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Best Schools · Pennsylvania · Fastest-growing

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
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
601Central Columbia El SchBloomsburgCentral Columbia SD6777054.1%
602Erie HSErieErie City SD2,4022,5014.1%
603Penncrest HSMediaRose Tree Media SD1,2061,2554.1%
604Masontown El SchMasontownAlbert Gallatin Area SD2412514.1%
605East High Street El SchElizabethtownElizabethtown Area SD4484664.0%
606Apollo-Ridge El SchSpring ChurchApollo-Ridge SD5245454.0%
607E N Peirce MSWest ChesterWest Chester Area SD1,0001,0404.0%
608Greenwood HSMillerstownGreenwood SD2262354.0%
609Susquenita HSDuncannonSusquenita SD4714904.0%
610Building 21PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SD3573713.9%
611Mahanoy Area El SchMahanoy CityMahanoy Area SD5675893.9%
612Governor Mifflin SHSShillingtonGovernor Mifflin SD1,3721,4253.9%
613New Foundations CSPhiladelphiaNew Foundations CS1,4711,5293.9%
614Edgewood El SchFolsomRidley SD3343473.9%
615North Strabane Intrmd SchCanonsburgCanon-McMillan SD4004153.8%
616McDonald El SchWarminsterCentennial SD8068373.8%
617Donegal HSMount JoyDonegal SD9209553.8%
618Moon Area SHSMoon TownshipMoon Area SD1,1671,2113.8%
619South Abington SchChinchillaAbington Heights SD2903013.8%
620Shiloh Hills El SchSinking SpringWilson SD5515723.8%
621Pittsburgh Greenfield K-8PittsburghPittsburgh SD3823963.7%
622Phillips El SchHarrisburgCentral Dauphin SD3793933.7%
623Port Allegany El SchPort AlleganyPort Allegany SD4905083.7%
624Twin Valley El CtrElversonTwin Valley SD3813953.7%
625Arts Academy Elementary CSAllentownArts Academy Elementary CS4104253.7%
626Franklin Regional Primary SchMurrysvilleFranklin Regional SD5976193.7%
627City CHSPittsburghCity CHS5735943.7%
628Plainfield El SchNazarethPen Argyl Area SD4194343.6%
629Hoover El SchPittsburghMt Lebanon SD2752853.6%
630State College Area HSState CollegeState College Area SD2,3182,4023.6%
631Valley Forge MSWayneTredyffrin-Easttown SD1,1461,1863.5%
632Northeast Intrmd SchScrantonScranton SD8648943.5%
633Wingate El SchWingateBald Eagle Area SD3533653.4%
634Nazareth Area HSNazarethNazareth Area SD1,5541,6073.4%
635Marshall MSWexfordNorth Allegheny SD8198473.4%
636Panther Valley JSHSLansfordPanther Valley SD7347593.4%
637Buffalo El SchSarverFreeport Area SD5465643.3%
638Muse El SchMuseCanon-McMillan SD7357593.3%
639Bushkill El SchDingmans FerryEast Stroudsburg Area SD3924053.3%
640GampPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SD6146343.3%
641Springhouse MSAllentownParkland SD1,2861,3293.3%
642Penn Alexander SchPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SD5765953.3%
643Emmaus HSEmmausEast Penn SD2,7542,8423.2%
644Hambright El SchLancasterPenn Manor SD5565743.2%
645Clark El SchErieHarbor Creek SD2943033.1%
646Asbury El SchFairviewMillcreek Township SD5555723.1%
647Maple Ridge El SchSomersetSomerset Area SD4704843.0%
648Elizabethtown Area SHSElizabethtownElizabethtown Area SD1,2261,2633.0%
649Foose SchHarrisburgHarrisburg City SD5075223.0%
650Conestoga SHSBerwynTredyffrin-Easttown SD2,1972,2643.0%
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