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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
151	SKINNER MAGNET CENTER	OMAHA	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	413	433	4.8%
152	WAHOO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	WAHOO	WAHOO PUBLIC SCHOOLS	454	475	4.6%
153	ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	ARLINGTON	ARLINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	316	330	4.4%
154	SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SUTTON	SUTTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	216	225	4.2%
155	NORRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	404	421	4.2%
156	RALSTON MIDDLE SCHOOL	RALSTON	RALSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	469	488	4.1%
157	CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CENTRAL CITY	CENTRAL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	314	327	4.1%
158	TWIN RIVER ELEM-GENOA	GENOA	TWIN RIVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	209	217	3.8%
159	AVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	BELLEVUE	BELLEVUE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	339	352	3.8%
160	BEADLE MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	975	1,011	3.7%
161	WINDY HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	250	259	3.6%
162	AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL	AUBURN	AUBURN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	249	258	3.6%
163	CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	UTICA	CENTENNIAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS	254	263	3.5%
164	LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	LEXINGTON	LEXINGTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS	884	915	3.5%
165	CODY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	297	307	3.4%
166	FULLERTON MAGNET CENTER	OMAHA	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	532	550	3.4%
167	BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	749	773	3.2%
168	CARDINAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	411	424	3.2%
169	PYRTLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	435	449	3.2%
170	CENTURA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	CAIRO	CENTURA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	265	273	3.0%
171	PAPILLION LA VISTA SENIOR HIGH	PAPILLION	PAPILLION LA VISTA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	1,815	1,867	2.9%
172	FREMONT MIDDLE SCHOOL	FREMONT	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	670	689	2.8%
173	PRAIRIE LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	262	269	2.7%
174	SCOTTSBLUFF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	SCOTTSBLUFF	SCOTTSBLUFF PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,036	1,064	2.7%
175	OAKDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	304	312	2.6%
176	WEST DODGE STATION ELEMENTARY	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	423	434	2.6%
177	NORFOLK JR HIGH SCHOOL	NORFOLK	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	615	631	2.6%
178	NORFOLK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	NORFOLK	NORFOLK PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,324	1,359	2.6%
179	BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	242	248	2.5%
180	WESTRIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	ELKHORN	ELKHORN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	338	346	2.4%
181	WESTGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	OMAHA	WESTSIDE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS	290	297	2.4%
182	WINNEBAGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	WINNEBAGO	WINNEBAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 17	428	438	2.3%
183	LOGAN VIEW JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	HOOPER	LOGAN VIEW PUBLIC SCHOOLS	256	262	2.3%
184	HARNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	321	328	2.2%
185	ELLIOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	389	397	2.1%
186	SOUTH SIOUX HIGH SCHOOL	SO SIOUX CITY	SO SIOUX CITY COMMUNITY SCHS	1,170	1,193	2.0%
187	WESTRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	681	694	1.9%
188	MILLARD NORTH MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	805	820	1.9%
189	EZRA MILLARD ELEMENTARY SCH	OMAHA	MILLARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	476	485	1.9%
190	CONESTOGA JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL	MURRAY	CONESTOGA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	315	321	1.9%
191	NORRIS MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA	OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	1,121	1,140	1.7%
192	WASMER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	GRAND ISLAND	GRAND ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS	367	373	1.6%
193	NEBRASKA CITY HIGH SCHOOL	NEBRASKA CITY	NEBRASKA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	436	442	1.4%
194	SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL	SEWARD	SEWARD PUBLIC SCHOOLS	504	511	1.4%
195	PENDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	PENDER	PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS	239	242	1.3%
196	BROKEN BOW HIGH SCHOOL	BROKEN BOW	BROKEN BOW PUBLIC SCHOOLS	231	234	1.3%
197	MILLIKEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCH	FREMONT	FREMONT PUBLIC SCHOOLS	233	236	1.3%
198	KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	KEARNEY	KEARNEY PUBLIC SCHOOLS	393	398	1.3%
199	BROWNELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	321	325	1.2%
200	LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	LINCOLN	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	413	418	1.2%

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