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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in North Carolina · page 2

Ranks 51–100 of the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in North Carolina. Back to page 1.

FASTEST DECLINING · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
51	Albemarle Road Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,084	711	-34.4%
52	Elon Park Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	1,113	732	-34.2%
53	Southwood Elementary	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	331	218	-34.1%
54	Rock Rest Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	596	394	-33.9%
55	Heritage Elementary School	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	852	565	-33.7%
56	Carver Elementary	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	202	134	-33.7%
57	Bruns Avenue Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	622	415	-33.3%
58	Cliffside Elementary School	Cliffside, NC	Rutherford County Schools	282	188	-33.3%
59	Smith Farm Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	659	440	-33.2%
60	Windsor Park Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	703	470	-33.1%
61	Lowell Elementary	Lowell, NC	Gaston County Schools	548	367	-33.0%
62	Catawba Heights Elementary	Belmont, NC	Gaston County Schools	354	238	-32.8%
63	Green Ridge Elementary	Biscoe, NC	Montgomery County Schools	403	271	-32.8%
64	Clyde Erwin Elementary	Jacksonville, NC	Onslow County Schools	421	283	-32.8%
65	Blue Ridge Elementary	Warrensville, NC	Ashe County Schools	514	348	-32.3%
66	West Pine Elementary	West End, NC	Moore County Schools	566	383	-32.3%
67	Kirkman Park Elementary	High Point, NC	Guilford County Schools	348	236	-32.2%
68	Timber Drive Elementary	Garner, NC	Wake County Schools	577	391	-32.2%
69	W M Jenkins Elementary	Hickory, NC	Hickory City Schools	406	276	-32.0%
70	Bethesda Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	648	442	-31.8%
71	Mount Gilead Elementary	Mount Gilead, NC	Montgomery County Schools	278	190	-31.7%
72	West Lake Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	851	581	-31.7%
73	Estes Hills Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	491	336	-31.6%
74	Brier Creek Elementary	Thomasville, NC	Davidson County Schools	307	210	-31.6%
75	Greene County Intermediate	Snow Hill, NC	Greene County Schools	511	350	-31.5%
76	Durant Road Elementary	Raleigh, NC	Wake County Schools	841	577	-31.4%
77	Northside Elementary	Norlina, NC	Warren County Schools	403	277	-31.3%
78	Forest Hill Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	443	305	-31.2%
79	Richlands Elementary	Richlands, NC	Onslow County Schools	859	591	-31.2%
80	Glenn Elementary	Durham, NC	Durham Public Schools	660	455	-31.1%
81	Ward Elementary	Winston-Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	710	489	-31.1%
82	Southern Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	312	215	-31.1%
83	Joseph W Grier Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	768	529	-31.1%
84	Manchester Elementary	Spring Lake, NC	Cumberland County Schools	368	254	-31.0%
85	Meadowbrook Elementary	Canton, NC	Haywood County Schools	287	198	-31.0%
86	Green Hope Elementary	Cary, NC	Wake County Schools	794	548	-31.0%
87	North Topsail Elementary	Hampstead, NC	Pender County Schools	766	529	-30.9%
88	Southport Elementary	Southport, NC	Brunswick County Schools	595	413	-30.6%
89	Glen Alpine Elementary	Morganton, NC	Burke County Schools	425	295	-30.6%
90	James W Smith Elementary	Cove City, NC	Craven County Board of Education	468	325	-30.6%
91	Royal Elementary	Louisburg, NC	Franklin County Schools	502	349	-30.5%
92	Kernersville Elementary	Kernersville, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	816	568	-30.4%
93	Piney Grove Elementary	Lumberton, NC	Public Schools of Robeson County	649	452	-30.4%
94	Vaughan Elementary	Macon, NC	Warren County Schools	227	158	-30.4%
95	Wingate Elementary	Wingate, NC	Union County Public Schools	565	394	-30.3%
96	Northeast Elementary	Pikeville, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	713	497	-30.3%
97	Dabney Elementary	Henderson, NC	Vance County Schools	551	385	-30.1%
98	Newell Elementary	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	790	554	-29.9%
99	Park View Elementary	Mooresville, NC	Mooresville Graded School District	600	421	-29.8%
100	Morris Grove Elementary	Chapel Hill, NC	Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools	542	383	-29.3%

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