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Best Schools · North Carolina · Fastest-growing

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
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
801Holly Springs HighHolly SpringsWake County Schools2,0382,018-1.0%
802Randolph Early College High SchoolAsheboroRandolph County School System362358-1.1%
803Neuse Charter SchoolSmithfieldNeuse Charter School935925-1.1%
804Southwood ElementaryLexingtonDavidson County Schools623616-1.1%
805Lake Wylie ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools640633-1.1%
806Grover ElementaryGroverCleveland County Schools327323-1.2%
807Glenn C Marlow ElementaryMills RiverHenderson County Schools569562-1.2%
808Page Street ElementaryTroyMontgomery County Schools251248-1.2%
809Oxendine ElementaryMaxtonPublic Schools of Robeson County305301-1.3%
810Meadowlark ElementaryWinston-SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools838827-1.3%
811Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early CollConcordCabarrus County Schools237234-1.3%
812Rowan Co Early CollegeSalisburyRowan-Salisbury Schools238235-1.3%
813Adams ElementaryCaryWake County Schools664655-1.4%
814Northern Guilford ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County Schools631622-1.4%
815East Burke MiddleConnelly SpringsBurke County Schools639630-1.4%
816Armstrong ElementaryEastoverCumberland County Schools463456-1.5%
817Camden IntermediateCamdenCamden County Schools468461-1.5%
818James B Dudley HighGreensboroGuilford County Schools1,4251,403-1.5%
819Jack Britt HighFayettevilleCumberland County Schools1,9701,940-1.5%
820Pinehurst ElementaryPinehurstMoore County Schools593584-1.5%
821Third Creek ElementaryStatesvilleIredell-Statesville Schools534526-1.5%
822Central Park School For ChildrenDurhamCentral Park School For Children594585-1.5%
823W P Grier Middle SchoolGastoniaGaston County Schools669659-1.5%
824Costner ElementaryDallasGaston County Schools437430-1.6%
825W M Irvin ElementaryConcordCabarrus County Schools773760-1.7%
826Weaverville ElementaryWeavervilleBuncombe County Schools348342-1.7%
827Knollwood ElementarySalisburyRowan-Salisbury Schools595585-1.7%
828Gaston Early College High SchoolDallasGaston County Schools239235-1.7%
829Albemarle MiddleAlbemarleStanly County Schools361355-1.7%
830North Johnston HighKenlyJohnston County Public Schools802788-1.7%
831Classical Charter Schools of LelandLelandClassical Charter Schools of Leland952935-1.8%
832Wentworth ElementaryReidsvilleRockingham County Schools506497-1.8%
833Parkton ElementaryParktonPublic Schools of Robeson County603592-1.8%
834China Grove ElementaryChina GroveRowan-Salisbury Schools603592-1.8%
835Lillington-Shawtown ElementaryLillingtonHarnett County Schools708695-1.8%
836Wallace ElementaryWallaceDuplin County Schools1,1401,120-1.8%
837Pine Forest HighFayettevilleCumberland County Schools1,5801,551-1.8%
838Frank Morgan ElementaryClemmonsWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools775761-1.8%
839Southeast Raleigh HighRaleighWake County Schools1,4661,438-1.9%
840North Stanly MiddleNew LondonStanly County Schools480471-1.9%
841Crown Point ElementaryMatthewsCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools670657-1.9%
842North Duplin ElementaryMt. OliveDuplin County Schools745730-2.0%
843River Mill AcademyGrahamRiver Mill Academy796780-2.0%
844Vernon Malone College and Career AcademyRaleighWake County Schools355348-2.0%
845Duplin Early College HighKenansvilleDuplin County Schools203199-2.0%
846Long Hill ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County Schools421412-2.1%
847Raleigh Charter High SchoolRaleighRaleigh Charter High School564552-2.1%
848Rose Hill-Magnolia ElementaryRose HillDuplin County Schools1,1421,118-2.1%
849Magnolia ElementaryLumbertonPublic Schools of Robeson County796779-2.1%
850Gray's Creek HighHope MillsCumberland County Schools1,4901,458-2.1%
Page 17 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Open in both years; required 200+ students in 2017-18 to keep the percentage change meaningful.

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