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Fastest-growing Kentucky public schools, 2017-2024

Kentucky 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.

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KENTUCKY · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Pathfinder School of Innovation	Louisville	Jefferson County	464	918	97.8%
2	Frederick Douglass High School	Lexington	Fayette County	965	1,770	83.4%
3	Knight Middle	Louisville	Jefferson County	415	757	82.4%
4	Raceland-Worthington Middle School	Raceland	Raceland-Worthington Independent	229	391	70.7%
5	Old Kentucky Home Middle School	Bardstown	Nelson County	350	594	69.7%
6	Rich Pond Elementary	Bowling Green	Warren County	586	990	68.9%
7	Cecilia Valley Elementary School	Cecilia	Hardin County	301	490	62.8%
8	Casey County Middle School	Liberty	Casey County	323	497	53.9%
9	T C Cherry Elementary School	Bowling Green	Bowling Green Independent	281	431	53.4%
10	The Academy @ Shawnee	Louisville	Jefferson County	686	1,051	53.2%
11	Stuart Middle School	Louisville	Jefferson County	771	1,166	51.2%
12	McCreary County Middle School	Stearns	McCreary County	424	633	49.3%
13	Carter G. Woodson Academy	Lexington	Fayette County	215	316	47.0%
14	Oakland Elementary	Oakland	Warren County	294	432	46.9%
15	Hustonville Elementary School	Hustonville	Lincoln County	300	439	46.3%
16	Indian Trail Elementary	Louisville	Jefferson County	444	649	46.2%
17	Muhlenberg County Middle School	Greenville	Muhlenberg County	603	871	44.4%
18	Cravens Elementary School	Owensboro	Owensboro Independent	275	396	44.0%
19	Corbin Middle School	Corbin	Corbin Independent	469	675	43.9%
20	Bryan Station High School	Lexington	Fayette County	1,417	2,030	43.3%
21	May Valley Elementary School	Martin	Floyd County	356	508	42.7%
22	Austin Tracy Elementary School	Lucas	Barren County	243	346	42.4%
23	McNabb Middle School	Mount Sterling	Montgomery County	662	928	40.2%
24	Frankfort High School	Frankfort	Frankfort Independent	238	331	39.1%
25	Corbin Primary	Corbin	Corbin Independent	586	815	39.1%
26	STEAM Academy	Lexington	Fayette County	327	453	38.5%
27	Laukhuf Elementary	Louisville	Jefferson County	455	627	37.8%
28	Bardstown Elementary School	Bardstown	Bardstown Independent	616	847	37.5%
29	Sandersville Elementary	Lexington	Fayette County	560	765	36.6%
30	Plano Elementary	Bowling Green	Warren County	550	750	36.4%
31	Eminence High School	Eminence	Eminence Independent	407	551	35.4%
32	Freedom Elementary School	Shepherdsville	Bullitt County	454	606	33.5%
33	Lincoln Trail Elementary School	Elizabethtown	Hardin County	490	653	33.3%
34	Sutton Elementary School	Owensboro	Owensboro Independent	403	535	32.8%
35	Carroll County Middle School	Carrollton	Carroll County	421	555	31.8%
36	Indian Hills Elementary School	Hopkinsville	Christian County	513	674	31.4%
37	Breathitt County High School	Jackson	Breathitt County	518	669	29.2%
38	Newton Parrish Elementary School	Owensboro	Owensboro Independent	425	545	28.2%
39	Southern High	Louisville	Jefferson County	1,346	1,725	28.2%
40	South Warren High School	Bowling Green	Warren County	1,209	1,548	28.0%
41	Harlan Elementary School	Harlan	Harlan Independent	262	335	27.9%
42	Hartstern Elementary	Louisville	Jefferson County	468	597	27.6%
43	Okolona Elementary	Louisville	Jefferson County	327	417	27.5%
44	Coventry Oak Elementary	Lexington	Fayette County	595	755	26.9%
45	Murray High School	Murray	Murray Independent	479	607	26.7%
46	Rangeland Elementary	Louisville	Jefferson County	425	532	25.2%
47	Leestown Middle School	Lexington	Fayette County	867	1,084	25.0%
48	Marion County High School	Lebanon	Marion County	704	879	24.9%
49	Fern Creek Elementary	Louisville	Jefferson County	597	744	24.6%
50	Cumberland Trace Elementary	Bowling Green	Warren County	562	699	24.4%

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