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Fastest-growing Massachusetts public schools, 2017-2024

Massachusetts 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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MASSACHUSETTS · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
201M Norcross StrattonArlingtonArlington40244811.4%
202Frederick C MurphyWeymouthWeymouth24627411.4%
203Peter Thacher Elementary SchoolAttleboroAttleboro42046711.2%
204CranevilleDaltonCentral Berkshire41245811.2%
205HoodLynnLynn48754111.1%
206Marguerite E Small ElementaryWest YarmouthDennis-Yarmouth27230211.0%
207HosmerWatertownWatertown68375811.0%
208BoydenWalpoleWalpole35639511.0%
209Missituk Elementary SchoolMedfordMedford37741810.9%
210Harry Lee ColeBoxfordBoxford33136710.9%
211James M. Quinn SchoolDartmouthDartmouth63470310.9%
212Grace Farrar ColeNorwellNorwell47652810.9%
213Brooks SchoolMedfordMedford50255610.8%
214Ayer Shirley Regional Middle SchoolShirleyAyer Shirley School District37041010.8%
215Northeast Metro Regional VocationalWakefieldNortheast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical1,2461,38110.8%
216Saltonstall SchoolSalemSalem37241210.8%
217Laliberte Elementary SchoolRaynhamBridgewater-Raynham49054310.8%
218Fort River ElementaryAmherstAmherst33537110.7%
219McKay Elementary SchoolFitchburgFitchburg68175410.7%
220Cameron Middle SchoolFraminghamFramingham53559210.7%
221Watertown MiddleWatertownWatertown52758310.6%
222Waltham Sr HighWalthamWaltham1,6201,79110.6%
223Hayden/McFaddenNew BedfordNew Bedford67774810.5%
224Ezra H Baker Innovation SchoolWest DennisDennis-Yarmouth34938510.3%
225MemorialNatickNatick41345510.2%
226Quincy Upper SchoolBostonBoston5075579.9%
227Nantucket ElementaryNantucketNantucket3633999.9%
228IngallsLynnLynn6547199.9%
229Nashoba Valley Technical High SchoolWestfordNashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical6987679.9%
230ThompsonArlingtonArlington4895379.8%
231Hadley ElementaryHadleyHadley2873159.8%
232H.B. Lawrence SchoolHolyokeHolyoke2783059.7%
233Hopkinton HighHopkintonHopkinton1,1551,2679.7%
234Capt William G ShoemakerLynnLynn3293619.7%
235Major Edwards ElementaryWest BoylstonWest Boylston4214629.7%
236Charles S Pierce MiddleMiltonMilton9141,0029.6%
237Fox HillBurlingtonBurlington3994379.5%
238Benjamin Swan ElementarySpringfieldSpringfield4444869.5%
239Dr. Philip O. Coakley Middle SchoolNorwoodNorwood7378079.5%
240Grafton High SchoolGraftonGrafton8359149.5%
241Sunita L. Williams ElementaryNeedhamNeedham4875339.4%
242Rindge Avenue Upper SchoolCambridgeCambridge2672929.4%
243John F KennedyHolbrookHolbrook6266859.4%
244Mildred Avenue K-8 SchoolMattapanBoston5506019.3%
245Lincoln-Hancock Community SchoolQuincyQuincy5175659.3%
246Old Post RoadEast WalpoleWalpole4194589.3%
247Lowell HighLowellLowell3,1543,4469.3%
248Beatrice H Wood ElementaryPlainvillePlainville3033319.2%
249Taunton HighTauntonTaunton2,6382,8779.1%
250Joseph H GibbonsStoughtonStoughton3573899.0%
Page 5 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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