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The fastest-growing public schools in Johnston County, North Carolina

21 public schools in Johnston County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Micro Elementary leads the list at 20.2%, against a median of 7.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Johnston County, North Carolina

Top Enrollment growth

20.2%

Median Enrollment growth

7.5%

FASTEST GROWING · JOHNSTON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Micro Elementary	Micro, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	336	404	20.2%
2	Smithfield-Selma High	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,318	1,548	17.5%
3	Benson Elementary	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	625	719	15.0%
4	Corinth Holders High	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,931	2,187	13.3%
5	Swift Creek Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	615	691	12.4%
6	Cleveland High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,689	1,889	11.8%
7	West Johnston High	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,424	1,563	9.8%
8	Dixon Road Elementary	Willow Spring, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	587	644	9.7%
9	Johnston Co Early College Academy	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	232	251	8.2%
10	Meadow School	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	600	646	7.7%
11	Archer Lodge Middle	Wendell, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,120	1,204	7.5%
12	Clayton High	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,797	1,929	7.3%
13	McGee's Crossroads Middle	Benson, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	710	757	6.6%
14	McGee's Crossroads Elem	Angier, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	893	950	6.4%
15	South Johnston High	Four Oaks, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	1,281	1,355	5.8%
16	Princeton Elementary	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	740	770	4.1%
17	Cleveland Elementary	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	820	851	3.8%
18	Clayton Middle	Clayton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	587	609	3.7%
19	Selma Elementary	Selma, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	767	794	3.5%
20	West Smithfield Elementary	Smithfield, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	489	494	1.0%
21	Princeton High	Princeton, NC	Johnston County Public Schools	987	988	0.1%

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