The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
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.

Methodology · All North Carolina rankings · All North Carolina schools · Nationwide ranking
NORTH CAROLINA · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
951Panther Creek HighCaryWake County Schools2,7122,609-3.8%
952City of Medicine AcademyDurhamDurham Public Schools342329-3.8%
953White Oak ElementaryCape CarteretCarteret County Public Schools815784-3.8%
954McLeansville ElementaryMcLeansvilleGuilford County Schools345332-3.8%
955Elon ElementaryElonAlamance-Burlington Schools716689-3.8%
956Wiley ElementaryRaleighWake County Schools446429-3.8%
957Hornets Nest ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools625601-3.8%
958Nebo Elementary SchoolNeboMcDowell County Schools368354-3.8%
959London Elementary SchoolWalnut CoveStokes County Schools239230-3.8%
960North Iredell MiddleOlinIredell-Statesville Schools578556-3.8%
961Rama Road ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools582560-3.8%
962Olde Providence ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools714687-3.8%
963Mocksville ElementaryMocksvilleDavie County Schools565543-3.9%
964Hickory HighHickoryHickory City Schools1,0661,024-3.9%
965Edward Best ElementaryLouisburgFranklin County Schools518498-3.9%
966Clinton HighClintonClinton City Schools862828-3.9%
967Margaret Willis ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County Schools308296-3.9%
968Fred T Foard HighNewtonCatawba County Schools969930-4.0%
969Terrell Lane MiddleLouisburgFranklin County Schools420403-4.0%
970Down East Middle and Smyrna ElementarySmyrnaCarteret County Public Schools273262-4.0%
971Belmont Central ElementaryBelmontGaston County Schools722693-4.0%
972Creekside ElementaryWintervillePitt County Schools648622-4.0%
973River Bend MiddleClaremontCatawba County Schools469450-4.1%
974Hertford GrammarHertfordPerquimans County Schools438420-4.1%
975Northeast Guilford MiddleMcLeansvilleGuilford County Schools704675-4.1%
976Whitnel ElementaryLenoirCaldwell County Schools344330-4.1%
977Lowe's Grove MiddleDurhamDurham Public Schools588564-4.1%
978Western Harnett MiddleLillingtonHarnett County Schools730700-4.1%
979Lincoln ElementaryRuffinRockingham County Schools316303-4.1%
980McClintock MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,1011,056-4.1%
981Westfield ElementaryPilot MountainSurry County Schools221212-4.1%
982Knightdale HighKnightdaleWake County Schools1,7691,695-4.2%
983North Iredell HighOlinIredell-Statesville Schools1,026983-4.2%
984Fletcher ElementaryFletcherHenderson County Schools453434-4.2%
985Greene Central HighSnow HillGreene County Schools810776-4.2%
986A G Cox MiddleWintervillePitt County Schools812778-4.2%
987Northeast Guilford HighMcLeansvilleGuilford County Schools1,021977-4.3%
988Erwin MiddleSalisburyRowan-Salisbury Schools797763-4.3%
989Swain County High SchoolBryson CitySwain County Schools560536-4.3%
990New Bern HighNew BernCraven County Board of Education1,7101,637-4.3%
991Old Dock ElementaryWhitevilleColumbus County Schools277265-4.3%
992Polk County Middle SchoolMill SpringPolk County Schools475454-4.4%
993Nesbitt Discovery AcademyAshevilleBuncombe County Schools389372-4.4%
994Heide Trask HighRocky PointPender County Schools766732-4.4%
995Pender HighBurgawPender County Schools678648-4.4%
996Triton HighErwinHarnett County Schools1,3331,274-4.4%
997Lindley Park ElementaryAsheboroAsheboro City Schools422403-4.5%
998Ardrey Kell High SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools3,1783,036-4.5%
999Polk County High SchoolColumbusPolk County Schools624596-4.5%
1000North Davidson MiddleLexingtonDavidson County Schools739706-4.5%
Page 20 of 20 · 1,000 ranked. Open in both years; required 200+ students in 2017-18 to keep the percentage change meaningful.

Other North Carolina rankings

Outperforming demographicsUnderperforming demographicsTitle I beating the oddsHighest proficiencyLowest student-teacher ratioMost racially diverseLargest by enrollment

Same ranking, other states

AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming