Name: Virginia schools on the rise · enrollment growth 2017–2024
Creator: allk12
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Keywords: public schools, K-12, enrollment growth, NCES, Virginia

Virginia schools on the rise

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

Schools in this report

top growth in state

Top growth

+127%

Meadow View Elementary

Range

+30% to +127%

2017-18 → 2024-25

TOP 50 VA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25

School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% change ↓
Meadow View Elementary	MARTINSVILLE	Henry County Public Schools	290	659	127%
St. Paul Elementary	ST PAUL	Wise County Public Schools	232	514	122%
Baldwin Intermediate	MANASSAS	Manassas City Public Schools	132	260	97.0%
Covington-Harper Elementary	DUMFRIES	Prince William County Public Schools	559	1,025	83.4%
Benjamin Franklin Middle	ROCKY MOUNT	Franklin County Public Schools	761	1,382	81.6%
Community Lab School	CHARLOTTESVILLE	Albemarle County Public Schools	100	177	77.0%
Franklin High	FRANKLIN	Franklin City Public Schools	290	504	73.8%
Central Elementary	PALMYRA	Fluvanna County Public Schools	453	751	65.8%
Deep Creek Middle	CHESAPEAKE	Chesapeake City Public Schools	471	764	62.2%
Crozet Elementary	CROZET	Albemarle County Public Schools	353	571	61.8%
Matoaca Elementary	SOUTH CHESTERFIELD	Chesterfield County Public Schools	421	676	60.6%
Patrick Henry K-8 School	ALEXANDRIA	Alexandria City Public Schools	675	1,075	59.3%
West Point Middle/High	WEST POINT	West Point Public Schools	273	434	59.0%
Florence Bowser Elementary	SUFFOLK	Suffolk City Public Schools	597	926	55.1%
Clays Mill Elementary	SCOTTSBURG	Halifax County Public Schools	154	236	53.2%
Hickory Elementary	CHESAPEAKE	Chesapeake City Public Schools	461	695	50.8%
Woodbrook Elementary	CHARLOTTESVILLE	Albemarle County Public Schools	348	522	50.0%
King George Middle	KING GEORGE	King George County Public Schools	733	1,097	49.7%
Lacey Spring Elementary	HARRISONBURG	Rockingham County Public Schools	234	350	49.6%
Waterford Elementary	WATERFORD	Loudoun County Public Schools	164	243	48.2%
Bush Hill Elementary	ALEXANDRIA	Fairfax County Public Schools	461	673	46.0%
Tazewell Intermediate	NORTH TAZEWELL	Tazewell County Public Schools	256	371	44.9%
Graham Intermediate	BLUEFIELD	Tazewell County Public Schools	280	404	44.3%
Goochland Elementary	GOOCHLAND	Goochland County Public Schools	353	509	44.2%
River City Middle	RICHMOND	Richmond City Public Schools	798	1,150	44.1%
Fairview Elementary	GALAX	Grayson County Public Schools	102	146	43.1%
J.E.J. Moore Middle	DISPUTANTA	Prince George County Public Schools	979	1,387	41.7%
Powhatan Middle	POWHATAN	Powhatan County Public Schools	672	950	41.4%
Hardy Elementary	SMITHFIELD	Isle of Wight County Public Schools	460	649	41.1%
Enderly Heights Elementary	BUENA VISTA	Buena Vista City Public Schools	193	268	38.9%
Elizabeth Holladay Elementary	RICHMOND	Henrico County Public Schools	620	859	38.5%
Robert E. Aylor Middle	WHITE POST	Frederick County Public Schools	626	861	37.5%
Lancaster Elementary	KILMARNOCK	Lancaster County Public Schools	395	542	37.2%
Pleasant Valley Elementary	HARRISONBURG	Rockingham County Public Schools	206	282	36.9%
Mount Daniel Elementary	FALLS CHURCH	Falls Church City Public Schools	357	486	36.1%
Middletown Elementary	MIDDLETOWN	Frederick County Public Schools	479	648	35.3%
Bland County High	ROCKY GAP	Bland County Public Schools	383	517	35.0%
Coates Elementary	HERNDON	Fairfax County Public Schools	738	996	35.0%
Parklawn Elementary	ALEXANDRIA	Fairfax County Public Schools	716	963	34.5%
Enon Elementary	CHESTER	Chesterfield County Public Schools	516	691	33.9%
Phoebus High	HAMPTON	Hampton City Public Schools	1,043	1,391	33.4%
Big Island Elementary	BIG ISLAND	Bedford County Public Schools	137	182	32.8%
Grassfield Elementary	CHESAPEAKE	Chesapeake City Public Schools	984	1,306	32.7%
Cedar Lee Middle	BEALETON	Fauquier County Public Schools	652	861	32.1%
Callaghan Elementary	COVINGTON	Alleghany Highlands Public Schools	205	270	31.7%
Vernon Johns Middle	PETERSBURG	Petersburg City Public Schools	723	949	31.3%
Thoreau Middle	VIENNA	Fairfax County Public Schools	945	1,239	31.1%
Fort Belvoir Upper Elementary	FORT BELVOIR	Fairfax County Public Schools	583	761	30.5%
Prince George High	PRINCE GEORGE	Prince George County Public Schools	1,376	1,789	30.0%
Snowville Elementary	HIWASSEE	Pulaski County Public Schools	155	201	29.7%

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-va.csv

How this list was built

Every Virginia 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 Virginiafamilies 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

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allk12 (2026). "Virginia schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/virginia

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