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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
51	Vance County High School	Henderson	Vance County Schools	675	1,064	57.6%
52	PCS Early College High School	Winterville	Pitt County Schools	212	334	57.5%
53	NC Leadership Charter Academy	Kernersville	NC Leadership Charter Academy	768	1,209	57.4%
54	Endeavor Charter School	Wake Forest	Endeavor Charter	511	799	56.4%
55	Shepherd Elementary	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	473	738	56.0%
56	Eno River Academy	Hillsborough	Eno River Academy	531	828	55.9%
57	Vance County Middle School	Henderson	Vance County Schools	485	755	55.7%
58	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &Science	Troutman	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Scienc	515	795	54.4%
59	Shining Rock Classical Academy	Waynesville	Shining Rock Classical Academy	399	616	54.4%
60	Union Prep Academy at Indian Trail	Indian Trail	Union Preparatory Academy at Indian Trai	824	1,268	53.9%
61	North Edgecombe High	Tarboro	Edgecombe County Public Schools	234	358	53.0%
62	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Raleigh	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	318	484	52.2%
63	Union Day School	WEDDINGTON	Union Day School	421	638	51.5%
64	Socrates Academy	Matthews	Socrates Academy	686	1,039	51.5%
65	Charlotte Lab School	Charlotte	Charlotte Lab School	534	807	51.1%
66	Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Wake Forest	Casa Esperanza Montessori	498	752	51.0%
67	Starmount Middle	Boonville	Yadkin County Schools	333	502	50.8%
68	American Renaissance School	Statesville	American Renaissance School	547	823	50.5%
69	Walker-Spivey Elementary	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	231	345	49.4%
70	Douglas Byrd Middle	Fayetteville	Cumberland County Schools	573	855	49.2%
71	The Franklin School of Innovation	Asheville	The Franklin School of Innovation	481	717	49.1%
72	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Charlotte	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	645	961	49.0%
73	Piedmont Community Charter School	Gastonia	Piedmont Community Charter	1,321	1,963	48.6%
74	G R Edwards Elementary	Rocky Mount	Nash County Public Schools	427	632	48.0%
75	South Elementary	Roxboro	Person County Schools	313	463	47.9%
76	Trinity Middle School	Archdale	Randolph County School System	368	544	47.8%
77	Clover Garden	Burlington	Clover Garden	656	963	46.8%
78	Commonwealth High	Charlotte	Commonwealth High School	257	377	46.7%
79	William T Brown Elementary	Spring Lake	Cumberland County Schools	385	562	46.0%
80	TMSA Charlotte	Charlotte	The Math and Science Academy of Charlott	522	760	45.6%
81	Avery County High	Newland	Avery County Schools	373	542	45.3%
82	Washington County High	Plymouth	Washington County Schools	310	450	45.2%
83	Lincoln Heights Elementary	Fuquay-Varina	Wake County Schools	461	667	44.7%
84	Silverdale Elementary	Maysville	Onslow County Schools	448	648	44.6%
85	Saint Pauls Middle	Saint Pauls	Public Schools of Robeson County	470	678	44.3%
86	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	264	380	43.9%
87	College Prep and Leadership Academy	Jamestown	The College Preparatory and Leadership A	620	890	43.5%
88	Dunn Elementary	Dunn	Harnett County Schools	567	813	43.4%
89	Weddington High	Matthews	Union County Public Schools	1,324	1,899	43.4%
90	The Brawley School	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	447	641	43.4%
91	Moyock Elementary	Moyock	Currituck County Schools	516	740	43.4%
92	North Brunswick High	Leland	Brunswick County Schools	1,131	1,620	43.2%
93	Lake Norman Elementary	Mooresville	Iredell-Statesville Schools	448	641	43.1%
94	Southeast Elementary	Kinston	Lenoir County Public Schools	228	326	43.0%
95	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham	Reaching All Minds Academy	274	391	42.7%
96	IC Imagine	Asheville	Invest Collegiate - Imagine	869	1,239	42.6%
97	Quality Education Academy	Winston-Salem	Quality Education Academy	545	776	42.4%
98	Mount Energy Elementary	Creedmoor	Granville County Schools	362	515	42.3%
99	Northridge Middle	Charlotte	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	713	1,014	42.2%
100	Stallings Elementary	Stallings	Union County Public Schools	541	766	41.6%

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