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Fastest-growing North Carolina public schools, 2017-2024

North Carolina 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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#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
551	Sampson Middle	Clinton	Clinton City Schools	674	703	4.3%
552	Porter Ridge High School	Indian Trail	Union County Public Schools	1,735	1,809	4.3%
553	Hoke County High	Raeford	Hoke County Schools	2,023	2,110	4.3%
554	Scotts Ridge Elementary	Apex	Wake County Schools	834	869	4.2%
555	West Oxford Elementary	Oxford	Granville County Schools	499	520	4.2%
556	Wilson Preparatory Academy	Wilson	Wilson Preparatory Academy	696	725	4.2%
557	Greenlee Primary	Spruce Pine	Mitchell County Schools	236	246	4.2%
558	Winterville Charter Academy	Winterville	Winterville Charter Academy	599	624	4.2%
559	Princeton Elementary	Princeton	Johnston County Public Schools	740	770	4.1%
560	Morehead Montessori	Durham	Durham Public Schools	267	278	4.1%
561	Riverside High	Durham	Durham Public Schools	1,826	1,900	4.1%
562	Cape Hatteras Secondary School	Buxton	Dare County Schools	350	364	4.0%
563	Millbrook High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	2,401	2,498	4.0%
564	Smithfield Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	646	672	4.0%
565	Pinewood Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	501	521	4.0%
566	Carrboro High	Carrboro	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	852	885	3.9%
567	Franklinton High	Franklinton	Franklin County Schools	1,085	1,127	3.9%
568	Providence High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	2,085	2,167	3.9%
569	Ronda-Clingman Elementary School	Ronda	Wilkes County Schools	306	318	3.9%
570	North Wilkesboro Elementary School	North Wilkesboro	Wilkes County Schools	317	329	3.8%
571	Union Grove Elementary	Union Grove	Iredell-Statesville Schools	238	247	3.8%
572	Lansdowne Elementary	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	552	573	3.8%
573	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	820	851	3.8%
574	Wintergreen Primary	Greenville	Pitt County Schools	758	786	3.7%
575	Clayton Middle	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	587	609	3.7%
576	Baucom Elementary	Apex	Wake County Schools	651	675	3.7%
577	Bostian Elementary	China Grove	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	330	342	3.6%
578	Farmville Central High	Farmville	Pitt County Schools	751	778	3.6%
579	Lakewood Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	424	439	3.5%
580	Cedar Ridge High	Hillsborough	Orange County Schools	1,109	1,148	3.5%
581	Selma Elementary	Selma	Johnston County Public Schools	767	794	3.5%
582	Athens Drive High	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	2,083	2,156	3.5%
583	Pembroke Middle	Pembroke	Public Schools of Robeson County	623	645	3.5%
584	Junius H Rose High	Greenville	Pitt County Schools	1,516	1,568	3.4%
585	Ayden Middle	Ayden	Pitt County Schools	353	365	3.4%
586	Topsail Annandale Elementary School	Hampstead	Pender County Schools	561	580	3.4%
587	Garinger High School	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,815	1,877	3.4%
588	West Columbus High	Cerro Gordo	Columbus County Schools	444	459	3.4%
589	Startown Elementary	Newton	Catawba County Schools	523	540	3.3%
590	Sandy Ridge Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	570	589	3.3%
591	Southwest High	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	777	803	3.3%
592	Bruce Drysdale Elementary	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	458	473	3.3%
593	Ephesus Elementary	Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	397	410	3.3%
594	Uwharrie Ridge Six-Twelve	Trinity	Randolph County School System	396	409	3.3%
595	Weddington Hills Elementary	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	1,006	1,038	3.2%
596	Cook Literacy Model School	Winston-Salem	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	221	228	3.2%
597	Albert H Bangert Elementary	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	432	446	3.2%
598	Lake Lure Classical Academy	Lake Lure	Lake Lure Classical Academy	466	481	3.2%
599	Sylvan Elementary	Snow Camp	Alamance-Burlington Schools	289	298	3.1%
600	East Henderson High	East Flat Rock	Henderson County Schools	904	932	3.1%

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