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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
101	Creed Collins Elementary	Pennsboro	Ritchie County Schools	215	211	-1.9%
102	Martin Elementary School	Parkersburg	Wood County Schools	255	250	-2.0%
103	Petersburg Elementary School	Petersburg	Grant County Schools	657	644	-2.0%
104	Lewis County High School	Weston	Lewis County Schools	719	703	-2.2%
105	Frankford Elementary	Frankford	Greenbrier County Schools	222	217	-2.3%
106	Lavalette Elementary School	Lavalette	Wayne County Schools	251	245	-2.4%
107	Elkview Middle School	Elkview	Kanawha County Schools	637	621	-2.5%
108	Berlin McKinney Elementary School	Oceana	Wyoming County Schools	382	372	-2.6%
109	Widmyer Elementary	Berkeley Springs	Morgan County Schools	498	484	-2.8%
110	Buffalo Middle School	Kenova	Wayne County Schools	287	279	-2.8%
111	Bluefield High School	Bluefield	Mercer County Schools	636	618	-2.8%
112	Man Elementary School	Mallory	Logan County Schools	240	233	-2.9%
113	Bridgeport Middle School	Bridgeport	Harrison County Schools	609	590	-3.1%
114	Morgantown High School	Morgantown	Monongalia County Schools	1,811	1,754	-3.1%
115	Ritchie Elementary School	Wheeling	Ohio County Schools	299	289	-3.3%
116	Tyler Consolidated High School	Sistersville	Tyler County Schools	381	368	-3.4%
117	Huntington Middle School	Huntington	Cabell County Schools	622	601	-3.4%
118	Riverside High School	Belle	Kanawha County Schools	1,094	1,057	-3.4%
119	Jefferson High School	Shenandoah Junction	Jefferson County Schools	1,484	1,431	-3.6%
120	Bluefield Middle School	Bluefield	Mercer County Schools	444	428	-3.6%
121	Wheeling Park High School	Wheeling	Ohio County Schools	1,481	1,427	-3.6%
122	T A Lowery Elementary School	Shenandoah Junction	Jefferson County Schools	551	531	-3.6%
123	Bruceton School	Bruceton Mills	Preston County Schools	626	603	-3.7%
124	Vienna Elementary School	Vienna	Wood County Schools	300	288	-4.0%
125	Romney Middle School	Romney	Hampshire County Schools	380	364	-4.2%
126	Park Middle School	Beckley	Raleigh County Schools	408	391	-4.2%
127	Summersville Middle School	Summersville	Nicholas County Schools	532	509	-4.3%
128	Mountain Ridge Intermediate	Gerrardstown	Berkeley County Schools	601	575	-4.3%
129	Kermit Pre K8	Kermit	Mingo County Schools	313	299	-4.5%
130	Peterstown Middle School	Peterstown	Monroe County Schools	288	275	-4.5%
131	Capon Bridge Elementary School	Capon Bridge	Hampshire County Schools	345	329	-4.6%
132	Overbrook Elementary School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	393	375	-4.6%
133	Nichols Elementary School	Barboursville	Cabell County Schools	241	230	-4.6%
134	Western Greenbrier Middle School	Crawley	Greenbrier County Schools	301	287	-4.7%
135	East Fairmont Middle School	Fairmont	Marion County Schools	679	647	-4.7%
136	Martha Elementary School	Barboursville	Cabell County Schools	212	202	-4.7%
137	White Sulphur Elementary	White Sulphur Springs	Greenbrier County Schools	333	317	-4.8%
138	Blackshere Elementary School	Mannington	Marion County Schools	345	328	-4.9%
139	Clay County High School	Clay	Clay County Schools	547	520	-4.9%
140	Sissonville High School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	593	564	-4.9%
141	Williamstown Elementary School	Williamstown	Wood County Schools	573	545	-4.9%
142	Shady Spring High	Shady Spring	Raleigh County Schools	794	754	-5.0%
143	Robert C Byrd High School	Clarksburg	Harrison County Schools	726	689	-5.1%
144	Ruffner Elementary School	Charleston	Kanawha County Schools	286	271	-5.2%
145	Princeton Middle School	Princeton	Mercer County Schools	515	488	-5.2%
146	Lincoln High School	Shinnston	Harrison County Schools	559	527	-5.7%
147	Clay Elementary School	Clay	Clay County Schools	457	431	-5.7%
148	Frankfort High School	Ridgeley	Mineral County Schools	518	488	-5.8%
149	Pendleton County Middle/High School	Franklin	Pendleton County Schools	411	386	-6.1%
150	Poca Elementary School	Poca	Putnam County Schools	297	279	-6.1%

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