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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
301Whitewater AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools73283213.7%
302Broad Creek MiddleNewportCarteret County Public Schools63572213.7%
303Guilford ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County Schools54862313.7%
304Brevard AcademyPisgah ForestBrevard Academy38343513.6%
305Stoney Creek ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools74885013.6%
306East Lincoln HighDenverLincoln County Schools9221,04713.6%
307Envision Science AcademyWake ForestEnvision Science Academy66875913.6%
308East Hoke MiddleRaefordHoke County Schools67977113.5%
309Quail Hollow MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools9611,09013.4%
310Margaret B. Pollard MiddleChapel HillChatham County Schools64973613.4%
311Spring Lake MiddleSpring LakeCumberland County Schools44150013.4%
312Meadow Lane ElementaryGoldsboroWayne County Public Schools59567413.3%
313Corinth Holders HighWendellJohnston County Public Schools1,9312,18713.3%
314Poplar Springs Elementary SchoolKingStokes County Schools43749513.3%
315Hopewell High SchoolHuntersvilleCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,6351,85113.2%
316Croatan HighNewportCarteret County Public Schools9001,01913.2%
317The Expedition SchoolHillsboroughThe Expedition School33638013.1%
318Old Fort Elementary SchoolOld FortMcDowell County Schools31936012.9%
319Mount Airy MiddleMount AiryMount Airy City Schools35039512.9%
320Stanley MiddleStanleyGaston County Schools53360212.9%
321Smith ElementaryRaleighWake County Schools52859612.9%
322Jay M. Robinson MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,1811,33312.9%
323James Kenan HighWarsawDuplin County Schools67275812.8%
324Sedge Garden ElementaryKernersvilleWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools63471412.6%
325Moyock MiddleMoyockCurrituck County Schools56463512.6%
326Oakley ElementaryAshevilleBuncombe County Schools44650212.6%
327Richlands HighRichlandsOnslow County Schools9121,02712.6%
328PreEminent CharterRaleighPreEminent Charter School59366712.5%
329Lincoln Charter SchoolDenverLincoln Charter School2,0582,31612.5%
330Perquimans County MiddleWinfallPerquimans County Schools34438712.5%
331Alpha AcademyFayettevilleAlpha Academy85396012.5%
332Currituck County HighBarcoCurrituck County Schools9431,06112.5%
333Swift Creek MiddleClaytonJohnston County Public Schools61569112.4%
334Koontz ElementarySalisburyRowan-Salisbury Schools49355412.4%
335KIPP CharlotteCharlotteKIPP: Charlotte72381312.4%
336Wagram ElementaryWagramScotland County Schools45250812.4%
337Union ElementaryShallotteBrunswick County Schools58365412.2%
338Oakview ElementaryApexWake County Schools77887312.2%
339Roger Bell New Tech AcademyHavelockCraven County Board of Education36440812.1%
340John T Hoggard HighWilmingtonNew Hanover County Schools1,8572,08212.1%
341Rock Springs ElementaryDenverLincoln County Schools57063912.1%
342Ponderosa ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County Schools37241712.1%
343Madison Early College HighMarshallMadison County Schools24127012.0%
344Warrenwood ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County Schools37942411.9%
345Jacksonville HighJacksonvilleOnslow County Schools1,2891,44111.8%
346Collinswood Language AcademyCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools79989311.8%
347Cleveland HighClaytonJohnston County Public Schools1,6891,88911.8%
348Third Creek MiddleStatesvilleIredell-Statesville Schools36040211.7%
349Blowing Rock ElementaryBlowing RockWatauga County Schools36640911.7%
350Antioch ElementaryMatthewsUnion County Public Schools73181611.6%
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