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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in North Carolina

369 public elementary schools in North Carolina appear in this ranking of the fastest-growing public elementary schools, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Red Oak Elementary leads the list at 183%, against a median of 10.4% 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

369

North Carolina

Top Enrollment growth

183%

Median Enrollment growth

10.4%

FASTEST GROWING · NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Red Oak Elementary	Red Oak, NC	Nash County Public Schools	246	696	183%
2	Royal Oaks Elementary	Kannapolis, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	239	661	177%
3	Guilford Preparatory Academy	Greensboro, NC	Guilford Preparatory Academy	254	672	165%
4	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	Holly Springs, NC	Pine Springs Preparatory Academy	509	1,258	147%
5	Erwin Elementary	Erwin, NC	Harnett County Schools	281	637	127%
6	Clara J Peck Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	293	638	118%
7	Movement Charter School	Charlotte, NC	Movement Freedom	297	625	110%
8	Aberdeen Elementary	Aberdeen, NC	Moore County Schools	324	675	108%
9	Fremont STARS Elementary	Fremont, NC	Wayne County Public Schools	260	535	106%
10	White Oak Elementary	Apex, NC	Wake County Schools	414	843	104%
11	Emereau: Bladen	Elizabethtown, NC	Emereau: Bladen	310	629	103%
12	New Dimensions	Morganton, NC	The New Dimensions School	282	569	102%
13	R Brown McAllister Elementary	Concord, NC	Cabarrus County Schools	357	698	95.5%
14	Benhaven Elementary	Sanford, NC	Harnett County Schools	554	1,065	92.2%
15	Crosscreek Charter School	Louisburg, NC	Crosscreek Charter School	220	404	83.6%
16	Renaissance West STEAM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	404	737	82.4%
17	Southern Pines Elementary	Southern Pines, NC	Moore County Schools	332	600	80.7%
18	Julius I Foust Elementary	Greensboro, NC	Guilford County Schools	379	661	74.4%
19	Wesley Chapel Elementary	Monroe, NC	Union County Public Schools	430	729	69.5%
20	Davidson K-8 School	Davidson, NC	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	704	1,185	68.3%
21	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	Kannapolis, NC	Concord Lake STEAM Academy	521	856	64.3%
22	Porter Ridge Elementary	Indian Trail, NC	Union County Public Schools	468	765	63.5%
23	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	Bolivia, NC	Classical Charter Schools of Southport	354	573	61.9%
24	Ferguson-Easley Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	247	392	58.7%
25	Endeavor Charter School	Wake Forest, NC	Endeavor Charter	511	799	56.4%
26	Shepherd Elementary	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	473	738	56.0%
27	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &Science	Troutman, NC	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Scienc	515	795	54.4%
28	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	Raleigh, NC	RISE Southeast Raleigh Charter School	318	484	52.2%
29	Casa Esperanza Montessori Charter School	Wake Forest, NC	Casa Esperanza Montessori	498	752	51.0%
30	American Renaissance School	Statesville, NC	American Renaissance School	547	823	50.5%
31	Walker-Spivey Elementary	Fayetteville, NC	Cumberland County Schools	231	345	49.4%
32	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	Charlotte, NC	Mallard Creek STEM Academy	645	961	49.0%
33	G R Edwards Elementary	Rocky Mount, NC	Nash County Public Schools	427	632	48.0%
34	South Elementary	Roxboro, NC	Person County Schools	313	463	47.9%
35	William T Brown Elementary	Spring Lake, NC	Cumberland County Schools	385	562	46.0%
36	Lincoln Heights Elementary	Fuquay-Varina, NC	Wake County Schools	461	667	44.7%
37	Silverdale Elementary	Maysville, NC	Onslow County Schools	448	648	44.6%
38	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	Durham, NC	KIPP Durham College Preparatory	264	380	43.9%
39	Moyock Elementary	Moyock, NC	Currituck County Schools	516	740	43.4%
40	Dunn Elementary	Dunn, NC	Harnett County Schools	567	813	43.4%
41	Lake Norman Elementary	Mooresville, NC	Iredell-Statesville Schools	448	641	43.1%
42	Southeast Elementary	Kinston, NC	Lenoir County Public Schools	228	326	43.0%
43	Reaching All Minds Academy	Durham, NC	Reaching All Minds Academy	274	391	42.7%
44	Mount Energy Elementary	Creedmoor, NC	Granville County Schools	362	515	42.3%
45	The Institute Development Young Leaders	Durham, NC	The Institute for the Development of You	296	419	41.6%
46	Stallings Elementary	Stallings, NC	Union County Public Schools	541	766	41.6%
47	GE Massey Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	262	370	41.2%
48	South End Elementary	Reidsville, NC	Rockingham County Schools	254	355	39.8%
49	The Academy of Moore County	Aberdeen, NC	The Academy of Moore County	345	479	38.8%
50	Union Intermediate	Clinton, NC	Sampson County Schools	286	396	38.5%

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