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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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NORTH CAROLINA · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
751	Montclair Elementary	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	434	433	-0.2%
752	Mary McArthur Elementary	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	448	447	-0.2%
753	Southwest Elementary	Durham	Durham Public Schools	640	639	-0.2%
754	Margaret Hearne Elementary	Wilson	Wilson County Schools	424	423	-0.2%
755	Winstead Avenue Elementary	Rocky Mount	Nash County Public Schools	556	555	-0.2%
756	Centennial Campus Middle	Raleigh	Wake County Schools	478	477	-0.2%
757	Kings Mountain Middle	Kings Mountain	Cleveland County Schools	632	631	-0.2%
758	Lakeshore Elementary	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	660	658	-0.3%
759	Hominy Valley Elementary	Candler	Buncombe County Schools	400	399	-0.3%
760	Watauga Innovation Academy	Boone	Watauga County Schools	293	292	-0.3%
761	Washington Elementary	Shelby	Cleveland County Schools	377	376	-0.3%
762	Clement Elementary	Autryville	Sampson County Schools	368	367	-0.3%
763	Rosewood Elementary	Goldsboro	Wayne County Public Schools	652	650	-0.3%
764	Pleasant Garden Elementary	Pleasant Garden	Guilford County Schools	455	453	-0.4%
765	Western Guilford High	Greensboro	Guilford County Schools	1,248	1,243	-0.4%
766	Collaborative College for Technology	Statesville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	233	232	-0.4%
767	Manteo High School	Manteo	Dare County Schools	530	528	-0.4%
768	Brown Summit Middle	Browns Summit	Guilford County Schools	243	242	-0.4%
769	Sardis Elementary	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	531	529	-0.4%
770	Rugby Middle	Hendersonville	Henderson County Schools	852	849	-0.4%
771	James Love Elementary	Shelby	Cleveland County Schools	378	376	-0.5%
772	William R Davie Elementary	Mocksville	Davie County Schools	373	371	-0.5%
773	A.C.E. Academy	Harrisburg	A.C.E. Academy	423	421	-0.5%
774	Viewmont Elementary	Hickory	Hickory City Schools	512	509	-0.6%
775	Cox Mill High School	Concord	Cabarrus County Schools	1,783	1,772	-0.6%
776	Burnsville Elementary	Burnsville	Yancey County Schools	352	350	-0.6%
777	New Bridge Middle	Jacksonville	Onslow County Schools	485	482	-0.6%
778	Friendship Elementary	Winston-Salem	Davidson County Schools	473	470	-0.6%
779	Walter M Williams High	Burlington	Alamance-Burlington Schools	1,214	1,206	-0.7%
780	Bridgeton Elementary	New Bern	Craven County Board of Education	418	415	-0.7%
781	H B Sugg Elementary	Farmville	Pitt County Schools	424	421	-0.7%
782	Enka Middle	Candler	Buncombe County Schools	592	588	-0.7%
783	Long Mill Elementary	Youngsville	Franklin County Schools	436	433	-0.7%
784	Richfield Elementary	Richfield	Stanly County Schools	304	302	-0.7%
785	Pamlico County High	Bayboro	Pamlico County Schools	426	423	-0.7%
786	Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy	High Point	Guilford County Schools	395	392	-0.8%
787	Bethel Middle	Waynesville	Haywood County Schools	256	254	-0.8%
788	Plain View Elementary	Dunn	Sampson County Schools	365	362	-0.8%
789	Allen Jay Elementary	High Point	Guilford County Schools	471	467	-0.8%
790	East Gaston High	Mount Holly	Gaston County Schools	924	917	-0.8%
791	Unionville Elementary	Monroe	Union County Public Schools	685	679	-0.9%
792	Powhatan Elementary	Clayton	Johnston County Public Schools	662	656	-0.9%
793	Mineral Springs Elementary	Ellerbe	Richmond County Schools	445	441	-0.9%
794	North Brook Elementary	Vale	Lincoln County Schools	347	344	-0.9%
795	Sugar Creek Charter	Charlotte	Sugar Creek Charter	1,607	1,591	-1.0%
796	Scurlock Elementary	Raeford	Hoke County Schools	617	611	-1.0%
797	Holly Springs High	Holly Springs	Wake County Schools	2,038	2,018	-1.0%
798	Elizabethtown Primary	Elizabethtown	Bladen County Schools	488	483	-1.0%
799	Harnett Central High	Angier	Harnett County Schools	1,537	1,522	-1.0%
800	Balls Creek Elementary	Newton	Catawba County Schools	693	686	-1.0%

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