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The fastest-growing public K-12 schools in the United States

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public K-12 schools in the United States, drawn from 315 qualifying public K-12 schools. MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS leads the list at 283%, against a median of 12.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

315

the United States

Top Enrollment growth

283%

Median Enrollment growth

12.2%

FASTEST GROWING · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	MINERAL WELLS SCHOOLS	MINERAL WELLS, TX	MINERAL WELLS ISD	855	3,275	283%
2	JOAQUIN SCHOOLS	JOAQUIN, TX	JOAQUIN ISD	201	720	258%
3	SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	NEW YORK, NY	SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL	204	728	257%
4	FernLeaf	Fletcher, NC	FernLeaf Community Charter School	225	763	239%
5	LAMESA SCHOOLS	LAMESA, TX	LAMESA ISD	491	1,484	202%
6	FT DAVIS SCHOOL	FT DAVIS, TX	FT DAVIS ISD	226	682	202%
7	Empowerment Academy Charter School	Jersey City, NJ	Empowerment Academy Charter School	457	1,272	178%
8	DAWSON PK-12	DAWSON, TX	DAWSON ISD	228	628	175%
9	Durham Charter School	Durham, NC	Durham Charter School	372	1,010	172%
10	BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL II	BROOKLYN, NY	BEGINNING WITH CHILDREN CHARTER SCHOOL II	343	800	133%
11	Youngsville Academy	Youngsville, NC	Youngsville Academy	266	615	131%
12	Las Flores High (Alternative)	Sacramento, CA	Elk Grove Unified	243	532	119%
13	Chattanooga School For The Liberal Arts	Chattanooga, TN	Hamilton County	449	979	118%
14	NEW YORK MILLS SCHOOL	NEW YORK MILLS, NY	NEW YORK MILLS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT	244	521	114%
15	PAWNEE EL / J H/HS	PAWNEE, TX	PAWNEE ISD	300	630	110%
16	RIVERVIEW SCHOOL (THE)	WOODSIDE, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	399	820	106%
17	SLIDELL SCHOOLS	SLIDELL, TX	SLIDELL ISD	242	497	105%
18	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	Camden, NJ	KIPP: Cooper Norcross A New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation	1,120	2,280	104%
19	Brimley Area School	BRIMLEY, MI	Brimley Area Schools	229	463	102%
20	HORIZONS ACADEMY	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	215	429	99.5%
21	SMYER SCHOOLS	SMYER, TX	SMYER ISD	216	431	99.5%
22	Three Rivers Home Link	Richland, WA	Richland School District	380	756	98.9%
23	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	Wilmington, NC	American Leadership Academy-Coastal	511	1,002	96.1%
24	John S. Charlton School	Camden, DE	Caesar Rodney School District	223	424	90.1%
25	Scintilla Charter Academy	Valdosta, GA	State Specialty Schools I- Scintilla Charter Academy	499	947	89.8%
26	Great Hearts Academies - Roosevelt	Buckeye, AZ	Roosevelt Preparatory Academy (92704)	493	934	89.5%
27	Lynden Academy	Lynden, WA	Lynden School District	227	419	84.6%
28	BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL	BARKER, NY	BARKER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	354	653	84.5%
29	Valley Academy	HURRICANE, UT	Valley Academy	350	642	83.4%
30	PS 469-BRONX SCHOOL FOR CONTINUOUS LEARNING (THE)	BRONX, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	342	625	82.7%
31	JEFFERSON SCHOOLS K-12	MONTICELLO, FL	JEFFERSON	372	669	79.8%
32	Obama School of Career and Technical Education	Milwaukee, WI	Milwaukee School District	730	1,294	77.3%
33	Mead Learning Options	SPOKANE, WA	Mead School District	447	790	76.7%
34	BROADDUS H S	SAN AUGUSTINE, TX	BROADDUS ISD	214	377	76.2%
35	SCDJJ Evaluation and Detention Center	Columbia, SC	Dept of Juvenile Justice	237	417	75.9%
36	Spencer Center for Gifted and Exceptional Students	Cincinnati, OH	Cincinnati Public Schools	214	373	74.3%
37	Johnson Creek Public School	Johnson Creek, WI	Johnson Creek School District	367	634	72.8%
38	Monte Vista	Simi Valley, CA	Simi Valley Unified	217	371	71.0%
39	Mid-Columbia Parent Partnership	KENNEWICK, WA	Kennewick School District	296	503	69.9%
40	DROPOUT PREVENTION SCHOOL	LARGO, FL	PINELLAS	233	395	69.5%
41	ULSTER BOCES	NEW PALTZ, NY	ULSTER BOCES	218	369	69.3%
42	Red Level School	Red Level, AL	Covington County	321	535	66.7%
43	RENSSELAER-COLUMBIA-GREENE BOCES	CASTLETON, NY	RENSSELAER-COLUMBIA-GREENE BOCES	306	506	65.4%
44	BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK	BRONX, NY	BOYS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK	335	546	63.0%
45	Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School	Rootstown, OH	Bio-Med Science Academy STEM School	575	935	62.6%
46	PS 17	BRONX, NY	NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75	427	692	62.1%
47	Newberry Area School	NEWBERRY, MI	Tahquamenon Area Schools	307	496	61.6%
48	Sussex Consortium	Lewes, DE	Cape Henlopen School District	272	439	61.4%
49	OSWEGO BOCES	MEXICO, NY	OSWEGO BOCES	266	425	59.8%
50	Southern University Lab School	Baton Rouge, LA	Southern University Lab School	301	478	58.8%

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