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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Washington County, Maryland

18 public schools in Washington County, Maryland appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Hancock Elementary leads the list at -22.5%, against a median of -7.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Washington County, Maryland

Best Enrollment change

-22.5%

Median Enrollment change

-7.3%

FASTEST DECLINING · WASHINGTON COUNTY, MARYLAND

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Hancock Elementary	Hancock, MD	Washington County Public Schools	249	193	-22.5%
2	Bester Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	618	490	-20.7%
3	Clear Spring Middle	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	376	301	-19.9%
4	Pleasant Valley Elementary	Knoxville, MD	Washington County Public Schools	227	186	-18.1%
5	Lincolnshire Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	591	503	-14.9%
6	Smithsburg Middle	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	641	554	-13.6%
7	Boonsboro Middle	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	764	673	-11.9%
8	Boonsboro High	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	920	838	-8.9%
9	Hancock Middle Senior High	Hancock, MD	Washington County Public Schools	259	239	-7.7%
10	Eastern Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	471	439	-6.8%
11	Williamsport Elementary	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	571	533	-6.7%
12	Boonsboro Elementary	Boonsboro, MD	Washington County Public Schools	547	514	-6.0%
13	Smithsburg High	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	779	733	-5.9%
14	Clear Spring Elementary	Clear Spring, MD	Washington County Public Schools	417	398	-4.6%
15	Maugansville Elementary	Maugansville, MD	Washington County Public Schools	729	698	-4.3%
16	Springfield Middle	Williamsport, MD	Washington County Public Schools	830	808	-2.7%
17	Old Forge Elementary	Hagerstown, MD	Washington County Public Schools	359	354	-1.4%
18	Smithsburg Elementary	Smithsburg, MD	Washington County Public Schools	366	362	-1.1%

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