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Fastest-growing Louisiana public schools, 2017-2024

Louisiana 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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#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
51	South Baton Rouge Charter Academy	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	590	819	38.8%
52	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M School	New Orleans	Pierre A. Capdau S.T.E.A.M. School	408	565	38.5%
53	G.T. Woods School	Kenner	Jefferson Parish	271	375	38.4%
54	Boley Elementary School	West Monroe	Ouachita Parish	202	279	38.1%
55	Dorothy Height Charter School	New Orleans	Dorothy Height Charter School	640	878	37.2%
56	St. Charles Street Elementary School	Jeanerette	Iberia Parish	239	328	37.2%
57	Independence High Magnet	Independence	Tangipahoa Parish	358	490	36.9%
58	Seventh Ward Elementary School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	279	382	36.9%
59	Crestworth Elementary School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	314	427	36.0%
60	B. R. Foreign Language Acad. Immersion Magnet	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	410	557	35.9%
61	Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	440	594	35.0%
62	Oaklawn Middle School	Houma	Terrebonne Parish	443	596	34.5%
63	Emmett C.Gilbert School of Excellence at Ford	Avondale	Jefferson Parish	573	769	34.2%
64	Benton High School	Benton	Bossier Parish	1,139	1,515	33.0%
65	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS	New Orleans	New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics HS	473	627	32.6%
66	South Beauregard Elementary School	Longville	Beauregard Parish	486	644	32.5%
67	McDonogh 26/Homedale Elementary School	Gretna	Jefferson Parish	259	342	32.0%
68	Southside Elementary School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	406	534	31.5%
69	Turner Elementary Middle School	Shreveport	Caddo Parish	1,098	1,437	30.9%
70	V. B. Glencoe Charter School	Franklin	V. B. Glencoe Charter School	384	502	30.7%
71	Choudrant High School	Choudrant	Lincoln Parish	323	421	30.3%
72	Thomas Jefferson High School for Advanced Studies	Gretna	Jefferson Parish	405	527	30.1%
73	Jefferson Terrace Academy	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	440	571	29.8%
74	Congetta Trippe Janet Elementary School	Marrero	Jefferson Parish	675	868	28.6%
75	Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy	Avondale	Jefferson Parish	678	871	28.5%
76	Bains Elementary School	St. Francisville	West Feliciana Parish	624	801	28.4%
77	Ralph J Bunche Elementary	Metairie	Jefferson Parish	366	470	28.4%
78	The Willow School	New Orleans	The Willow School	1,761	2,225	26.3%
79	Verda Elementary School	Montgomery	Grant Parish	244	308	26.2%
80	Plain Dealing High School	Plain Dealing	Bossier Parish	215	270	25.6%
81	Milton Elementary School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	1,006	1,261	25.3%
82	Brusly High School	Brusly	West Baton Rouge Parish	586	734	25.3%
83	Brownfields Elementary School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	294	368	25.2%
84	Oak Grove Elementary School	Oak Grove	West Carroll Parish	421	523	24.2%
85	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	New Orleans	New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy	763	945	23.9%
86	Lake Elementary School	St. Amant	Ascension Parish	887	1,096	23.6%
87	Mayfair Laboratory School	Baton Rouge	East Baton Rouge Parish	389	480	23.4%
88	Webster Junior High School	Minden	Webster Parish	374	461	23.3%
89	Willow Charter Academy	Lafayette	Willow Charter Academy	491	605	23.2%
90	Woodvale Elementary School	Lafayette	Lafayette Parish	645	793	22.9%
91	Lewis Vincent Elementary School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	397	487	22.7%
92	Southeastern LA University Lab School	Hammond	Tangipahoa Parish	210	257	22.4%
93	Independence Leadership Academy	Independence	Tangipahoa Parish	449	548	22.0%
94	Bunkie Magnet High School	Bunkie	Avoyelles Parish	551	669	21.4%
95	Southside Junior High School	Denham Springs	Livingston Parish	442	536	21.3%
96	Linwood Public Charter School	Shreveport	Recovery School District-LDE	901	1,092	21.2%
97	Delta Elementary School	Mer Rouge	Morehouse Parish	365	442	21.1%
98	Advantage Charter Academy	Baker	Advantage Charter Academy	615	743	20.8%
99	Allen Ellender School	Marrero	Jefferson Parish	604	727	20.4%
100	Branch Elementary School	Branch	Acadia Parish	311	374	20.3%

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