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Fastest-growing West Virginia public schools, 2017-2024

West Virginia 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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WEST VIRGINIA · FASTEST-GROWING

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
51	Grafton High School	Grafton	Taylor County Schools	633	658	3.9%
52	Weberwood Elementary School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	238	247	3.8%
53	Nitro High School	Nitro	Kanawha County Schools	788	818	3.8%
54	Bridgeport High School	Bridgeport	Harrison County Schools	790	817	3.4%
55	Valley View Elementary School	Martinsburg	Berkeley County Schools	417	429	2.9%
56	South Harrison High School	Lost Creek	Harrison County Schools	356	365	2.5%
57	Lubeck Elementary School	Parkersburg	Wood County Schools	372	381	2.4%
58	Moundsville Middle School	Moundsville	Marshall County Schools	442	452	2.3%
59	Hayes Middle School	Saint Albans	Kanawha County Schools	454	464	2.2%
60	Hedgesville High School	Hedgesville	Berkeley County Schools	1,319	1,346	2.0%
61	Roosevelt Elementary School	Point Pleasant	Mason County Schools	247	252	2.0%
62	Elkins Middle School	Elkins	Randolph County Schools	605	615	1.7%
63	Frankfort Middle School	Ridgeley	Mineral County Schools	480	487	1.5%
64	Wahama Junior/Senior High School	Mason	Mason County Schools	391	397	1.5%
65	Nicholas County High School	Summersville	Nicholas County Schools	698	708	1.4%
66	Winfield Elementary School	Winfield	Putnam County Schools	527	534	1.3%
67	Herbert Hoover High School	Elkview	Kanawha County Schools	772	782	1.3%
68	George Washington High School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	1,130	1,145	1.3%
69	Greenmont Elementary School	Vienna	Wood County Schools	226	229	1.3%
70	Mountaineer Middle School	Morgantown	Monongalia County Schools	633	640	1.1%
71	Blennerhassett Middle School	Parkersburg	Wood County Schools	528	534	1.1%
72	Suncrest Middle School	Morgantown	Monongalia County Schools	494	499	1.0%
73	Lakewood Elementary School	Saint Albans	Kanawha County Schools	291	294	1.0%
74	Martinsburg South Middle School	Martinsburg	Berkeley County Schools	781	787	0.8%
75	Mountain Ridge Middle School	Gerrardstown	Berkeley County Schools	614	619	0.8%
76	Wirt County High School	Elizabeth	Wirt County Schools	273	275	0.7%
77	Chamberlain Elementary School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	224	225	0.4%
78	Buckhannon Upshur High School	Buckhannon	Upshur County Schools	1,066	1,068	0.2%
79	Opequon Elementary School	Martinsburg	Berkeley County Schools	432	433	0.2%
80	Tomahawk Intermediate School	Hedgesville	Berkeley County Schools	627	627	0.0%
81	Hilltop Elementary School	Wheeling	Marshall County Schools	402	401	-0.2%
82	Belle Elementary School	Belle	Kanawha County Schools	256	255	-0.4%
83	Salt Rock Elementary School	Salt Rock	Cabell County Schools	229	228	-0.4%
84	St. Marys Elementary School	Saint Marys	Pleasants County Schools	233	232	-0.4%
85	South Middle School	Morgantown	Monongalia County Schools	788	784	-0.5%
86	Pikeview Middle School	Princeton	Mercer County Schools	505	502	-0.6%
87	Fairmont Senior High School	Fairmont	Marion County Schools	842	835	-0.8%
88	Eastbrook Elementary School	Winfield	Putnam County Schools	257	255	-0.8%
89	George Washington Middle School	Eleanor	Putnam County Schools	294	291	-1.0%
90	Marlowe Elementary School	Falling Waters	Berkeley County Schools	296	293	-1.0%
91	Woodrow Wilson High School	Beckley	Raleigh County Schools	1,297	1,284	-1.0%
92	Ceredo-Kenova Elementary	Kenova	Wayne County Schools	639	632	-1.1%
93	East Fairmont High School	Fairmont	Marion County Schools	733	725	-1.1%
94	Huntington High School	Huntington	Cabell County Schools	1,687	1,667	-1.2%
95	Elkins Third Ward Elementary School	Elkins	Randolph County Schools	322	318	-1.2%
96	John Adams Middle School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	751	740	-1.5%
97	Emerson Elementary School	Parkersburg	Wood County Schools	367	361	-1.6%
98	George Ward Elementary School	Mill Creek	Randolph County Schools	320	315	-1.6%
99	Criss Elementary School	Parkersburg	Wood County Schools	272	267	-1.8%
100	Musselman Middle School	Bunker Hill	Berkeley County Schools	663	651	-1.8%

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