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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · MARYLAND

Maryland schools in decline

Maryland public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-100%
Alternative Programs
Range
-100% to -34%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 MD PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
Alternative ProgramsROCKVILLEMontgomery County Public Schools1150-100%
Crossroads CenterBALTIMOREBaltimore County Public Schools18132-82.3%
Phoenix AcademyANNAPOLISAnne Arundel County Public Schools31564-79.7%
Campfield Early Childhood CenterBALTIMOREBaltimore County Public Schools427165-61.4%
Wilson Wims Elementary SchoolCLARKSBURGMontgomery County Public Schools1,207484-59.9%
Excel Academy at Francis M. Wood HighBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools544264-51.5%
Centerville ElementaryFREDERICKFrederick County Public Schools956471-50.7%
Somerset ElementaryCHEVY CHASEMontgomery County Public Schools596314-47.3%
George Washington ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools259137-47.1%
Cedar Grove ElementaryGERMANTOWNMontgomery County Public Schools612326-46.7%
Shady Spring ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore County Public Schools701375-46.5%
Cool Spring ElementaryADELPHIPrince George's County Public Schools856458-46.5%
Matthew A. Henson ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools360199-44.7%
Rogers Heights ElementaryBLADENSBURGPrince George's County Public Schools805450-44.1%
Gwynns Falls ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools358201-43.9%
Dickey Hill Elementary/MiddleBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools383218-43.1%
College Gardens ElementaryROCKVILLEMontgomery County Public Schools881506-42.6%
Creative City Public Charter SchoolBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools363210-42.1%
Hebron - Harman ElementaryHANOVERAnne Arundel County Public Schools789459-41.8%
Highland Park ElementaryLANDOVERPrince George's County Public Schools354210-40.7%
Frederick Douglass HighBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools906539-40.5%
Joppa View ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore County Public Schools824491-40.4%
Robert W. Coleman ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools336201-40.2%
Thomas Jefferson Elementary/MiddleBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools454272-40.1%
Hillcrest ElementaryFREDERICKFrederick County Public Schools964581-39.7%
Beall ElementaryROCKVILLEMontgomery County Public Schools785475-39.5%
James Ryder Randall ElementaryCLINTONPrince George's County Public Schools494299-39.5%
Fullerton ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore County Public Schools628383-39.0%
Glenmar ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore County Public Schools431263-39.0%
Edgewood ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools219134-38.8%
Summit Hall ElementaryGAITHERSBURGMontgomery County Public Schools668413-38.2%
Perry Hall ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore County Public Schools766476-37.9%
Milbrook ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore County Public Schools422263-37.7%
City Springs Elementary/MiddleBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools769483-37.2%
Apple Grove ElementaryFORT WASHINGTONPrince George's County Public Schools441277-37.2%
Baltimore Highlands ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore County Public Schools733461-37.1%
Ritchie Park ElementaryROCKVILLEMontgomery County Public Schools540342-36.7%
Wellwood International SchoolPIKESVILLEBaltimore County Public Schools497316-36.4%
Church Lane ElementaryRANDALLSTOWNBaltimore County Public Schools429273-36.4%
Forest Knolls ElementarySILVER SPRINGMontgomery County Public Schools734472-35.7%
Ducketts Lane ElementaryELKRIDGEHoward County Public Schools891573-35.7%
Roberto W. Clemente MiddleGERMANTOWNMontgomery County Public Schools1,373888-35.3%
Halethorpe ElementaryHALETHORPEBaltimore County Public Schools421273-35.2%
Port Towns ElementaryBLADENSBURGPrince George's County Public Schools1,150747-35.0%
Rachel Carson ElementaryGAITHERSBURGMontgomery County Public Schools1,023671-34.4%
Chapel Hill ElementaryPERRY HALLBaltimore County Public Schools815535-34.4%
Belmont ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools269177-34.2%
Adelphi ElementaryADELPHIPrince George's County Public Schools764505-33.9%
The Historic Samuel Coleridge-Taylor ElementaryBALTIMOREBaltimore City Public Schools357236-33.9%
Overlook ElementaryLINTHICUMAnne Arundel County Public Schools375249-33.6%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-md.csv

How this list was built

Every Maryland public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Maryland schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "Maryland schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/maryland
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