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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
301Mount View MiddleMarriottsvilleHoward County Public Schools8198817.6%
302Maryland City ElementaryLaurelAnne Arundel County Public Schools4194507.4%
303Waverly ElementaryEllicott CityHoward County Public Schools7708277.4%
304Brooklyn Park ElementaryBaltimoreAnne Arundel County Public Schools4314637.4%
305Glen Haven ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools5035407.4%
306Windsor Knolls MiddleIjamsvilleFrederick County Public Schools7578127.3%
307Bollman Bridge ElementaryJessupHoward County Public Schools7227757.3%
308Rippling Woods ElementaryGlen BurnieAnne Arundel County Public Schools6557027.2%
309Belmont ElementaryOlneyMontgomery County Public Schools3203437.2%
310Mardela Middle & HighMardela SpringsWicomico County Public Schools6927427.2%
311Meadowvale ElementaryHavre De GraceHarford County Public Schools5155527.2%
312Carole Highlands ElementaryTakoma ParkPrince George's County Public Schools5085447.1%
313Glendale ElementaryGlen BurnieAnne Arundel County Public Schools4094387.1%
314Potomac ElementaryPotomacMontgomery County Public Schools4444757.0%
315Westminster ElementaryWestminsterCarroll County Public Schools5275647.0%
316Baltimore School for the ArtsBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools4144437.0%
317South Dorchester SchoolChurch CreekDorchester County Public Schools2152307.0%
318Bel Air ElementaryBel AirHarford County Public Schools4875217.0%
319Stemmers Run MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools7778316.9%
320Washington Academy and High SchoolPrincess AnneSomerset County Public Schools5796196.9%
321Southern HighHarwoodAnne Arundel County Public Schools1,0101,0806.9%
322Arbutus MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools9129746.8%
323Parkside HighSalisburyWicomico County Public Schools1,1911,2726.8%
324Delmar ElementaryDelmarWicomico County Public Schools8579146.7%
325Salem Avenue ElementaryHagerstownWashington County Public Schools6687136.7%
326Carrolltowne ElementarySykesvilleCarroll County Public Schools5565936.7%
327Excel Academy Public CharterFort WashingtonPrince George's County Public Schools4264546.6%
328Friendly HighFort WashingtonPrince George's County Public Schools8398946.6%
329Chesapeake Bay MiddlePasadenaAnne Arundel County Public Schools1,0211,0876.5%
330Mattaponi ElementaryUpper MarlboroPrince George's County Public Schools3673916.5%
331Oxon Hill HighOxon HillPrince George's County Public Schools1,4661,5626.5%
332Strathmore ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools4364646.4%
333Bowie HighBowiePrince George's County Public Schools2,4242,5806.4%
334Morrell Park Elementary/MiddleBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools4244516.4%
335Arnold ElementaryArnoldAnne Arundel County Public Schools4274546.3%
336Fort Washington Forest ElemFort WashingtonPrince George's County Public Schools3043236.3%
337Belle Grove ElementaryBaltimoreAnne Arundel County Public Schools2873056.3%
338Walkersville ElementaryWalkersvilleFrederick County Public Schools6516926.3%
339Calvert MiddlePrince FrederickCalvert County Public Schools5716076.3%
340Farmland ElementaryRockvilleMontgomery County Public Schools7978476.3%
341William A. Diggs Elementary SchoolWaldorfCharles County Public Schools8258766.2%
342William Winchester ElementaryWestminsterCarroll County Public Schools5535876.1%
343Manchester ElementaryManchesterCarroll County Public Schools6336716.0%
344Patuxent ElementaryUpper MarlboroPrince George's County Public Schools2652816.0%
345Mount Airy ElementaryMount AiryCarroll County Public Schools4364626.0%
346Atholton ElementaryColumbiaHoward County Public Schools4875166.0%
347City Neighbors HamiltonBaltimoreBaltimore City Public Schools2362505.9%
348Montgomery Blair HighSilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools3,0833,2665.9%
349Chesapeake Terrace ElementaryBaltimoreBaltimore County Public Schools3263455.8%
350Westover ElementarySilver SpringMontgomery County Public Schools2782945.8%
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