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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · WISCONSIN

Wisconsin schools on the rise

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

Schools in this report
50
top growth in state
Top growth
+241%
Goodland Montessori
Range
+46% to +241%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 WI PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↓
Goodland MontessoriRACINERacine Unified School District110375241%
Jerstad-Agerholm SchoolRACINERacine Unified School District261870233%
Barlow Park Elementary SchoolRIPONRipon Area School District131398204%
Tenor HighMILWAUKEESeeds of Health Inc227651187%
Bull Early Education CenterRACINERacine Unified School District129365183%
Marinette PrimaryMARINETTEMarinette School District146390167%
Mitchell SchoolRACINERacine Unified School District4051,040157%
Gilmore Fine Arts SchoolRACINERacine Unified School District312737136%
La Casa de Esperanza Charter SchoolWAUKESHALa Casa De Esperanza Inc146310112%
Dr Howard Fuller Collegiate AcademyMILWAUKEEDr Howard Fuller Collegiate Academy Inc287608112%
Starbuck International SchoolRACINERacine Unified School District5581,133103%
Neenah Middle SchoolNEENAHNeenah Joint School District9721,91396.8%
Ruth Harman AcademyKENOSHAKenosha School District21942795.0%
Bonduel MiddleBONDUELBonduel School District11121291.0%
Marinette IntermediateMARINETTEMarinette School District19837287.9%
Kennedy ElementaryGRAFTONGrafton School District27350785.7%
Carmen Hi Southeast CampusMILWAUKEEMilwaukee School District36767985.0%
ACE Alliance Charter ElementaryNEENAHNeenah Joint School District12422581.5%
Vel Phillips Middle SchoolOSHKOSHOshkosh Area School District46583278.9%
Obama School of Career and Technical EducationMILWAUKEEMilwaukee School District7301,29477.3%
Bay Lane ElementaryMUSKEGOMuskego-Norway School District51791276.4%
Mitchell ElementaryCUDAHYCudahy School District22940376.0%
Karcher Middle SchoolBURLINGTONBurlington Area School District44677974.7%
Johnson Creek Public SchoolJOHNSON CREEKJohnson Creek School District36763472.8%
Belleville ElementaryBELLEVILLEBelleville School District32255070.8%
Menominee Elementary SchoolOSHKOSHOshkosh Area School District33957369.0%
United Community Center Acosta Middle SchoolMILWAUKEEUnited Community Center Inc11318866.4%
Wisconsin Heights ElementaryMAZOMANIEWisconsin Heights School District23639165.7%
Einstein MiddleAPPLETONAppleton Area School District51885164.3%
Sawyer ElementarySTURGEON BAYSturgeon Bay School District13622364.0%
Jefferson ElementaryOSHKOSHOshkosh Area School District15926063.5%
Milwaukee Academy of ScienceMILWAUKEEMilwaukee Science Education Consortium Inc1,0641,71160.8%
Woodview ElementaryGRAFTONGrafton School District31750659.6%
Bay View Montessori SchoolMILWAUKEEMilwaukee School District28244959.2%
East ElementaryANTIGOAntigo Unified School District12519858.4%
Stellar Collegiate Charter SchoolMILWAUKEECarmen High School of Science and Technology Inc12019058.3%
Jones ElementaryCUDAHYCudahy School District10917156.9%
Winkler ElementaryBURLINGTONBurlington Area School District13220756.8%
Eagle ElementaryEAGLEPalmyra-Eagle Area School District15223453.9%
Westfield Area MiddleWESTFIELDWestfield School District15123253.6%
Fall Creek MiddleFALL CREEKFall Creek School District17326553.2%
Eleva-Strum ElementarySTRUMEleva-Strum School District21332552.6%
Markesan IntermediateMARKESANMarkesan School District10115351.5%
Waupun Area Junior/Senior High SchoolWAUPUNWaupun School District55483250.2%
Wilson MiddleAPPLETONAppleton Area School District39358749.4%
Boyceville MiddleBOYCEVILLEBoyceville Community School District10415549.0%
Badger Ridge MiddleVERONAVerona Area School District52177648.9%
Horace Mann ElementaryNEENAHNeenah Joint School District27140148.0%
Reedsville ElementaryREEDSVILLEReedsville School District21732047.5%
Forest Park MiddleFRANKLINFranklin Public School District7221,05646.3%
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-wi.csv

How this list was built

Every Wisconsin 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 Wisconsinfamilies 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). "Wisconsin schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/wisconsin
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↓ schools-on-the-rise-by-state-wi.csv
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