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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in Florida

Across Florida, 625 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. MATER PALMS ACADEMY leads the list at 245%, against a median of 11.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

625

Florida

Top Enrollment growth

245%

Median Enrollment growth

11.9%

FASTEST GROWING · FLORIDA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	MATER PALMS ACADEMY	HIALEAH GARDENS, FL	OSCEOLA	251	866	245%
2	RUTLEDGE H. PEARSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	JACKSONVILLE, FL	DUVAL	279	758	172%
3	DR CARTER G WOODSON K-8 SCHOOL	TAMPA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	372	990	166%
4	PINECREST LAKES ACADEMY	MINNEOLA, FL	LAKE	419	1,096	162%
5	FRANKLIN ACADEMY- PALM BEACH GARDENS	PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL	PALM BEACH	373	963	158%
6	LAKE COMO SCHOOL	ORLANDO, FL	ORANGE	365	928	154%
7	MILL CREEK ACADEMY	ST AUGUSTINE, FL	ST. JOHNS	788	1,983	152%
8	THOMAS JEFFERSON BISCAYNE GARDENS K-8 ACADEMY	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	321	787	145%
9	SOMERSET ACADEMY SILVER PALMS	HOMESTEAD, FL	MIAMI-DADE	797	1,890	137%
10	DR. TONI BILBAO PREPARATORY ACADEMY	DORAL, FL	MIAMI-DADE	263	580	121%
11	PERSHING SCHOOL	ORLANDO, FL	ORANGE	482	1,057	119%
12	FROSTPROOF BEN HILL GRIFFIN JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FROSTPROOF, FL	POLK	420	853	103%
13	PLATO ACADEMY PINELLAS PARK CHARTER SCHOOL	PINELLAS PARK, FL	PINELLAS	272	535	96.7%
14	DUVAL CHARTER SCHOOL AT COASTAL	JACKSONVILLE, FL	DUVAL	551	1,082	96.4%
15	SOMERSET ACADEMY ST. LUCIE	PORT ST LUCIE, FL	ST. LUCIE	354	687	94.1%
16	DUNE LAKES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SANTA ROSA BEACH, FL	WALTON	480	924	92.5%
17	MATER ACADEMY BAY ELEMENTARY	CUTLER BAY, FL	MIAMI-DADE	480	917	91.0%
18	SEASIDE COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL	JACKSONVILLE, FL	DUVAL	268	511	90.7%
19	LAUREATE PARK ELEMENTARY	ORLANDO, FL	ORANGE	646	1,220	88.9%
20	WILDLIGHT ELEMENTARY	YULEE, FL	NASSAU	627	1,181	88.4%
21	JAMES STEPHENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	FORT MYERS, FL	LEE	389	730	87.7%
22	WILLIAM S MAXEY ELEMENTARY	WINTER GARDEN, FL	ORANGE	279	523	87.5%
23	ESTATES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NAPLES, FL	COLLIER	566	1,041	83.9%
24	BRIDGEPREP ACADEMY OF RIVERVIEW	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	641	1,169	82.4%
25	W. A. METCALFE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GAINESVILLE, FL	ALACHUA	257	463	80.2%
26	DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE	CLEARWATER, FL	PINELLAS	402	722	79.6%
27	PICOLATA CROSSING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ST AUGUSTINE, FL	ST. JOHNS	584	1,048	79.5%
28	CITRUS GROVE K-8 CENTER	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	894	1,583	77.1%
29	MATER GROVE ACADEMY	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	707	1,233	74.4%
30	THE SCHOOL OF ARTS & SCIENCES CENTRE	TALLAHASSEE, FL	LEON	258	448	73.6%
31	PINELLAS PREPARATORY ACADEMY	LARGO, FL	PINELLAS	441	764	73.2%
32	SUNRISE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OCALA, FL	MARION	816	1,402	71.8%
33	MID CAPE GLOBAL ACADEMY	CAPE CORAL, FL	LEE	669	1,145	71.2%
34	RCMA WIMAUMA COMMUNITY ACADEMY	WIMAUMA, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	220	373	69.5%
35	LAKE ALFRED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAKE ALFRED, FL	POLK	632	1,059	67.6%
36	COLLINS PK-8 SCHOOL	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	983	1,644	67.2%
37	ACADEMIR CHARTER SCHOOL PREPARATORY	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	706	1,172	66.0%
38	RENAISSANCE CHARTER AT CROWN POINT	OCOEE, FL	ORANGE	787	1,290	63.9%
39	IMAGINE SCHOOLS AT WEST MELBOURNE	WEST MELBOURNE, FL	BREVARD	408	665	63.0%
40	LOUGHMAN OAKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	DAVENPORT, FL	POLK	728	1,179	62.0%
41	BEXLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LAND O LAKES, FL	PASCO	689	1,114	61.7%
42	WARREN HOPE DAWSON ELEMENTARY	RIVERVIEW, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	503	812	61.4%
43	LOUISE R JOHNSON K-8 SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	525	844	60.8%
44	MINNEOLA CHARTER SCHOOL	MINNEOLA, FL	LAKE	1,102	1,763	60.0%
45	PALM VIEW K-8 SCHOOL	PALMETTO, FL	MANATEE	389	606	55.8%
46	GOLDEN GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	PALM BEACH	616	956	55.2%
47	WIREGRASS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	WESLEY CHAPEL, FL	PASCO	618	957	54.9%
48	SUNLAKE ACADEMY OF MATH AND SCIENCES	LUTZ, FL	HILLSBOROUGH	636	984	54.7%
49	BEACHSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	DAYTONA BEACH, FL	VOLUSIA	401	618	54.1%
50	PINECREST GLADES ACADEMY	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	586	900	53.6%

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