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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
151	K William Harvey Elem	Ronan	Ronan Elem	416	378	-9.1%
152	Longfellow School	Bozeman	Bozeman Elem	319	289	-9.4%
153	Shepherd Elementary	Shepherd	Shepherd Elem	378	342	-9.5%
154	Lewis & Clark School	Missoula	Missoula Elem	475	429	-9.7%
155	Lame Deer School	Lame Deer	Lame Deer Elem	309	278	-10.0%
156	Sunnyside School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	441	396	-10.2%
157	Longfellow School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	293	263	-10.2%
158	Emerson School	Butte	Butte Elem	435	389	-10.6%
159	St Ignatius Elementary School	St Ignatius	St Ignatius K-12 Schools	235	210	-10.6%
160	Stevensville High School	Stevensville	Stevensville H S	389	347	-10.8%
161	Lincoln School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	418	373	-10.8%
162	East Evergreen School	Kalispell	Evergreen Elem	404	360	-10.9%
163	Saddle Peak Elementary	Belgrade	Belgrade Elem	467	416	-10.9%
164	Garfield School	Lewistown	Lewistown Elem	205	182	-11.2%
165	Polson Middle School	Polson	Polson Elem	538	477	-11.3%
166	Sacajawea School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	457	405	-11.4%
167	H C Davis Elementary	Cut Bank	Cut Bank Elem	236	209	-11.4%
168	Jefferson School	Helena	Helena Elem	277	245	-11.6%
169	Linderman School	Polson	Polson Elem	402	355	-11.7%
170	Frenchtown High School	Frenchtown	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	412	364	-11.7%
171	Whittier School	Butte	Butte Elem	434	383	-11.8%
172	Fred W Graff School	Laurel	Laurel Elem	278	245	-11.9%
173	Dawson High School	Glendive	Dawson H S	361	318	-11.9%
174	Target Range School	Missoula	Target Range Elem	466	410	-12.0%
175	Kessler Elementary School	Helena	Helena Elem	267	235	-12.0%
176	West Elementary	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	480	421	-12.3%
177	Garfield School	Miles City	Miles City Elem	240	210	-12.5%
178	Lincoln School	Glendive	Glendive Elem	297	260	-12.5%
179	Glasgow Middle School	Glasgow	Glasgow K-12 Schools	205	179	-12.7%
180	Shepherd High School	Shepherd	Shepherd H S	258	225	-12.8%
181	Lolo Elementary	Lolo	Lolo Elem	336	293	-12.8%
182	Edna Thomas School	Corvallis	Corvallis K-12 Schools	220	191	-13.2%
183	Kennedy School	Butte	Butte Elem	253	219	-13.4%
184	B A Winans School	Livingston	Livingston Elem	309	267	-13.6%
185	Monforton Primary	Bozeman	Monforton Elem	212	183	-13.7%
186	Hawthorne School	Helena	Helena Elem	212	183	-13.7%
187	Broadwater High School	Townsend	Townsend K-12 Schools	227	196	-13.7%
188	Bench School	Billings	Billings Elem	385	332	-13.8%
189	Chief Joseph School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	302	260	-13.9%
190	Pine Butte Elementary Sch	Colstrip	Colstrip Elem	252	217	-13.9%
191	Valley View School	Great Falls	Great Falls Elem	364	312	-14.3%
192	Frenchtown Elementary School	Frenchtown	Frenchtown K-12 Schools	485	415	-14.4%
193	Crow Agency School	Crow Agency	Hardin Elem	314	268	-14.6%
194	Columbus Elem School	Columbus	Columbus Elem	326	278	-14.7%
195	Southside School	Wolf Point	Wolf Point Elem	251	214	-14.7%
196	Highland School	Billings	Billings Elem	292	249	-14.7%
197	Hardin Primary	Hardin	Hardin Elem	337	287	-14.8%
198	Libby Elementary School	Libby	Libby K-12 Schools	683	582	-14.8%
199	Cornelius Hedges School	Kalispell	Kalispell Elem	376	320	-14.9%
200	Evergreen Junior High	Kalispell	Evergreen Elem	336	285	-15.2%

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