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The fastest-growing public middle schools in the United States

3,802 public middle schools in the United States appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public middle schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Oakland International Academy 28 leads the list at 404%, against a median of 8.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

3,802

the United States

Top Enrollment growth

404%

Median Enrollment growth

8.6%

FASTEST GROWING · THE UNITED STATES

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Oakland International Academy 28	DETROIT, MI	Oakland International Academy	205	1,034	404%
2	JOHN MARSHALL MS	Oklahoma City, OK	OKLAHOMA CITY	220	698	217%
3	VISTA RIDGE MIDDLE	FORT WORTH, TX	KELLER ISD	251	786	213%
4	DEAN LEAMAN JH	FULSHEAR, TX	LAMAR CISD	950	2,888	204%
5	Northwest Middle School - an IB World School	Indianapolis, IN	Indianapolis Public Schools	220	623	183%
6	MOORE MIDDLE SCHOOL	LINCOLN, NE	LINCOLN PUBLIC SCHOOLS	307	849	177%
7	Crenshaw Middle School	Canton, OH	Canton City	283	744	163%
8	MELISSA MIDDLE	MELISSA, TX	MELISSA ISD	672	1,741	159%
9	WILLIAM B TRAVIS VANGUARD ACAD OF ACADEMICALLY TAG	DALLAS, TX	DALLAS ISD	200	517	159%
10	Cedar Springs Middle School	CEDAR SPRINGS, MI	Cedar Springs Public Schools	258	657	155%
11	JARRELL MIDDLE	JARRELL, TX	JARRELL ISD	362	899	148%
12	SOMERSET ACADEMY CHARTER MIDDLE SCHOOL	MIAMI, FL	MIAMI-DADE	241	594	147%
13	Wirth/Parks Middle School	Cahokia, IL	Cahokia CUSD 187	239	571	139%
14	ROWLETT MIDDLE ACADEMY	BRADENTON, FL	MANATEE	297	708	138%
15	Romeo Middle School	BRUCE TWP, MI	Romeo Community Schools	514	1,196	133%
16	WATFORD CITY MIDDLE SCHOOL	Watford City, ND	MCKENZIE CO 1	221	509	130%
17	BRISCOE JH	RICHMOND, TX	LAMAR CISD	891	2,003	125%
18	MONROE DEMONSTRATION MS	Tulsa, OK	TULSA	294	657	124%
19	Veritas Preparatory Charter School	Springfield, MA	Veritas Preparatory Charter School	322	712	121%
20	Duran Junior High School	Pell City, AL	Pell City	274	601	119%
21	Elisabeth M. Bennet Academy	Manchester, CT	Manchester School District	395	864	119%
22	SALADO MIDDLE	SALADO, TX	SALADO ISD	270	587	117%
23	TRAVIS INT	GREENVILLE, TX	GREENVILLE ISD	349	756	117%
24	Brunswick Middle School	Brunswick, OH	Brunswick City	643	1,375	114%
25	NORTHWEST COLLEGE PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL	ROCHESTER, NY	ROCHESTER CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT	228	487	114%
26	Eliot-Hine MS	Washington, DC	District of Columbia Public Schools	203	432	113%
27	Ruth Fox Middle School	NORTH BRANCH, MI	North Branch Area Schools	343	722	111%
28	Lakeland Preparatory School	Lakeland, TN	Lakeland	721	1,509	109%
29	John Lewis Invictus Academy	Atlanta, GA	Atlanta Public Schools	333	692	108%
30	Gateway MS	Monroeville, PA	Gateway SD	493	1,017	106%
31	Mineral Springs Middle	Winston Salem, NC	Winston Salem / Forsyth County Schools	341	702	106%
32	Coolidge Jr. High School	COOLIDGE, AZ	Coolidge Unified District (4442)	336	688	105%
33	Logansport Intermediate School	Logansport, IN	Logansport Community Sch Corp	322	654	103%
34	Prior Lake-Savage Middle School	PRIOR LAKE, MN	Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools	998	2,025	103%
35	Summit Station Intermediate	Pataskala, OH	Licking Heights Local	414	836	102%
36	Lewis F. Cole Middle School	FORT LEE, NJ	Fort Lee School District	609	1,227	102%
37	GUNN J H	ARLINGTON, TX	ARLINGTON ISD	442	879	98.9%
38	CLASSEN MS OF ADVANCED STUDIES	Oklahoma City, OK	OKLAHOMA CITY	463	916	97.8%
39	Neenah Middle School	Neenah, WI	Neenah Joint School District	972	1,913	96.8%
40	Elmhurst United Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	371	729	96.5%
41	C. E. Williams Middle School for Creative and Scientific Art	Charleston, SC	Charleston 01	664	1,299	95.6%
42	JERRY & LINDA MOORE MIDDLE	CELINA, TX	CELINA ISD	626	1,219	94.7%
43	GEORGE WAGNER MIDDLE	GEORGETOWN, TX	GEORGETOWN ISD	430	837	94.7%
44	Williams Middle School	Huntsville, AL	Huntsville City	339	659	94.4%
45	Larson Middle School	Columbus, OH	Grandview Heights Schools	233	453	94.4%
46	CACHE MS	Cache, OK	CACHE	321	620	93.1%
47	Southeast Polk Middle School	Altoona, IA	Southeast Polk Comm School District	577	1,112	92.7%
48	ASPEN CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL	OMAHA, NE	GRETNA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	448	863	92.6%
49	RIVERBEND SCH.	PACIFIC, MO	MERAMEC VALLEY R-III	230	442	92.2%
50	WISDOM PREP MIDDLE	DALLAS, TX	UPLIFT EDUCATION	261	493	88.9%

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