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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

48 public elementary schools in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public elementary 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 12.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Top Enrollment growth

103%

Median Enrollment growth

12.5%

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	Loesche William H Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	875	1,263	44.3%
3	Pollock Robert B Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	618	845	36.7%
4	Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	253	338	33.6%
5	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	502	670	33.5%
6	Alliance for Progress CS	Philadelphia, PA	Alliance for Progress CS	468	618	32.1%
7	Inquiry CS	Philadelphia, PA	Inquiry CS	207	272	31.4%
8	Adaire Alexander Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	349	447	28.1%
9	Holme Thomas Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	671	850	26.7%
10	Eugenio Maria DE Hostos CS	Philadelphia, PA	Eugenio Maria De Hostos CS	501	631	25.9%
11	Comly Watson Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	491	618	25.9%
12	Bache-Martin Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	490	614	25.3%
13	Frank Anne Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,302	1,622	24.6%
14	Houston Henry E Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	373	458	22.8%
15	Powel Samuel Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	264	324	22.7%
16	Stanton Edwin M Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	269	329	22.3%
17	John Hancock Demonstration Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	734	895	21.9%
18	Greenfield Albert M Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	614	742	20.8%
19	Southwark Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	816	976	19.6%
20	Mifflin Thomas Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	329	393	19.5%
21	Russell Byers CS	Philadelphia, PA	Russell Byers CS	579	686	18.5%
22	Greenberg Joseph Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	789	925	17.2%
23	Solis-Cohen Solomon Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,174	1,350	15.0%
24	People for People CS	Philadelphia, PA	People for People CS	499	573	14.8%
25	Taggart John H Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	480	529	10.2%
26	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Francis D. Pastorius Elementary	589	647	9.8%
27	Mayfair Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,629	1,763	8.2%
28	Antonia Pantoja Community CS	Philadelphia, PA	Antonia Pantoja Community CS	697	752	7.9%
29	Henry Charles W Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	480	518	7.9%
30	Farrell Louis H Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,116	1,187	6.4%
31	Fitzpatrick Aloysius L Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	852	906	6.3%
32	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	Philadelphia, PA	Harambee Institute of Science and Technology CS	537	565	5.2%
33	Fox Chase Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	483	507	5.0%
34	Penn Alexander Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	576	595	3.3%
35	Wissahickon CS	Philadelphia, PA	Wissahickon CS	939	965	2.8%
36	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	Philadelphia, PA	Franklin Towne Charter Elementary School	936	962	2.8%
37	Ad Prima CS	Philadelphia, PA	Ad Prima CS	589	602	2.2%
38	Hackett Horatio B Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	404	413	2.2%
39	Mastery CS - Mann Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Mann Campus	563	573	1.8%
40	Northwood Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Northwood Academy CS	785	796	1.4%
41	Moore J Hampton Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,177	1,192	1.3%
42	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS-Smedley Campus	744	751	0.9%
43	Pan American Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Pan American Academy CS	743	749	0.8%
44	Green Woods CS	Philadelphia, PA	Green Woods CS	695	699	0.6%
45	Allen Ethan Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	952	957	0.5%
46	Mastery CS John Wister Elementary	Philadelphia, PA	Mastery CS John Wister Elementary	504	506	0.4%
47	Decatur Stephen Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	1,026	1,028	0.2%
48	KIPP Philadelphia CS	Philadelphia, PA	KIPP Philadelphia CS	860	861	0.1%

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