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Best Schools · Kansas · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing Kansas public schools, 2017-2024

Kansas public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

KANSAS · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
401Cheney HighCheneyCheney245235-4.1%
402Hamilton Middle SchoolWichitaWichita630604-4.1%
403Whittier ElemWinfieldWinfield270259-4.1%
404Winfield HighWinfieldWinfield665638-4.1%
405Bennington ElemBenningtonTwin Valley245235-4.1%
406Plum Creek ElementaryHutchinsonBuhler467448-4.1%
407Arkansas City Middle SchArkansas CityArkansas City655628-4.1%
408Bertram Caruthers ElemKansas CityKansas City380364-4.2%
409Central ElemOlatheOlathe265254-4.2%
410Harmony MiddleOverland ParkBlue Valley560536-4.3%
411Atchison County Community Elementary SchoolEffinghamAtchison Co Comm Schools255244-4.3%
412McClure ElemTopekaTopeka Public Schools315301-4.4%
413Gammon ElemWichitaWichita469448-4.5%
414Valley Center Intermediate SchoolValley CenterValley Center Pub Sch464443-4.5%
415Prairie Star ElementaryLeawoodBlue Valley389371-4.6%
416Topeka West HighTopekaTopeka Public Schools1,018971-4.6%
417Allen ElemWichitaWichita539514-4.6%
418Gardner ElemGardnerGardner Edgerton319304-4.7%
419South Hutchinson ElemSouth HutchinsonNickerson342326-4.7%
420Shawnee Mission Northwest HighShawneeShawnee Mission Pub Sch1,6771,599-4.7%
421Frontenac Jr. HighFrontenacFrontenac Public Schools230219-4.8%
422Wheatridge Middle SchoolGardnerGardner Edgerton543517-4.8%
423Rock Creek High SchoolSt GeorgeRock Creek436415-4.8%
424Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy ElemHaysHays390371-4.9%
425Liberty View ElementaryOlatheBlue Valley452430-4.9%
426Clearwater Creek ElementaryOlatheOlathe549522-4.9%
427Central MiddleKansas CityKansas City723687-5.0%
428Quail Run ElementaryLawrenceLawrence443421-5.0%
429Lakeside ElemPittsburgPittsburg428406-5.1%
430Tecumseh South ElemTecumsehShawnee Heights489464-5.1%
431Marysville ElemMarysvilleMarysville440417-5.2%
432Pleasant Ridge MiddleOverland ParkBlue Valley613581-5.2%
433West ElementaryGoodlandGoodland212201-5.2%
434Grandview ElemEl DoradoEl Dorado266252-5.3%
435Girard HighGirardGirard300284-5.3%
436Coronado ElemSalinaSalina411389-5.4%
437Shawnee Heights MiddleTecumsehShawnee Heights571540-5.4%
438Lyndon ElemLyndonLyndon311294-5.5%
439Lincoln ElemGreat BendGreat Bend291275-5.5%
440Landon Middle SchoolTopekaTopeka Public Schools455430-5.5%
441Soule Elementary SchoolDodge CityDodge City397375-5.5%
442Blue Valley Northwest HighOverland ParkBlue Valley1,5871,496-5.7%
443Overland Trail MiddleOverland ParkBlue Valley573540-5.8%
444Lowman Hill ElemTopekaTopeka Public Schools312294-5.8%
445Beech ElemWichitaWichita571538-5.8%
446Atchison High SchoolAtchisonAtchison Public Schools446419-6.1%
447Garden City High SchoolGarden CityGarden City2,0721,946-6.1%
448J C Harmon HighKansas CityKansas City1,3681,285-6.1%
449Andale HighAndaleRenwick406381-6.2%
450North HighWichitaWichita2,1762,041-6.2%
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