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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
101	CENTURY ELEM.	NIXA	Nixa Public Schools	501	592	18.2%
102	SPRING GARDEN MIDDLE	ST JOSEPH	ST. JOSEPH	342	404	18.1%
103	SALEM MIDDLE SCHOOL	SALEM	SALEM R-80	215	254	18.1%
104	ACADEMY FOR INTEGRATED ARTS	Kansas City	ACADEMY FOR INTEGRATED ARTS	207	244	17.9%
105	MOUNTAIN GROVE HIGH	MOUNTAIN GROVE	MOUNTAIN GROVE R-III	387	455	17.6%
106	DAVID H. HICKMAN HIGH	COLUMBIA	COLUMBIA 93	1,706	2,007	17.6%
107	STRAFFORD HIGH	STRAFFORD	STRAFFORD R-VI	372	437	17.5%
108	CRANE ELEM.	CRANE	CRANE R-III	286	336	17.5%
109	JURY ELEM.	FLORISSANT	HAZELWOOD	409	480	17.4%
110	NEOSHO HIGH	NEOSHO	NEOSHO SCHOOL DISTRICT	1,304	1,530	17.3%
111	SKYLINE ELEM.	URBANA	HICKORY CO. R-I	252	295	17.1%
112	BLUE SPRINGS SOUTH HIGH	BLUE SPRINGS	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	1,965	2,299	17.0%
113	Southern Boone High	ASHLAND	SOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I	487	570	17.0%
114	TRUMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	ST. LOUIS	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	699	816	16.7%
115	AC PREP ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY	KANSAS CITY 33	314	366	16.6%
116	OAK PARK HIGH	KANSAS CITY	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	1,509	1,755	16.3%
117	WOODLAND ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT	LEE'S SUMMIT R-VII	364	423	16.2%
118	PLATTE COUNTY HIGH	PLATTE CITY	PLATTE CO. R-III	1,204	1,397	16.0%
119	ROYAL HEIGHTS ELEM.	JOPLIN	JOPLIN SCHOOLS	239	277	15.9%
120	GUADALUPE CENTERS HIGH SCHOOL	KANSAS CITY	GUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS	395	458	15.9%
121	HALLS FERRY ELEMENTARY	FLORISSANT	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	340	394	15.9%
122	CHAPEL LAKES ELEM.	LEE'S SUMMIT	BLUE SPRINGS R-IV	518	600	15.8%
123	HALLSVILLE HIGH	HALLSVILLE	HALLSVILLE R-IV	401	464	15.7%
124	NORTH ELEMENTARY	WARSAW	WARSAW R-IX	282	326	15.6%
125	UNION CHAPEL ELEM.	KANSAS CITY	PARK HILL	527	609	15.6%
126	OAKVILLE SR. HIGH	ST LOUIS	MEHLVILLE R-IX	1,599	1,847	15.5%
127	FAIR GROVE HIGH	FAIR GROVE	FAIR GROVE R-X	323	373	15.5%
128	SILEX HIGH	SILEX	SILEX R-I	214	247	15.4%
129	PARK HILL SOUTH HIGH	RIVERSIDE	PARK HILL	1,638	1,890	15.4%
130	WINFIELD ELEM.	WINFIELD	WINFIELD R-IV	353	407	15.3%
131	HALE COOK ELEMENTARY	KANSAS CITY	KANSAS CITY 33	299	344	15.1%
132	WILDER ELEM.	MANSFIELD	MANSFIELD R-IV	271	312	15.1%
133	DIAMOND ELEM.	DIAMOND	DIAMOND R-IV	289	332	14.9%
134	CLEVER HIGH	CLEVER	CLEVER R-V	346	397	14.7%
135	NORTH KANSAS CITY HIGH	KANSAS CITY	NORTH KANSAS CITY 74	1,499	1,719	14.7%
136	MCCURDY ELEM.	FLORISSANT	HAZELWOOD	469	538	14.7%
137	BROOKFIELD ELEM.	BROOKFIELD	BROOKFIELD R-III	364	417	14.6%
138	MOUNT VERNON MIDDLE	MOUNT VERNON	MT. VERNON R-V	301	345	14.6%
139	SOUTHWEST MIDDLE	BALLWIN	PARKWAY C-2	702	803	14.4%
140	OSAGE HIGH	OSAGE BEACH	SCHOOL OF THE OSAGE	593	678	14.3%
141	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY	FERGUSON	FERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II	219	250	14.2%
142	ST. CLAIR JR. HIGH	ST CLAIR	ST. CLAIR R-XIII	395	451	14.2%
143	MID-BUCHANAN ELEM.	FAUCETT	MID-BUCHANAN CO. R-V	417	476	14.1%
144	EAST CARTER CO. R-II ELEM.	ELLSINORE	EAST CARTER CO. R-II	319	364	14.1%
145	SOUTH TECHNICAL	SUNSET HILLS	SPECL. SCH. DST. ST. LOUIS CO.	776	885	14.0%
146	INDEPENDENCE ELEM.	ST CHARLES	FRANCIS HOWELL R-III	669	762	13.9%
147	RITENOUR MIDDLE	ST LOUIS	RITENOUR	647	737	13.9%
148	PALMYRA ELEM.	PALMYRA	PALMYRA R-I	397	452	13.9%
149	MIDDLE SCHOOL	CARROLLTON	CARROLLTON R-VII	239	272	13.8%
150	KENNERLY ELEM.	ST LOUIS	LINDBERGH SCHOOLS	436	496	13.8%

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