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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · MISSOURI

Missouri schools on the rise

Missouri public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+254%
EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTER
Range
+43% to +254%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 MO PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
EARLY CHILDHOOD ED CENTERST. LOUISLINDBERGH SCHOOLS109386254%
DR. HENRY GIVENS JR. ELEM.ST LOUISWEBSTER GROVES114306168%
ROCKWOOD CTR. EARLY CHILD. ED.CHESTERFIELDROCKWOOD R-VI260646149%
CEDAR RIDGE ELEM.COLUMBIACOLUMBIA 93205453121%
EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERREPUBLICREPUBLIC R-III117234100%
BOYD ELEM.SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD R-XII17534798.3%
ROBINSON SCHOOLAURORAAURORA R-VIII27354198.2%
EWING MARION KAUFFMAN HIGHKANSAS CITYEWING MARION KAUFFMAN SCHOOL20340298.0%
PATTONVILLE Early CHolST LOUISPATTONVILLE R-III10620593.4%
RIVERBEND SCH.PACIFICMERAMEC VALLEY R-III23044292.2%
JOPLIN EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.JOPLINJOPLIN SCHOOLS16231192.0%
JEFFERSON ELEM.CAPE GIRARDEAUCAPE GIRARDEAU 6326149489.3%
MARCELINE HIGHMARCELINEMARCELINE R-V18334387.4%
CENTER FOR EARLY LRNING-NORTHCOLUMBIACOLUMBIA 9325145882.5%
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY HIGHST. LOUISGATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS25346182.2%
SUNSHINE ELEM.SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD R-XII19935377.4%
GUADALUPE CENTERS MIDDLEKANSAS CITYGUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS20235575.7%
SOUTHERN BOONE MIDDLEASHLANDSOUTHERN BOONE CO. R-I36964875.6%
ROOSEVELT HIGHST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY42373473.5%
NIKE ELEM.CATAWISSAMERAMEC VALLEY R-III12321272.4%
WHITEMAN A.F.B. ELEM.WHITEMAN AFBKNOB NOSTER R-VIII35860268.2%
HALLSVILLE PRIMARYHALLSVILLEHALLSVILLE R-IV23138767.5%
FRONTIER MIDDLEO'FALLONWENTZVILLE R-IV7441,24367.1%
LONG MIDDLE COMMUNITY ED. CTR.ST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY17629064.8%
RUSSELLVILLE HIGHRUSSELLVILLECOLE CO. R-I17728561.0%
JACKSON SR. HIGHJACKSONJACKSON R-II1,1391,83060.7%
CARROLLTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCARROLLTONCARROLLTON R-VII19331060.6%
GATEWAY SCIENCE ACADEMY MIDDLEST. LOUISGATEWAY SCIENCE ACAD/ST LOUIS26642660.2%
LAKE ROAD ELEM.POPLAR BLUFFPOPLAR BLUFF R-I19130057.1%
STRAFFORD MIDDLESTRAFFORDSTRAFFORD R-VI26341156.3%
WALKER ELEM.FLORISSANTHAZELWOOD32650855.8%
GUADALUPE CENTERS ELEMENTARYKANSAS CITYGUADALUPE CENTERS SCHOOLS51580155.5%
LAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMYST. LOUISLAFAYETTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY27041453.3%
KELSO ELEM.BENTONKELSO C-713019953.1%
SCOTT CO. CENTRAL ELEM.SIKESTONSCOTT CO. CENTRAL12719452.8%
WALTER AMBROSE FAMILY CENTERST LOUISWEBSTER GROVES14722251.0%
SUMNER HIGHST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY27140750.2%
COLE CAMP HIGHCOLE CAMPCOLE CAMP R-I23034449.6%
PURDY HIGHPURDYPURDY R-II18026748.3%
DEAR ELEM.RICHMONDRICHMOND R-XVI20330047.8%
DELAWARE ELEM.SPRINGFIELDSPRINGFIELD R-XII23534747.7%
UNION MIDDLEUNIONUNION R-XI47770447.6%
VASHON HIGHST LOUISST. LOUIS CITY42262147.2%
MONETT MIDDLEMONETTMONETT R-I36352845.5%
COLE CAMP ELEM.COLE CAMPCOLE CAMP R-I25336745.1%
PASEO ACAD. OF PERFORMING ARTSKANSAS CITYKANSAS CITY 3346266944.8%
EARLY CHILDHOOD CTR.SEDALIASEDALIA 20018126043.6%
KNOB NOSTER ELEM.KNOB NOSTERKNOB NOSTER R-VIII38355043.6%
SCUOLA VITA NUOVA CHARTERKANSAS CITYSCUOLA VITA NUOVA25336343.5%
MATHIS ELEMENTARYHAYTIHAYTI R-II26738343.4%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-mo.csv

How this list was built

Every Missouri public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Missourifamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

Anyone is welcome to cite or republish these findings. Please credit allk12.com and link back to this page so readers can verify the underlying data.

allk12 (2026). "Missouri schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/missouri
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DOWNLOAD THE DATA
↓ schools-on-the-rise-by-state-mo.csv
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