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The fastest-growing public schools in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

81 public schools in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Independence CS West leads the list at 103%, against a median of 10.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Top Enrollment growth

103%

Median Enrollment growth

10.4%

FASTEST GROWING · PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Independence CS West	Philadelphia, PA	Independence CS West	400	811	103%
2	West Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	460	718	56.1%
3	Lincoln HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,661	2,472	48.8%
4	Loesche William H Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	875	1,263	44.3%
5	Washington George HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,257	1,755	39.6%
6	Furness Horace HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	645	896	38.9%
7	Pollock Robert B Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	618	845	36.7%
8	Academy at Palumbo	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	916	1,225	33.7%
9	Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	253	338	33.6%
10	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	502	670	33.5%
11	Fels Samuel HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	948	1,255	32.4%
12	Alliance for Progress CS	Philadelphia, PA	Alliance for Progress CS	468	618	32.1%
13	Inquiry CS	Philadelphia, PA	Inquiry CS	207	272	31.4%
14	TECH Freire CS	Philadelphia, PA	TECH Freire CS	415	541	30.4%
15	Adaire Alexander Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	349	447	28.1%
16	Holme Thomas Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	671	850	26.7%
17	Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS	Philadelphia, PA	Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS	501	631	25.9%
18	Comly Watson Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	491	618	25.9%
19	Swenson Arts and Technology High School	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	640	805	25.8%
20	Bache-Martin Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	490	614	25.3%
21	Frank Anne Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,302	1,622	24.6%
22	Houston Henry E Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	373	458	22.8%
23	Powel Samuel Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	264	324	22.7%
24	Stanton Edwin M Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	269	329	22.3%
25	John Hancock Demonstration Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	734	895	21.9%
26	Greenfield Albert M Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	614	742	20.8%
27	South Philadelphia HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	571	684	19.8%
28	Southwark Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	816	976	19.6%
29	Mifflin Thomas Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	329	393	19.5%
30	Russell Byers CS	Philadelphia, PA	Russell Byers CS	579	686	18.5%
31	School of the Future	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	480	569	18.5%
32	Franklin Benjamin HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	484	570	17.8%
33	Greenberg Joseph Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	789	925	17.2%
34	Solis-Cohen Solomon Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,174	1,350	15.0%
35	People for People CS	Philadelphia, PA	People for People CS	499	573	14.8%
36	Bartram John - Main	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	518	583	12.5%
37	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CHS-Lenfest Campus	587	660	12.4%
38	Strawberry Mansion HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	277	309	11.6%
39	Franklin Towne CHS	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Towne CHS	1,162	1,292	11.2%
40	Kensington Health Sciences	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	414	457	10.4%
41	The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	482	532	10.4%
42	Taggart John H Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	480	529	10.2%
43	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	589	647	9.8%
44	Mayfair Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,629	1,763	8.2%
45	Antonia Pantoja Community CS	Philadelphia, PA	Antonia Pantoja Community CS	697	752	7.9%
46	Henry Charles W Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	480	518	7.9%
47	National Constitution Center HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	391	421	7.7%
48	Sayre William L MS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	415	447	7.7%
49	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Pickett Campus	864	929	7.5%
50	Kensington Creative & Performing Arts HS	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	479	510	6.5%

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