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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public elementary schools in Pennsylvania, drawn from 450 qualifying public elementary schools. Franklin El Sch leads the list at 105%, against a median of 7.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

450

Pennsylvania

Top Enrollment growth

105%

Median Enrollment growth

7.8%

FASTEST GROWING · PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Franklin El Sch	Sewickley, PA	North Allegheny SD	351	718	105%
2	Independence CS West	Philadelphia, PA	Independence CS West	400	811	103%
3	Vision Academy CS	East Lansdowne, PA	Vision Academy CS	272	547	101%
4	Chief Shikellamy Sch	Sunbury, PA	Shikellamy SD	320	614	91.9%
5	Scott Primary Sch	Glenshaw, PA	Shaler Area SD	208	394	89.4%
6	Lower Nazareth El Sch	Nazareth, PA	Nazareth Area SD	340	615	80.9%
7	Seven Generations CS	Emmaus, PA	Seven Generations CS	281	497	76.9%
8	Acmetonia El Sch	Cheswick, PA	Allegheny Valley SD	266	458	72.2%
9	Kenneth N Butz Jr El Sch	Nazareth, PA	Nazareth Area SD	350	576	64.6%
10	Jefferson Hills Intermediate Sch	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	558	856	53.4%
11	Elmwood Academy	Mechanicsburg, PA	Mechanicsburg Area SD	469	712	51.8%
12	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	Scranton, PA	Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS	258	384	48.8%
13	Ehrman Crest El Sch	Cranberry Township, PA	Seneca Valley SD	574	837	45.8%
14	Loesche William H Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	875	1,263	44.3%
15	Edgewood El STEAM Academy	Pittsburgh, PA	Woodland Hills SD	359	516	43.7%
16	North East El Sch	North East, PA	North East SD	410	589	43.7%
17	California Area El Sch	Coal Center, PA	California Area SD	339	485	43.1%
18	Gill Hall El Sch	Jefferson Hills, PA	West Jefferson Hills SD	297	424	42.8%
19	Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary Ctr	Pittston, PA	Pittston Area SD	492	701	42.5%
20	Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy	York, PA	York City SD	275	388	41.1%
21	Duquesne El Sch	Duquesne, PA	Duquesne City SD	328	460	40.2%
22	Boyertown El Sch	Boyertown, PA	Boyertown Area SD	451	632	40.1%
23	Evergreen El Sch	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	227	317	39.6%
24	East Berwick El Sch	Berwick, PA	Berwick Area SD	390	539	38.2%
25	Pollock Robert B Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	618	845	36.7%
26	Muhlenberg El Sch	Allentown, PA	Allentown City SD	448	606	35.3%
27	Karns City Area El Sch	Chicora, PA	Karns City Area SD	478	645	34.9%
28	Franklin Regional Intermediate Sch	Murrysville, PA	Franklin Regional SD	589	789	34.0%
29	Wylandville El Sch	Eighty Four, PA	Canon-McMillan SD	238	318	33.6%
30	Marian Anderson Neighborhood Academy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	253	338	33.6%
31	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	Philadelphia, PA	Southwest Leadership Academy CS	502	670	33.5%
32	Springfield Twp El Sch-Enfield	Erdenheim, PA	Springfield Township SD	412	550	33.5%
33	Glenwood El Sch	Media, PA	Rose Tree Media SD	441	586	32.9%
34	Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship	Pittsburgh, PA	Penn Hills CS of Entrepreneurship	397	527	32.7%
35	Hillview El Sch	Grove City, PA	Grove City Area SD	580	768	32.4%
36	Hazle Township Early Learning Center	Hazle Township, PA	Hazleton Area SD	478	633	32.4%
37	Alliance for Progress CS	Philadelphia, PA	Alliance for Progress CS	468	618	32.1%
38	Kernsville Sch	Orefield, PA	Parkland SD	388	512	32.0%
39	Sunrise El Sch	Irwin, PA	Penn-Trafford SD	313	412	31.6%
40	Inquiry CS	Philadelphia, PA	Inquiry CS	207	272	31.4%
41	Circle of Seasons CS	Fogelsville, PA	Circle of Seasons CS	330	433	31.2%
42	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	Erie, PA	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community CS	421	550	30.6%
43	Bear Creek Community CS	Bear Creek Township, PA	Bear Creek Community CS	468	604	29.1%
44	Abraham Lincoln El Sch	Pittsburgh, PA	Bethel Park SD	271	348	28.4%
45	Adaire Alexander Sch	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia City SD	349	447	28.1%
46	Culbertson El Sch	Newtown Square, PA	Marple Newtown SD	409	523	27.9%
47	Holland El Sch	Holland, PA	Council Rock SD	333	425	27.6%
48	Whitemarsh El Sch	Lafayette Hill, PA	Colonial SD	402	511	27.1%
49	Hepburn-Lycoming Primary Sch	Cogan Station, PA	Williamsport Area SD	317	402	26.8%
50	Foster El Sch	Pittsburgh, PA	Mt Lebanon SD	240	304	26.7%

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