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
401East Lincoln MiddleIron StationLincoln County Schools6767389.2%
402North Lincoln MiddleDenverLincoln County Schools7097749.2%
403George C Simkins Jr ElementaryGreensboroGuilford County Schools5395889.1%
404Valley Springs MiddleArdenBuncombe County Schools6006549.0%
405Carver ElementaryWendellWake County Schools4544959.0%
406South Stokes High SchoolWalnut CoveStokes County Schools4945388.9%
407Highfalls ElementaryBennettMoore County Schools2692938.9%
408Welborn MiddleHigh PointGuilford County Schools3463768.7%
409E E Smith HighFayettevilleCumberland County Schools9361,0178.7%
410Harold E. Winkler MiddleConcordCabarrus County Schools1,0071,0948.6%
411Blue Creek ElementaryJacksonvilleOnslow County Schools4594988.5%
412Marvin Ridge MiddleWaxhawUnion County Public Schools1,1771,2778.5%
413Torrence Creek ElementaryHuntersvilleCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools6026538.5%
414Peak Charter AcademyApexPeak Charter Academy6006518.5%
415Kitty Hawk Elementary SchoolKitty HawkDare County Schools4494878.5%
416Overhills HighSpring LakeHarnett County Schools1,8261,9818.5%
417Metro SchoolCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools2382588.4%
418Ayden-Grifton HighAydenPitt County Schools6997578.3%
419Springmore ElementaryShelbyCleveland County Schools5716188.2%
420Johnston Co Early College AcademySmithfieldJohnston County Public Schools2322518.2%
421Pinecrest HighSouthern PinesMoore County Schools2,1192,2908.1%
422Shamrock Gardens ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools4925328.1%
423Petree ElementaryWinston-SalemWinston Salem / Forsyth County Schools4805198.1%
424Celeste Henkel ElementaryStatesvilleIredell-Statesville Schools5165588.1%
425Youngsville ElementaryYoungsvilleFranklin County Schools3934258.1%
426Camden County HighCamdenCamden County Schools4234578.0%
427J W Seabrook ElementaryFayettevilleCumberland County Schools2512718.0%
428East Wake AcademyZebulonEast Wake Academy1,1741,2657.8%
429First Flight High SchoolKill Devil HillsDare County Schools8118747.8%
430West Rowan MiddleSalisburyRowan-Salisbury Schools6567077.8%
431Meadow SchoolBensonJohnston County Public Schools6006467.7%
432Cox Mill ElementaryConcordCabarrus County Schools1,0081,0867.7%
433Wakefield HighRaleighWake County Schools1,9182,0657.7%
434Union ElementaryShelbyCleveland County Schools3844137.6%
435Lewis Chapel MiddleFayettevilleCumberland County Schools5345747.5%
436Archer Lodge MiddleWendellJohnston County Public Schools1,1201,2047.5%
437Cape Fear ElementaryRocky PointPender County Schools4965337.5%
438Rolesville HighRolesvilleWake County Schools2,1622,3217.4%
439Lawrence Orr ElementaryCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools6997517.4%
440Barnette ElementaryHuntersvilleCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools7628187.3%
441Island Montessori Charter SchoolWilmingtonIsland Montessori Charter2052207.3%
442Clayton HighClaytonJohnston County Public Schools1,7971,9297.3%
443Highlands SchoolHighlandsMacon County Schools3213447.2%
444Randolph MiddleCharlotteCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools1,1331,2157.2%
445Cuthbertson MiddleWaxhawUnion County Public Schools1,2341,3237.2%
446College Park ElementaryWilmingtonNew Hanover County Schools4394707.1%
447Brevard HighBrevardTransylvania County Schools7467997.1%
448Moravian Falls Elementary SchoolMoravian FallsWilkes County Schools2402577.1%
449North Moore HighRobbinsMoore County Schools5656057.1%
450Hallsboro-Artesia ElementaryHallsboroColumbus County Schools3683947.1%
Page 9 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