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Fastest-growing Pennsylvania public schools, 2017-2024

Pennsylvania 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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PENNSYLVANIA · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Insight PA Cyber CS	Exton	Insight PA Cyber CS	474	3,385	614%
2	Esperanza Cyber CS	Philadelphia	Esperanza Cyber CS	226	979	333%
3	ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS	Philadelphia	ASPIRA Bilingual Cyber CS	261	1,038	298%
4	MaST Community CS II	Philadelphia	MaST Community CS II	504	1,875	272%
5	Commonwealth Charter Academy CS	Harrisburg	Commonwealth Charter Academy CS	8,592	29,320	241%
6	Reach Cyber CS	Harrisburg	Reach Cyber CS	1,898	5,721	201%
7	The SD of Philadelphia Virtual Academy	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	434	913	110%
8	Achievement House CS	Exton	Achievement House CS	447	927	107%
9	Gateway Middle School	Monroeville	Gateway SD	493	1,017	106%
10	Franklin Elementary School	Sewickley	North Allegheny SD	351	718	105%
11	Independence CS West	Philadelphia	Independence CS West	400	811	103%
12	Vision Academy CS	East Lansdowne	Vision Academy CS	272	547	101%
13	Chief Shikellamy School	Sunbury	Shikellamy SD	320	614	91.9%
14	Scott Primary School	Glenshaw	Shaler Area SD	208	394	89.4%
15	Avonworth Middle School	Pittsburgh	Avonworth SD	241	446	85.1%
16	Lower Nazareth Elementary School	Nazareth	Nazareth Area SD	340	615	80.9%
17	Seven Generations CS	Emmaus	Seven Generations CS	281	497	76.9%
18	North Hills Middle School	Pittsburgh	North Hills SD	641	1,127	75.8%
19	Acmetonia Elementary School	Cheswick	Allegheny Valley SD	266	458	72.2%
20	Environmental CS at Frick Park	Pittsburgh	Environmental CS at Frick Park	635	1,073	69.0%
21	Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School	Reynoldsville	Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School	351	587	67.2%
22	C E Cole Intermediate School	Reading	Muhlenberg SD	593	986	66.3%
23	Solomon/Plains Middle School	Plains	Wilkes-Barre Area SD	460	758	64.8%
24	Kenneth N Butz Jr Elementary School	Nazareth	Nazareth Area SD	350	576	64.6%
25	West Scranton High School	Scranton	Scranton SD	877	1,404	60.1%
26	York Academy Regional CS	York	York Academy Regional CS	675	1,058	56.7%
27	West Philadelphia High School	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	460	718	56.1%
28	William Penn SHS	York	York City SD	1,081	1,681	55.5%
29	Jefferson Hills Intermediate School	Jefferson Hills	West Jefferson Hills SD	558	856	53.4%
30	Elmwood Academy	Mechanicsburg	Mechanicsburg Area SD	469	712	51.8%
31	Coatesville Area SHS	Coatesville	Coatesville Area SD	903	1,366	51.3%
32	Abington SHS	Abington	Abington SD	1,781	2,692	51.2%
33	Lincoln High School	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	1,661	2,472	48.8%
34	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	Scranton	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	258	384	48.8%
35	Mohawk Junior High School	New Castle	Mohawk Area SD	223	329	47.5%
36	Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS	Sewickley	Pennsylvania Distance Learning CS	848	1,246	46.9%
37	Ehrman Crest Elementary School	Cranberry Township	Seneca Valley SD	574	837	45.8%
38	Reading SHS	Reading	Reading SD	3,352	4,879	45.6%
39	New Castle Junior High School	New Castle	New Castle Area SD	477	689	44.4%
40	Loesche William H School	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	875	1,263	44.3%
41	Edgewood El STEAM Academy	Pittsburgh	Woodland Hills SD	359	516	43.7%
42	North East Elementary School	North East	North East SD	410	589	43.7%
43	Northern Lebanon SHS	Fredericksburg	Northern Lebanon SD	696	997	43.2%
44	California Area Elementary School	Coal Center	California Area SD	339	485	43.1%
45	Gill Hall Elementary School	Jefferson Hills	West Jefferson Hills SD	297	424	42.8%
46	Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Center	Pittston	Pittston Area SD	492	701	42.5%
47	Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy	York	York City SD	275	388	41.1%
48	Duquesne Elementary School	Duquesne	Duquesne City SD	328	460	40.2%
49	Boyertown Elementary School	Boyertown	Boyertown Area SD	451	632	40.1%
50	Washington George High School	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	1,257	1,755	39.6%

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