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Fastest-growing Missouri public schools, 2017-2024

Missouri 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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MISSOURI · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	ROCKWOOD CTR. EARLY CHILD. ED.	CHESTERFIELD	ROCKWOOD R-VI	260	646	149%
2	CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.	COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA 93	205	453	121%
3	ROBINSON SCHOOL	AURORA	AURORA R-VIII	273	541	98.2%
4	EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGH	Kansas City	EWING MARION KAUFFMAN SCHOOL	203	402	98.0%
5	RIVERBEND SCH.	PACIFIC	MERAMEC VALLEY R-III	230	442	92.2%
6	JEFFERSON ELEM.	CAPE GIRARDEAU	CAPE GIRARDEAU 63	261	494	89.3%
7	CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTH	Columbia	COLUMBIA 93	251	458	82.5%
8	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGH	ST. LOUIS	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	253	461	82.2%
9	GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLE	KANSAS CITY	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	202	355	75.7%
10	SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLE	ASHLAND	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	369	648	75.6%
11	ROOSEVELT HIGH	ST LOUIS	ST. LOUIS CITY	423	734	73.5%
12	WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.	WHITEMAN AFB	KNOB NOSTER R-VIII	358	602	68.2%
13	HALLSVILLE PRIMARY	HALLSVILLE	HALLSVILLE R-IV	231	387	67.5%
14	FRONTIER MIDDLE	O'FALLON	WENTZVILLE R-IV	744	1,243	67.1%
15	JACKSON SR. HIGH	JACKSON	JACKSON R-II	1,139	1,830	60.7%
16	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLE	ST. LOUIS	GATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS	266	426	60.2%
17	STRAFFORD MIDDLE	STRAFFORD	STRAFFORD R-VI	263	411	56.3%
18	WALKER ELEM.	FLORISSANT	HAZELWOOD	326	508	55.8%
19	GUADALUPE CENTERS ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	515	801	55.5%
20	LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY	ST. LOUIS	LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY	270	414	53.3%
21	SUMNER HIGH	ST LOUIS	ST. LOUIS CITY	271	407	50.2%
22	COLE CAMP HIGH	COLE CAMP	COLE CAMP R-I	230	344	49.6%
23	DEAR ELEM.	RICHMOND	RICHMOND R-XVI	203	300	47.8%
24	DELAWARE ELEM.	SPRINGFIELD	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	235	347	47.7%
25	UNION MIDDLE	UNION	UNION R-XI	477	704	47.6%
26	VASHON HIGH	ST LOUIS	ST. LOUIS CITY	422	621	47.2%
27	MONETT MIDDLE	MONETT	MONETT R-I	363	528	45.5%
28	COLE CAMP ELEM.	COLE CAMP	COLE CAMP R-I	253	367	45.1%
29	PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTS	KANSAS CITY	KANSAS CITY 33	462	669	44.8%
30	KNOB NOSTER ELEM.	KNOB NOSTER	KNOB NOSTER R-VIII	383	550	43.6%
31	SCUOLA VITA NUOVA CHARTER	KANSAS CITY	SCUOLA VITA NUOVA	253	363	43.5%
32	MATHIS ELEMENTARY	HAYTI	HAYTI R-II	267	383	43.4%
33	CAMBRIDGE ELEM.	BELTON	BELTON 124	351	501	42.7%
34	WILLIAM BRYANT ELEM.	BLUE SPRINGS	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	373	529	41.8%
35	EUREKA ELEM.	EUREKA	ROCKWOOD R-VI	366	519	41.8%
36	WRIGHT CITY MIDDLE	WRIGHT CITY	WRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO.	381	536	40.7%
37	ELDON MIDDLE	ELDON	ELDON R-I	295	414	40.3%
38	PRIMITIVO GARCIA ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY	KANSAS CITY 33	355	494	39.2%
39	CARVER DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY	KANSAS CITY 33	340	468	37.6%
40	HERITAGE ELEMENTARY	WENTZVILLE	WENTZVILLE R-IV	755	1,039	37.6%
41	OZARK HIGH	OZARK	OZARK R-VI	1,308	1,789	36.8%
42	HIXSON MIDDLE	ST LOUIS	WEBSTER GROVES	721	982	36.2%
43	COLLEGIATE SCHOOL OF MED/BIO	ST. LOUIS	ST. LOUIS CITY	245	332	35.5%
44	BROOKSIDE CHARTER ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY	BROOKSIDE CHARTER SCH.	428	575	34.3%
45	CALIFORNIA MIDDLE	CALIFORNIA	MONITEAU CO. R-I	294	394	34.0%
46	LONE JACK HIGH	LONE JACK	LONE JACK C-6	299	400	33.8%
47	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HGTS. HIGH	MAPLEWOOD	MAPLEWOOD-RICHMOND HEIGHTS	328	439	33.8%
48	HIGH POINTE ELEM.	NIXA	Nixa Public Schools	463	619	33.7%
49	KNOB NOSTER HIGH	KNOB NOSTER	KNOB NOSTER R-VIII	355	474	33.5%
50	WILLIAMS ELEM.	SPRINGFIELD	SPRINGFIELD R-XII	313	412	31.6%

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