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Fastest-growing North Dakota public schools, 2017-2024

North Dakota 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 DAKOTA · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	WATFORD CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Watford City	MCKENZIE CO 1	221	509	130%
2	HORACE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Horace	WEST FARGO 6	244	548	125%
3	BROOKS HARBOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	West Fargo	WEST FARGO 6	247	537	117%
4	CENTRAL CASS MIDDLE SCHOOL	Casselton	CENTRAL CASS 17	216	343	58.8%
5	WATFORD CITY HIGH SCHOOL	Watford City	MCKENZIE CO 1	387	566	46.3%
6	CENTRAL CASS HIGH SCHOOL	Casselton	CENTRAL CASS 17	227	319	40.5%
7	RED TRAIL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Mandan	MANDAN 1	325	438	34.8%
8	NEDROSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Minot	NEDROSE 4	206	270	31.1%
9	BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Fargo	FARGO 1	478	622	30.1%
10	THOMPSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Thompson	THOMPSON 61	307	399	30.0%
11	THOMPSON HIGH SCHOOL	Thompson	THOMPSON 61	218	280	28.4%
12	CARRINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Carrington	CARRINGTON 49	272	347	27.6%
13	ROBERT PLACE MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Bismarck	BISMARCK 1	380	485	27.6%
14	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Tioga	TIOGA 15	255	324	27.1%
15	RAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Ray	NESSON 2	257	324	26.1%
16	SOUTH HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	South Heart	SOUTH HEART 9	204	257	26.0%
17	KILLDEER HIGH SCHOOL	Killdeer	KILLDEER 16	209	263	25.8%
18	NORTH HIGH SCHOOL	Fargo	FARGO 1	898	1,110	23.6%
19	SCHROEDER MIDDLE SCHOOL	Grand Forks	GRAND FORKS 1	463	569	22.9%
20	SOUTH PRAIRIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Minot	SOUTH PRAIRIE 70	336	411	22.3%
21	EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Minot	MINOT 1	380	461	21.3%
22	MINOT HIGH SCHOOL	Minot	MINOT 1	900	1,086	20.7%
23	BISMARCK HIGH SCHOOL	Bismarck	BISMARCK 1	1,145	1,367	19.4%
24	LEGACY HIGH SCHOOL	Bismarck	BISMARCK 1	1,189	1,419	19.3%
25	STANLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Stanley	STANLEY 2	389	463	19.0%
26	SAINT JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Saint John	ST JOHN 3	270	321	18.9%
27	CENTENNIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Fargo	FARGO 1	540	639	18.3%
28	DEVILS LAKE HIGH SCHOOL	Devils Lake	DEVILS LAKE 1	476	552	16.0%
29	LANGDON AREA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Langdon	LANGDON AREA 23	225	259	15.1%
30	OSGOOD ELEM SCHOOL	Fargo	WEST FARGO 6	482	554	14.9%
31	DICKINSON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Dickinson	DICKINSON 1	823	944	14.7%
32	DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Grand Forks	GRAND FORKS 1	495	567	14.5%
33	MANDAN HIGH SCHOOL	Mandan	MANDAN 1	1,033	1,175	13.7%
34	MANDAN MIDDLE SCHOOL	Mandan	MANDAN 1	888	1,003	13.0%
35	KILLDEER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Killdeer	KILLDEER 16	305	344	12.8%
36	CENTURY HIGH SCHOOL	Bismarck	BISMARCK 1	1,252	1,406	12.3%
37	WACHTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	Bismarck	BISMARCK 1	908	1,012	11.5%
38	CARRINGTON HIGH SCHOOL	Carrington	CARRINGTON 49	228	254	11.4%
39	RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL	Grand Forks	GRAND FORKS 1	1,071	1,190	11.1%
40	J NELSON KELLY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Grand Forks	GRAND FORKS 1	436	482	10.6%
41	BOTTINEAU JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Bottineau	BOTTINEAU 1	290	320	10.3%
42	JOHN HOEVEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Minot	MINOT 1	457	504	10.3%
43	VICTOR SOLHEIM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Bismarck	BISMARCK 1	534	588	10.1%
44	CENTURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Grand Forks	GRAND FORKS 1	449	493	9.8%
45	EDWIN LOE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	New Town	NEW TOWN 1	498	546	9.6%
46	WAHPETON HIGH SCHOOL	Wahpeton	WAHPETON 37	333	364	9.3%
47	CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL	Grand Forks	GRAND FORKS 1	1,020	1,115	9.3%
48	WEST FARGO SHEYENNE HIGH SCHOOL	West Fargo	WEST FARGO 6	1,285	1,400	8.9%
49	HORIZON MIDDLE SCHOOL	Bismarck	BISMARCK 1	1,034	1,124	8.7%
50	OAKES HIGH SCHOOL	Oakes	OAKES 41	210	228	8.6%

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