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Fastest-growing Montana public schools, 2017-2024

Montana 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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MONTANA · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
101	Hawthorne School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	355	348	-2.0%
102	Box Elder School	Box Elder	Box Elder Elem	237	232	-2.1%
103	Washington Middle School	Glendive	Glendive Elem	252	246	-2.4%
104	Sandstone School	Billings	Billings Elem	404	393	-2.7%
105	Lincoln Primary	Anaconda	Anaconda Elem	298	290	-2.7%
106	Whittier School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	270	262	-3.0%
107	Margaret Leary School	Butte	Butte Elem	370	359	-3.0%
108	Beartooth School	Billings	Billings Elem	385	373	-3.1%
109	Havre High School	Havre	Havre H S	539	521	-3.3%
110	Morning Star School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	499	482	-3.4%
111	Lewis & Clark Middle School	Billings	Billings Elem	768	741	-3.5%
112	Riverview School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	462	445	-3.7%
113	Irle Elementary School	Glasgow	Glasgow K-12 Schools	396	380	-4.0%
114	West Side Elementary	Sidney	Sidney Elem	300	288	-4.0%
115	Lincoln-McKinley School	Havre	Havre Elem	277	266	-4.0%
116	Chief Joseph Middle School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	783	751	-4.1%
117	Skyview High School	Billings	Billings H S	1,611	1,542	-4.3%
118	Havre Middle School	Havre	Havre Elem	409	391	-4.4%
119	Capital High School	Helena	Helena H S	1,357	1,293	-4.7%
120	Anaconda Sr High School	Anaconda	Anaconda H S	321	305	-5.0%
121	Ridge View Elementary	Belgrade	Belgrade Elem	461	438	-5.0%
122	Big Timber School	Big Timber	Big Timber Elem	234	222	-5.1%
123	Hamilton High School	Hamilton	Hamilton K-12 Schools	486	460	-5.3%
124	Cherry Valley School	Polson	Polson Elem	257	243	-5.4%
125	Manhattan H S	Manhattan	Manhattan High School	256	241	-5.9%
126	Jeannette Rankin El	Missoula	Missoula Elem	486	457	-6.0%
127	Park High School	Livingston	Park H S	447	420	-6.0%
128	Florence-Carlton HS	Florence	Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls	252	237	-6.0%
129	Lincoln Co High School	Eureka	Lincoln County H S	291	273	-6.2%
130	L A Muldown School	Whitefish	Whitefish Elem	706	661	-6.4%
131	Stamiksiitsiikin BullShoe Elem	Browning	Browning Elem	351	328	-6.6%
132	Mountain View School	Red Lodge	Red Lodge Elem	206	192	-6.8%
133	Plains Elementary School	Plains	Plains K-12	234	218	-6.8%
134	Meadowlark Elementary	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	529	492	-7.0%
135	Alkali Creek School	Billings	Billings Elem	334	310	-7.2%
136	Chief Charlo School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	446	414	-7.2%
137	Orchard School	Billings	Billings Elem	367	340	-7.4%
138	Wolf Point High School	Wolf Point	Wolf Point H S	216	200	-7.4%
139	Fred Moodry Intermediate	Anaconda	Anaconda Elem	312	289	-7.4%
140	Independent School	Billings	Independent Elem	294	272	-7.5%
141	Custer Co District High	Miles City	Custer County H S	529	487	-7.9%
142	Corvallis 7-8	Corvallis	Corvallis K-12 Schools	211	194	-8.1%
143	Paxson School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	452	415	-8.2%
144	Glacier Gateway Elem	Columbia Falls	Columbia Falls Elem	513	471	-8.2%
145	Sidney High School	Sidney	Sidney H S	387	355	-8.3%
146	Big Sky Elementary	Billings	Billings Elem	407	373	-8.4%
147	Jefferson School	Glendive	Glendive Elem	270	247	-8.5%
148	Belgrade Middle School	Belgrade	Belgrade Elem	1,071	978	-8.7%
149	Laurel High School	Laurel	Laurel H S	635	578	-9.0%
150	Ronan Middle School	Ronan	Ronan Elem	475	432	-9.1%

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