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Best Schools · Missouri · Fastest-growing

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
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
51STALEY HIGHKANSAS CITYNORTH KANSAS CITY 741,5992,09130.8%
52RUSKIN HIGH SCHOOLKANSAS CITYHICKMAN MILLS C-19931,29930.8%
53GRAIN VALLEY NORTH MIDDLE SCHLGRAIN VALLEYGRAIN VALLEY R-V40652729.8%
54LACLEDE ELEM.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY20426429.4%
55WARFORD ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYHICKMAN MILLS C-131540729.2%
56SWEENY ELEMENTARYREPUBLICREPUBLIC R-III37348129.0%
57FORDLAND ELEM.FORDLANDFORDLAND R-III23330028.8%
58NASHUA ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYNORTH KANSAS CITY 7437748528.6%
59MID-BUCHANAN SR. HIGHFAUCETTMID-BUCHANAN CO. R-V32341528.5%
60BROWN ELEM.FLORISSANTHAZELWOOD34644127.5%
61WINDSOR ELEM.IMPERIALWINDSOR C-139149727.1%
62CHANCE ELEM.CENTRALIACENTRALIA R-VI29237026.7%
63ASH GROVE ELEM.ASH GROVEASH GROVE R-IV21827526.1%
64BARRINGTON ELEM.FLORISSANTHAZELWOOD40951525.9%
65CEDAR RIDGE PRIMARYBRANSONBRANSON R-IV33041525.8%
66Orchard Farm High SchoolSt. CharlesORCHARD FARM R-V55669825.5%
67ARCHIE ELEMENTARYARCHIEARCHIE R-V23229125.4%
68HARRISBURG ELEMENTARYHARRISBURGHARRISBURG R-VIII23229125.4%
69OSCEOLA ELEM.OSCEOLAOSCEOLA26032525.0%
70MONROE CITY ELEM.MONROE CITYMONROE CITY R-I26533124.9%
71FESTUS SR. HIGHFESTUSFESTUS R-VI8161,01924.9%
72DAVIDSON ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYNORTH KANSAS CITY 7445556624.4%
73HICKEY ELEM.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY22027324.1%
74CENTRAL ELEM.PIERCE CITYPIERCE CITY R-VI27534124.0%
75EARLY CHILD. EDUCATIONST LOUISRIVERVIEW GARDENS20024824.0%
76FRONTIER STEM HIGH SCHOOLKANSAS CITYFRONTIER SCHOOLS32440123.8%
77UNIVERSITY ACADEMY-MIDDLEKANSAS CITYUNIVERSITY ACADEMY21426523.8%
78LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOLLAKE ST. LOUISWENTZVILLE R-IV1,3311,64723.7%
79HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.HILLSBOROHILLSBORO R-III55368223.3%
80WENTZVILLE SOUTH MIDDLEWENTZVILLEWENTZVILLE R-IV8671,06823.2%
81WRIGHT CITY HIGHWRIGHT CITYWRIGHT CITY R-II OF WARREN CO.46056623.0%
82M. L. KING ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 3362576822.9%
83BILLINGS ELEM.BILLINGSBILLINGS R-IV20424922.1%
84NEW BLOOMFIELD ELEM.NEW BLOOMFIELDNEW BLOOMFIELD R-III33140321.8%
85HOLLENBECK MIDDLEST CHARLESFRANCIS HOWELL R-III63276921.7%
86KIPP ENDEAVOR ACADEMYKansas CityKIPP: ENDEAVOR ACADEMY54866521.4%
87LIBERTY NORTH HIGH SCHOOLLIBERTYLIBERTY 531,8682,26221.1%
88BAYLESS SENIOR HIGHST LOUISBAYLESS46456221.1%
89BERNARD C. CAMPBELL MIDDLELEE'S SUMMITLEE'S SUMMIT R-VII8631,04320.9%
90COLE CO. R-I ELEM.RUSSELLVILLECOLE CO. R-I26431920.8%
91HANNAH COLE PRIMARYBOONVILLEBOONVILLE R-I34741920.7%
92LIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY HIGH SCHST LOUISLIFT FOR LIFE ACADEMY31938320.1%
93RUSSELL BLVD. ELEM.COLUMBIACOLUMBIA 9341750019.9%
94WHITTIER ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 3346055019.6%
95SOUTH SHELBY ELEMENTARYSHELBINASHELBY CO. R-IV23628219.5%
96NIXA HIGHNIXANixa Public Schools1,7112,04119.3%
97CLINTON MIDDLECLINTONCLINTON32338519.2%
98CHAPEL HILL ELEMENTARYGLADSTONENORTH KANSAS CITY 7454264418.8%
99SOUTHWEST ELEM.WASHBURNSOUTHWEST R-V29434918.7%
100ELSBERRY HIGHELSBERRYELSBERRY R-II22326418.4%
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