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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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#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
351	Elkton High	Elkton	Cecil County Public Schools	993	1,050	5.7%
352	Northern Garrett High School	Accident	Garrett County Public Schools	416	439	5.5%
353	Lisbon Elementary	Woodbine	Howard County Public Schools	455	480	5.5%
354	Watkins Mill Elementary	Montgomery Village	Montgomery County Public Schools	696	734	5.5%
355	E. Russell Hicks Middle	Hagerstown	Washington County Public Schools	798	841	5.4%
356	Wilde Lake Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	610	643	5.4%
357	Thomas Stone High School	Waldorf	Charles County Public Schools	1,168	1,230	5.3%
358	Pine Crest Elementary	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	468	493	5.3%
359	Snow Hill Elementary	Snow Hill	Worcester County Public Schools	368	387	5.2%
360	Woodlin Elementary	Silver Spring	Montgomery County Public Schools	573	603	5.2%
361	Baltimore Polytechnic Institute	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,552	1,632	5.2%
362	Catoctin High	Thurmont	Frederick County Public Schools	783	823	5.1%
363	North Bethesda Middle	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,165	1,224	5.1%
364	Montgomery Village Middle	Montgomery Village	Montgomery County Public Schools	742	780	5.1%
365	Rockville High	Rockville	Montgomery County Public Schools	1,476	1,550	5.0%
366	Tunbridge Public Charter School	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	470	493	4.9%
367	Waterloo Elementary	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	635	666	4.9%
368	Franklin Square Elementary/Middle	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	467	490	4.9%
369	Annapolis High	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	1,980	2,075	4.8%
370	Dulaney High	Timonium	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,802	1,889	4.8%
371	Francis T. Evans Elementary	Clinton	Prince George's County Public Schools	375	393	4.8%
372	Centreville Elementary School	Centreville	Queen Anne's County Public Schools	511	535	4.7%
373	Berkshire Elementary	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	491	514	4.7%
374	Potomac High	Oxon Hill	Prince George's County Public Schools	1,287	1,347	4.7%
375	Gaithersburg Middle	Gaithersburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	830	869	4.7%
376	Reservoir High	Fulton	Howard County Public Schools	1,527	1,597	4.6%
377	Mount Savage Middle	Mount Savage	Allegany County Public Schools	390	408	4.6%
378	Parkville High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	1,796	1,877	4.5%
379	Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	1,641	1,714	4.4%
380	Perryville Elementary	Perryville	Cecil County Public Schools	405	423	4.4%
381	Carroll Creek Montessori Public Charter	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	304	317	4.3%
382	Town Creek Elementary	Lexington Park	St. Mary's County Public Schools	211	220	4.3%
383	Clarksburg High	Clarksburg	Montgomery County Public Schools	2,148	2,241	4.3%
384	Runnymede Elementary	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	599	625	4.3%
385	Friendship Valley Elementary	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	497	518	4.2%
386	Newport Mill Middle	Kensington	Montgomery County Public Schools	626	652	4.2%
387	Atholton High	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	1,478	1,540	4.2%
388	Bethesda Elementary	Bethesda	Montgomery County Public Schools	619	645	4.2%
389	Western School of Technology	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	905	942	4.1%
390	Lincoln Elementary	Frederick	Frederick County Public Schools	591	615	4.1%
391	Lake Elkhorn Middle	Columbia	Howard County Public Schools	547	569	4.0%
392	Yorktown Elementary	Bowie	Prince George's County Public Schools	381	396	3.9%
393	Cape St. Claire Elementary	Annapolis	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	635	660	3.9%
394	Winters Mill High	Westminster	Carroll County Public Schools	1,113	1,156	3.9%
395	Kenmoor Early Childhood Center	Landover	Prince George's County Public Schools	231	240	3.9%
396	Mayo Elementary	Edgewater	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	338	351	3.8%
397	Wolfe Street Academy	Baltimore	Baltimore City Public Schools	235	244	3.8%
398	Pikesville High	Baltimore	Baltimore County Public Schools	875	908	3.8%
399	Linthicum Elementary	Linthicum	Anne Arundel County Public Schools	491	509	3.7%
400	Northwestern Elementary	Mardela Springs	Wicomico County Public Schools	328	340	3.7%

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