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Fastest-growing Nebraska public schools, 2017-2024

Nebraska 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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NEBRASKA · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
101	HAYWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	NEBRASKA CITY	NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	301	330	9.6%
102	EMERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	COLUMBUS	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	261	286	9.6%
103	BELLE RYAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	254	278	9.4%
104	PIERCE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	PIERCE	PIERCE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	311	340	9.3%
105	WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	OMAHA	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	1,964	2,145	9.2%
106	SEWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SEWARD	SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	511	558	9.2%
107	NORTH PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BROKEN BOW	BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS	345	376	9.0%
108	HERITAGE ELEMENTARY	BENNINGTON	BENNINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	400	436	9.0%
109	ELEMENTARY AT BENNET	BENNET	PALMYRA DISTRICT O R 1	354	385	8.8%
110	COLUMBUS HIGH SCHOOL	COLUMBUS	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,230	1,337	8.7%
111	YORK HIGH SCHOOL	YORK	YORK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	458	498	8.7%
112	ARLINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ARLINGTON	ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	343	372	8.5%
113	SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,946	2,110	8.4%
114	NORRIS HIGH SCHOOL	FIRTH	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	679	736	8.4%
115	WILLOWDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	433	469	8.3%
116	EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY	LEXINGTON	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	258	279	8.1%
117	BRIDGEPORT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BRIDGEPORT	BRIDGEPORT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	252	272	7.9%
118	TWO SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVUE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	338	364	7.7%
119	MILLER PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	381	410	7.6%
120	ECSE - HOMEBASED	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	492	527	7.1%
121	MILLARD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,360	2,526	7.0%
122	GILDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	364	389	6.9%
123	WAVERLY MIDDLE SCHOOL	WAVERLY	WAVERLY SCHOOL DISTRICT 145	480	512	6.7%
124	NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	FIRTH	NORRIS SCHOOL DIST 160	525	560	6.7%
125	WALT DISNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	349	372	6.6%
126	MORTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LEXINGTON	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	301	321	6.6%
127	LINCOLN NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,706	1,819	6.6%
128	JEFFERSON INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	FAIRBURY	FAIRBURY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	243	259	6.6%
129	CHADRON MIDDLE SCHOOL	CHADRON	CHADRON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	277	295	6.5%
130	KNICKREHM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	247	263	6.5%
131	MASTERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	264	281	6.4%
132	CRETE MIDDLE SCHOOL	CRETE	CRETE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	443	471	6.3%
133	SAGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	422	447	5.9%
134	CEDAR HOLLOW SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND	NORTHWEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS	357	378	5.9%
135	WHEELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	598	633	5.9%
136	YUTAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	YUTAN	YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	257	272	5.8%
137	HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL	KEARNEY	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	613	648	5.7%
138	PICOTTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	349	369	5.7%
139	NORTHFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GERING	GERING PUBLIC SCHOOLS	283	299	5.7%
140	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	269	284	5.6%
141	HIGH SCHOOL AT SYRACUSE	SYRACUSE	SYRACUSE-DUNBAR-AVOCA SCHOOLS	216	228	5.6%
142	GRAND ISLAND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	2,558	2,696	5.4%
143	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK ELEM SCHOOL	ELMWOOD	ELMWOOD-MURDOCK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	286	301	5.2%
144	BOONE CENTRAL ELEM-ALBION	ALBION	BOONE CENTRAL SCHOOLS	235	247	5.1%
145	EVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	457	480	5.0%
146	NORTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	378	397	5.0%
147	COLUMBUS MIDDLE SCHOOL	COLUMBUS	COLUMBUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,110	1,166	5.0%
148	HERSHEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	HERSHEY	HERSHEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	286	300	4.9%
149	PADDOCK ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	272	285	4.8%
150	YUTAN HIGH SCHOOL	YUTAN	YUTAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	209	219	4.8%

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