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Best Schools · Minnesota · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing Minnesota public schools, 2017-2024

Minnesota 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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MINNESOTA · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
901Willmar Middle SchoolWILLMARWillmar Public School District964842-12.7%
902WestWood ElementaryPRIOR LAKEPrior Lake-Savage Area Schools579505-12.8%
903MINNEWASKA AREA ELEMENTARYGLENWOODMINNEWASKA SCHOOL DISTRICT364317-12.9%
904Voyager ElementaryALEXANDRIAAlexandria Public School District512446-12.9%
905NASHWAUK SECONDARYNASHWAUKNASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT262228-13.0%
906BRIMHALL ELEMENTARYROSEVILLEROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT654569-13.0%
907Central MiddleWHITE BEAR LAKEWhite Bear Lake School District1,060922-13.0%
908Birch Lake ElementaryWHITE BEAR LAKEWhite Bear Lake School District275239-13.1%
909Keewatin-Nashwauk Elementary SchoolKEEWATINNASHWAUK-KEEWATIN SCHOOL DISTRICT360313-13.1%
910CHURCHILL ELEMENTARYCLOQUETCLOQUET PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT404351-13.1%
911MINNEHAHA ELEMENTARYTWO HARBORSLAKE SUPERIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.423367-13.2%
912FALCON HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYFALCON HEIGHTSROSEVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT509442-13.2%
913McKinley ElementaryHAM LAKEAnoka-Hennepin School District733636-13.2%
914ALDEN-CONGER ELEMENTARYALDENALDEN-CONGER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT264229-13.3%
915FAIR OAKS ELEMENTARYBROOKLYN PARKOSSEO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT457396-13.3%
916WOODBURY ELEMENTARYWOODBURYSouth Washington County Schools557483-13.3%
917HGA ElementarySAINT PAULHigher Ground Academy606525-13.4%
918SOUTHVIEW ELEMENTARYWACONIAWACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT628544-13.4%
919Evergreen Park Elementary-STEMBROOKLYN CENTERAnoka-Hennepin School District488422-13.5%
920PINE CITY SECONDARYPINE CITYPINE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT790683-13.5%
921MESABI EAST ELEMENTARYAURORAMESABI EAST SCHOOL DISTRICT544470-13.6%
922WASHINGTON ELEMENTARYMANKATOMANKATO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT435376-13.6%
923PRAIRIE VIEW ELEMENTARYEDEN PRAIRIEEDEN PRAIRIE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT727628-13.6%
924Andover ElementaryANDOVERAnoka-Hennepin School District1,3481,165-13.6%
925LINCOLN ELEMENTARYOWATONNAOWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT585505-13.7%
926Anoka Middle School for the ArtsANOKAAnoka-Hennepin School District1,8401,587-13.8%
927South Elementary SchoolSAINT PETERST. PETER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT312269-13.8%
928BAYVIEW ELEMENTARYWACONIAWACONIA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT615530-13.8%
929Eastview Education CenterMONTICELLOMonticello Public School District349301-13.8%
930WASECA JUNIOR HIGHWASECAWASECA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT325280-13.8%
931LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLWOODBURYSouth Washington County Schools1,3511,165-13.8%
932ROSEMOUNT MIDDLEROSEMOUNTROSEMOUNT-APPLE VALLEY-EAGAN1,3231,141-13.8%
933BARNUM ELEMENTARYBARNUMBARNUM PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT404348-13.9%
934BIG LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOLBIG LAKEBIG LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT734632-13.9%
935Forest Lake ElementaryFOREST LAKEForest Lake Public School District359309-13.9%
936GFW High SchoolWINTHROPGFW Public Schools245211-13.9%
937RICHFIELD MIDDLERICHFIELDRICHFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT938808-13.9%
938BATTLE LAKE SECONDARYBATTLE LAKEBATTLE LAKE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT214184-14.0%
939Hoover Elementary SchoolROCHESTERRochester Public School District265228-14.0%
940WATERVILLE ELEMENTARYWATERVILLEWATERVILLE-ELYSIAN-MORRISTOWN307264-14.0%
941Isanti Primary SchoolISANTICambridge-Isanti Public School Dist474407-14.1%
942BUFFALO COMMUNITY MIDDLEBUFFALOBuffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools1,3511,160-14.1%
943Vista View ElementaryBURNSVILLEBurnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools362311-14.1%
944WASHINGTON-KOSCIUSKO ELEMENTARYWINONAWINONA AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT269231-14.1%
945WILSON ELEMENTARYOWATONNAOWATONNA PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT529454-14.2%
946ISLE ELEMENTARYISLEISLE PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT233200-14.2%
947Early Education Program & ServicesBURNSVILLEBurnsville-Eagan-Savage Schools237203-14.3%
948MURDOCK ELEMENTARYMURDOCKKERKHOVEN-MURDOCK-SUNBURG461395-14.3%
949SUSAN LINDGREN ELEMENTARYSAINT LOUIS PARKST. LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOL DIST.533457-14.3%
950Taylors Falls ElementaryTAYLORS FALLSChisago Lakes School District384329-14.3%
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