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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
351DANBY-RUSH TOWER MIDDLEFESTUSJEFFERSON CO. R-VII2352464.7%
352VIRGINIA E. GEORGE ELEM.ALBANYALBANY R-III2142244.7%
353MCKINLEY CLASS. LEADERSHIP AC.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY5836104.6%
354SAPPINGTON ELEM.ST LOUISLINDBERGH SCHOOLS4825044.6%
355TRUMAN HIGHINDEPENDENCEINDEPENDENCE 301,6441,7204.6%
356JOPLIN HIGHJOPLINJOPLIN SCHOOLS2,1892,2884.5%
357SIKESTON KINDERGARTEN CTR.SIKESTONSIKESTON R-63864034.4%
358LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE HIGHROGERSVILLELOGAN-ROGERSVILLE R-VIII7027334.4%
359STOUTLAND ELEMENTARYSTOUTLANDSTOUTLAND R-II2252354.4%
360Highlandville ElementaryHighlandvilleSPOKANE R-VII3683844.3%
361FORT OSAGE HIGHINDEPENDENCEFORT OSAGE R-I1,4811,5454.3%
362BOWERMAN ELEM.SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD R-XII2642754.2%
363JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOLFESTUSJEFFERSON CO. R-VII2883004.2%
364Discovery ElementarySt. CharlesORCHARD FARM R-V3783944.2%
365MOUNTAIN GROVE ELEM.MOUNTAIN GROVEMOUNTAIN GROVE R-III6326584.1%
366Carl Junction IntermediateCarl JunctionCARL JUNCTION R-I7397694.1%
367CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 334995194.0%
368WILLARD MIDDLEWILLARDWILLARD R-II6777044.0%
369DUCHESNE ELEMENTARYFLORISSANTFERGUSON-FLORISSANT R-II2592693.9%
370KIRKSVILLE SR. HIGHKIRKSVILLEKIRKSVILLE R-III7617913.9%
371SOUTH VALLEY MIDDLELIBERTYLIBERTY 537798093.9%
372MARSHALL SR. HIGHMARSHALLMARSHALL7978273.8%
373PLEASANT HILL MIDDLEPLEASANT HILLPLEASANT HILL R-III3163283.8%
374FORSYTH ELEM.FORSYTHFORSYTH R-III4534703.8%
375CHILLICOTHE HIGHCHILLICOTHECHILLICOTHE R-II5435633.7%
376SNI-A-BAR ELEM.GRAIN VALLEYGRAIN VALLEY R-V4584753.7%
377OAKLAND MIDDLE SCHOOLCOLUMBIACOLUMBIA 935685893.7%
378HIGHCROFT RIDGE ELEM.CHESTERFIELDPARKWAY C-23563693.7%
379SORRENTO SPRINGS ELEM.BALLWINPARKWAY C-22782883.6%
380JOHN NOWLIN ELEM.BLUE SPRINGSBLUE SPRINGS R-IV4444603.6%
381MARTIN WARREN ELEM.WARRENSBURGWARRENSBURG R-VI3934073.6%
382REPUBLIC MIDDLEREPUBLICREPUBLIC R-III1,1701,2113.5%
383TOWNSEND ELEM.FLORISSANTHAZELWOOD3393513.5%
384EUGENE FIELD ELEM.MEXICOMEXICO 594054183.2%
385BRIARCLIFF ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYNORTH KANSAS CITY 743413523.2%
386LAKELAND ELEM.DEEPWATERLAKELAND R-III2162233.2%
387CARROLLTON SENIOR HIGHCARROLLTONCARROLLTON R-VII2492573.2%
388SUNRISE ELEM.DESOTOSUNRISE R-IX3083183.2%
389FT. ZUMWALT NORTH MIDDLEO'FALLONFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT9881,0193.1%
390DR. BERNARD J. DUBRAY MIDDLEST PETERSFORT ZUMWALT SCHOOL DISTRICT8448693.0%
391Jasper Co. High SchoolJasperJASPER CO. R-V2072132.9%
392HOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY ELEMKANSAS CITYHOGAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY3803912.9%
393CRESTWOOD ELEM.ST LOUISLINDBERGH SCHOOLS4444572.9%
394CASSVILLE HIGHCASSVILLECASSVILLE R-IV5705862.8%
395BRANSON HIGHBRANSONBRANSON R-IV1,4301,4692.7%
396MORGAN CO. HIGHVERSAILLESMORGAN CO. R-II3673772.7%
397WOODLAND HIGHMarble HillWOODLAND R-IV2562632.7%
398STEELVILLE HIGHSTEELVILLESTEELVILLE R-III2712782.6%
399T. S. HILL MIDDLEDEXTERDEXTER R-XI4634752.6%
400CENTER SR. HIGHKANSAS CITYCENTER 586626792.6%
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