6136617.8%
295Chesapeake HighBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools9761,0527.8%
296Wiley H. Bates MiddleAnnapolisAnne Arundel County Public Schools6567077.8%
297Dundalk ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools7037577.7%
298Parkdale HighRiverdalePrince George's County Public Schools2,4022,5887.7%
299Walkersville HighWalkersvilleFrederick County Public Schools1,0981,1817.6%
300Leonardtown ElementaryLeonardtownSt. Mary's County Public Schools4735097.6%
Page 6 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Open in both years; required 200+ students in 2017-18 to keep the percentage change meaningful.

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