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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
51	Evergreen El Sch	Monroeville	Gateway SD	227	317	39.6%
52	Furness Horace HS	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	645	896	38.9%
53	East Berwick El Sch	Berwick	Berwick Area SD	390	539	38.2%
54	Avon Grove MS	West Grove	Avon Grove SD	819	1,131	38.1%
55	Wendover MS	Greensburg	Hempfield Area SD	454	626	37.9%
56	Pollock Robert B Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	618	845	36.7%
57	Youngsville MS/HS	Youngsville	Warren County SD	260	355	36.5%
58	Muhlenberg El Sch	Allentown	Allentown City SD	448	606	35.3%
59	Karns City Area El Sch	Chicora	Karns City Area SD	478	645	34.9%
60	Ambridge Area MS	Freedom	Ambridge Area SD	371	500	34.8%
61	Franklin Regional Intermediate Sch	Murrysville	Franklin Regional SD	589	789	34.0%
62	Altoona Area HS	Altoona	Altoona Area SD	1,684	2,255	33.9%
63	Pennsylvania Virtual CS	King of Prussia	Pennsylvania Virtual CS	2,074	2,772	33.7%
64	Academy at Palumbo	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	916	1,225	33.7%
65	Wylandville El Sch	Eighty Four	Canon-McMillan SD	238	318	33.6%
66	Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	253	338	33.6%
67	Springfield Twp El Sch-Enfield	Erdenheim	Springfield Township SD	412	550	33.5%
68	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	502	670	33.5%
69	Elizabethtown Area MS	Elizabethtown	Elizabethtown Area SD	620	827	33.4%
70	West Hempfield MS	Irwin	Hempfield Area SD	410	546	33.2%
71	Glenwood El Sch	Media	Rose Tree Media SD	441	586	32.9%
72	Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship	Pittsburgh	Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship	397	527	32.7%
73	Susquehanna Twp MS	Harrisburg	Susquehanna Township SD	619	820	32.5%
74	Fels Samuel HS	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	948	1,255	32.4%
75	Hillview El Sch	Grove City	Grove City Area SD	580	768	32.4%
76	Lincoln Leadership Academy CS	Allentown	Lincoln Leadership Academy CS	735	973	32.4%
77	Hazle Township Early Learning Center	Hazle Township	Hazleton Area SD	478	633	32.4%
78	Alliance for Progress CS	Philadelphia	Alliance for Progress CS	468	618	32.1%
79	Kernsville Sch	Orefield	Parkland SD	388	512	32.0%
80	Sunrise El Sch	Irwin	Penn-Trafford SD	313	412	31.6%
81	Norristown Area HS	Norristown	Norristown Area SD	1,714	2,256	31.6%
82	Inquiry CS	Philadelphia	Inquiry CS	207	272	31.4%
83	Circle of Seasons CS	Fogelsville	Circle of Seasons CS	330	433	31.2%
84	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	Erie	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	421	550	30.6%
85	Ehrman Crest MS	Cranberry Township	Seneca Valley SD	492	642	30.5%
86	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia	TECH Freire CS	415	541	30.4%
87	Muhlenberg HS	Reading	Muhlenberg SD	894	1,166	30.4%
88	South Scranton Intrmd Sch	Scranton	Scranton SD	613	798	30.2%
89	Mariana Bracetti Academy CS	Philadelphia	Mariana Bracetti Academy CS	1,163	1,512	30.0%
90	Gerald G Huesken MS	Lancaster	Conestoga Valley SD	656	851	29.7%
91	Bear Creek Community CS	Bear Creek Township	Bear Creek Community CS	468	604	29.1%
92	Belmont CS	Philadelphia	Belmont CS	743	959	29.1%
93	Abraham Lincoln El Sch	Pittsburgh	Bethel Park SD	271	348	28.4%
94	Adaire Alexander Sch	Philadelphia	Philadelphia City SD	349	447	28.1%
95	Culbertson El Sch	Newtown Square	Marple Newtown SD	409	523	27.9%
96	Harrisburg HS	Harrisburg	Harrisburg City SD	1,051	1,343	27.8%
97	South Fayette HS	McDonald	South Fayette Township SD	895	1,143	27.7%
98	Holland El Sch	Holland	Council Rock SD	333	425	27.6%
99	DuBois Area MS	DuBois	DuBois Area SD	829	1,058	27.6%
100	Whitemarsh El Sch	Lafayette Hill	Colonial SD	402	511	27.1%

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