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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · WASHINGTON

Washington schools on the rise

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

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+213%
Summit Public School: Atlas
Range
+40% to +213%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 WA PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Summit Public School: AtlasSEATTLESummit Public School: Atlas181566213%
Central Valley Early Learning CenterSPOKANE VALLEYCentral Valley School District108325201%
Yakima Open DoorsYAKIMAYakima School District105272159%
Industrial Design Engineering and ArtsTACOMATacoma School District161392144%
Cascade Parent Partnership ProgramSEATTLESeattle School District No. 1159375136%
Acceleration AcademySPANAWAYBethel School District193450133%
HomeconnectionOAK HARBOROak Harbor School District167385131%
Early Childhood CenterLYNNWOODEdmonds School District173397130%
Spokane International AcademySPOKANESpokane International Academy406824103%
Three Rivers Home LinkRICHLANDRichland School District38075698.9%
Partnership for Excellence in Alternative Remote LearningQUILCENEQuilcene School District19037396.3%
C O SorensonBOTHELLNorthshore School District13725787.6%
Lynden AcademyLYNDENLynden School District22741984.6%
Thomas Middle SchoolLAKEWOODClover Park School District50993483.5%
Explorer AcademyPORT ORCHARDSouth Kitsap School District15628683.3%
Quincy Middle SchoolQUINCYQuincy School District39371782.4%
Mead Learning OptionsSPOKANEMead School District44779076.7%
CPSD Open Doors ProgramLAKEWOODClover Park School District15727675.8%
Mid-Columbia Parent PartnershipKENNEWICKKennewick School District29650369.9%
Amistad Elementary SchoolKENNEWICKKennewick School District52987866.0%
Wind River Middle SchoolCARSONStevenson-Carson School District11418663.2%
Discovery Early Learning CenterYAKIMAYakima School District18730362.0%
Northwood ElementaryEDGEWOODPuyallup School District45773260.2%
Northwood Middle SchoolRENTONKent School District57991157.3%
Jing Mei Elementary SchoolBELLEVUEBellevue School District36957756.4%
Soap Lake ElementarySOAP LAKESoap Lake School District21132855.5%
Orcas Island High SchoolEASTSOUNDOrcas Island School District11417755.3%
Salish Coast ElementaryPORT TOWNSENDPort Townsend School District34152854.8%
Barker Creek Community SchoolBREMERTONCentral Kitsap School District35755154.3%
Vancouver iTech PreparatoryVANCOUVERVancouver School District39060053.8%
Odyssey Multiage ProgramBAINBRIDGE ISLANDBainbridge Island School District11617752.6%
On Track AcademySPOKANESpokane School District29044252.4%
Kellogg Middle SchoolSHORELINEShoreline School District65199152.2%
Paul Rumburg ElementaryENTIATEntiat School District15223152.0%
Sunrise ElementaryPUYALLUPPuyallup School District47772451.8%
Central Emerson ElementarySNOHOMISHSnohomish School District31647750.9%
Early Learning CenterLAKE STEVENSLake Stevens School District17325949.7%
North Creek High SchoolBOTHELLNorthshore School District1,2801,91049.2%
View Ridge Middle SchoolRIDGEFIELDRidgefield School District45166647.7%
Meadow Crest Early Childhood Education CenterRENTONRenton School District33749045.4%
Saratoga SchoolSTANWOODStanwood-Camano School District15021845.3%
Edmonds Career Access ProgramLYNNWOODEdmonds School District26438345.1%
Zillah Middle SchoolZILLAHZillah School District20730044.9%
Chattaroy ElementaryCHATTAROYRiverside School District22232044.1%
Ridgefield High SchoolRIDGEFIELDRidgefield School District8831,24941.4%
West Seattle High SchoolSEATTLESeattle School District No. 11,0461,47941.4%
Ocean Park ElementaryOCEAN PARKOcean Beach School District15021241.3%
Black Diamond ElementaryBLACK DIAMONDEnumclaw School District29341441.3%
Thorp Elem & Jr Sr HighTHORPThorp School District17524741.1%
West Valley Mid-Level CampusYAKIMAWest Valley School District (Yakima)8321,16740.3%
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-wa.csv

How this list was built

Every Washington 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 Washingtonfamilies 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). "Washington schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/washington
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↓ schools-on-the-rise-by-state-wa.csv
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