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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania schools on the rise

Pennsylvania public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+272%
MaST Community CS II
Range
+41% to +272%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 PA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
MaST Community CS IIPHILADELPHIAMaST Community CS II5041,875272%
Westinghouse Arts Academy CSWILMERDINGWestinghouse Arts Academy CS111282154%
Provident CSPITTSBURGHProvident CS136306125%
Rossmoyne El SchMECHANICSBURGWest Shore SD198417111%
Gateway MSMONROEVILLEGateway SD4931,017106%
Science Leadership Academy MSPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD172353105%
Franklin El SchSEWICKLEYNorth Allegheny SD351718105%
Independence CS WestPHILADELPHIAIndependence CS West400811103%
Vision Academy CSEAST LANSDOWNEVision Academy CS272547101%
Chief Shikellamy SchSUNBURYShikellamy SD32061491.9%
Scott Primary SchGLENSHAWShaler Area SD20839489.4%
Avonworth MSPITTSBURGHAvonworth SD24144685.1%
Young Scholars of Greater Allegheny CSPITTSBURGHYoung Scholars of Greater Allegheny CS17231683.7%
Lower Nazareth El SchNAZARETHNazareth Area SD34061580.9%
Marion El SchCHAMBERSBURGChambersburg Area SD16229280.2%
Seven Generations CSEMMAUSSeven Generations CS28149776.9%
North Hills MSPITTSBURGHNorth Hills SD6411,12775.8%
Acmetonia El SchCHESWICKAllegheny Valley SD26645872.2%
Chester Street El SchKINGSTONWyoming Valley West SD17329469.9%
Environmental CS at Frick ParkPITTSBURGHEnvironmental CS at Frick Park6351,07369.0%
Jefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical SchoolREYNOLDSVILLEJefferson County-DuBois Area Vocational-Technical School35158767.2%
C E Cole Intermediate SchREADINGMuhlenberg SD59398666.3%
Solomon/Plains MSPLAINSWilkes-Barre Area SD46075864.8%
Kenneth N Butz Jr El SchNAZARETHNazareth Area SD35057664.6%
West Scranton HSSCRANTONScranton SD8771,40460.1%
York Academy Regional CSYORKYork Academy Regional CS6751,05856.7%
West Philadelphia HSPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD46071856.1%
William Penn SHSYORKYork City SD1,0811,68155.5%
Jefferson Hills Intermediate SchJEFFERSON HILLSWest Jefferson Hills SD55885653.4%
Roosevelt Campus of the Norristown Area HSNORRISTOWNNorristown Area SD11818052.5%
Elmwood AcademyMECHANICSBURGMechanicsburg Area SD46971251.8%
Coatesville Area SHSCOATESVILLECoatesville Area SD9031,36651.3%
Abington SHSABINGTONAbington SD1,7812,69251.2%
Pittsburgh Schiller 6-8PITTSBURGHPittsburgh SD17426049.4%
Fox Twp El SchKERSEYSaint Marys Area SD15523149.0%
Howard Gardner Multiple Intelligence CSSCRANTONHoward Gardner Multiple Intelligence CS25838448.8%
Lincoln HSPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD1,6612,47248.8%
Mohawk JHSNEW CASTLEMohawk Area SD22332947.5%
Ehrman Crest El SchCRANBERRY TOWNSHIPSeneca Valley SD57483745.8%
Reading SHSREADINGReading SD3,3524,87945.6%
New Castle JHSNEW CASTLENew Castle Area SD47768944.4%
Loesche William H SchPHILADELPHIAPhiladelphia City SD8751,26344.3%
Edgewood El STEAM AcademyPITTSBURGHWoodland Hills SD35951643.7%
North East El SchNORTH EASTNorth East SD41058943.7%
Northern Lebanon SHSFREDERICKSBURGNorthern Lebanon SD69699743.2%
California Area El SchCOAL CENTERCalifornia Area SD33948543.1%
Gill Hall El SchJEFFERSON HILLSWest Jefferson Hills SD29742442.8%
Gettysburg Montessori CSGETTYSBURGGettysburg Montessori CS19728142.6%
Martin F Quinn Pittston Area Primary CtrPITTSTONPittston Area SD49270142.5%
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM AcademyYORKYork City SD27538841.1%
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-on-the-rise-by-state-pa.csv

How this list was built

Every Pennsylvania 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, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Pennsylvaniafamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

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.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

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allk12 (2026). "Pennsylvania schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/pennsylvania
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