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The fastest-growing public schools in Wayne County, Michigan

This ranking covers the fastest-growing public schools in Wayne County, Michigan, drawn from 130 qualifying public schools. Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods leads the list at 137%, against a median of 8.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

130

Wayne County, Michigan

Top Enrollment growth

137%

Median Enrollment growth

8.6%

FASTEST GROWING · WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Discovery Creative Pathways Harper Woods	HARPER WOODS, MI	Discovery Creative Pathways	254	603	137%
2	Cody High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	328	563	71.6%
3	Detroit Leadership Academy K8	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Leadership Academy	299	486	62.5%
4	Oakland International Academy 912	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Oakland International Academy	395	614	55.4%
5	Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	458	692	51.1%
6	Harper Woods High School	HARPER WOODS, MI	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	583	877	50.4%
7	Canton Preparatory High School	CANTON, MI	Canton Preparatory High School	411	612	48.9%
8	River Rouge Stem Academy at Dunn	RIVER ROUGE, MI	River Rouge School District of the City of	254	370	45.7%
9	RooseveltMcGrath Elem School	WAYNE, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	318	454	42.8%
10	Harper Woods Middle School	HARPER WOODS, MI	Harper Woods The School District of the City of	250	353	41.2%
11	Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	326	457	40.2%
12	Vernor Elementary School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	243	340	39.9%
13	Escuela Avancemos	DETROIT, MI	Escuela Avancemos	304	425	39.8%
14	Carver STEM Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	315	435	38.1%
15	George Defer Elementary School	GROSSE POINTE PARK, MI	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	334	460	37.7%
16	TaftGalloway Elementary School	WAYNE, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	305	412	35.1%
17	Caniff Liberty Academy	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Caniff Liberty Academy	439	590	34.4%
18	Henry Ford High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	456	607	33.1%
19	Woodhaven High School	FLAT ROCK, MI	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	1,226	1,629	32.9%
20	Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	479	630	31.5%
21	Carleton Elementary School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	298	379	27.2%
22	Durfee ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	498	632	26.9%
23	Garvey Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	342	434	26.9%
24	Earhart ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	793	1,002	26.4%
25	Nolan ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	359	453	26.2%
26	Mary McLeod Bethune ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	552	692	25.4%
27	Burns ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	331	411	24.2%
28	Snow Elementary School	DEARBORN, MI	Dearborn City School District	382	465	21.7%
29	Detroit School of Arts	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	433	523	20.8%
30	Taylor High School	TAYLOR, MI	Taylor School District	1,138	1,371	20.5%
31	David Hicks School	INKSTER, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	388	466	20.1%
32	Hoover School	LINCOLN PARK, MI	Lincoln Park School District of the City of	239	287	20.1%
33	Pershing High School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	346	415	19.9%
34	Bridge Academy East	HAMTRAMCK, MI	Bridge Academy	487	581	19.3%
35	Voyageur College Prep	DETROIT, MI	Voyageur Academy	447	524	17.2%
36	Jesse L Anderson Elementary School	TRENTON, MI	Trenton Public Schools	529	617	16.6%
37	Mark Twain ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	216	251	16.2%
38	Mason Academy	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	413	476	15.3%
39	Hunter Elementary School	BROWNSTOWN TWP, MI	Gibraltar School District	363	418	15.2%
40	Bernice McDowell Elem School	TAYLOR, MI	Taylor School District	298	341	14.4%
41	Pierce Middle School	GROSSE POINTE PARK, MI	Grosse Pointe Public Schools	499	570	14.2%
42	Holland Elementary School	TAYLOR, MI	Taylor School District	272	310	14.0%
43	Roosevelt Elementary School	LIVONIA, MI	Livonia Public Schools School District	359	409	13.9%
44	Brownstown Middle School	ROMULUS, MI	Woodhaven-Brownstown School District	767	872	13.7%
45	Tipton Academy 48	GARDEN CITY, MI	Tipton Academy	226	255	12.8%
46	Wildwood Elementary School	WESTLAND, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	468	527	12.6%
47	Nowlin Elementary School	DEARBORN, MI	Dearborn City School District	216	243	12.5%
48	Spain ElementaryMiddle School	DETROIT, MI	Detroit Public Schools Community District	359	403	12.3%
49	Albert Schweitzer Elementary School	WESTLAND, MI	Wayne-Westland Community School District	363	407	12.1%
50	Kinloch Elementary School	DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI	Crestwood School District	498	557	11.8%

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