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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
251Montclaire ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools43951216.6%
252Lake Norman CharterHuntersvilleLake Norman Charter1,9072,22216.5%
253Elmhurst ElementaryGreenvillePitt County Schools39045416.4%
254United Community SchoolCharlotteUnited Community School21525016.3%
255New Hope ElementaryGastoniaGaston County Schools49157116.3%
256Dixon MiddleSneads FerryOnslow County Schools85899716.2%
257Maiden ElementaryMaidenCatawba County Schools48456216.1%
258Brogden MiddleDudleyWayne County Public Schools52060316.0%
259Paw Creek ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools67678416.0%
260Highland Mill MontessoriCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools29434116.0%
261Red Springs HighRed SpringsPublic Schools of Robeson County74886715.9%
262Marvin Ridge HighWaxhawUnion County Public Schools1,6921,96115.9%
263West Hoke MiddleRaefordHoke County Schools56665615.9%
264University Meadows ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools63673715.9%
265Cramerton MiddleCramertonGaston County Schools82895915.8%
266Falls Lake AcademyCreedmoorFalls Lake Academy9551,10515.7%
267Pumpkin Center PrimaryLincolntonLincoln County Schools28132515.7%
268Sunset Park ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County Schools38945015.7%
269Piedmont Classical High SchoolBROWNS SUMMITPiedmont Classical High School41347815.7%
270White Oak HighJacksonvilleOnslow County Schools1,0831,25215.6%
271Long Creek ElementaryHuntersvilleCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools45652715.6%
272Watauga HighBooneWatauga County Schools1,1161,28915.5%
273Cool Spring ElementaryClevelandIredell-Statesville Schools38744715.5%
274J B Page Primary SchoolBelmontGaston County Schools34339615.5%
275Sterling Montessori AcademyMorrisvilleSterling Montessori Academy60970215.3%
276Moore Square MiddleRaleighWake County Schools51559415.3%
277Benson ElementaryBensonJohnston County Public Schools62571915.0%
278Rochelle MiddleKinstonLenoir County Public Schools45051714.9%
279West Bertie ElementaryKelfordBertie County Schools24127714.9%
280Freedom HighMorgantonBurke County Schools1,1311,29914.9%
281Kernersville MiddleKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools65675414.9%
282Sedalia ElementarySedaliaGuilford County Schools46653514.8%
283Western Guilford MiddleGreensboroGuilford County Schools63773114.8%
284Matthews Charter AcademyMatthewsMatthews Charter Academy67277114.7%
285St James ElementaryDenverLincoln County Schools57065314.6%
286North Lincoln HighLincolntonLincoln County Schools9831,12614.5%
287Isaac M Bear Early College High SchoolWilmingtonNew Hanover County Schools22726014.5%
288Gibsonville ElementaryGibsonvilleGuilford County Schools52059514.4%
289Endy ElementaryAlbemarleStanly County Schools31536014.3%
290Grimsley HighGreensboroGuilford County Schools1,7211,96714.3%
291Jefferson ElementaryShelbyCleveland County Schools38443914.3%
292Wilkes Early College High SchoolWilkesboroWilkes County Schools23226514.2%
293Louisburg Magnet HighLouisburgFranklin County Schools55263014.1%
294Carter G. Woodson SchoolWinston-SalemCarter G Woodson School42548514.1%
295Virginia Williamson ElemBoliviaBrunswick County Schools53661013.8%
296Beaufort Co Early College HighWashingtonBeaufort County Schools24628013.8%
297Sternberger ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County Schools41246913.8%
298Lake Myra ElementaryWendellWake County Schools63572213.7%
299Central ElementaryJacksonNorthampton County Schools24928313.7%
300Cuthbertson HighWaxhawUnion County Public Schools1,6331,85713.7%
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