Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School had the most kindergarten-grade students enrolled in California with 1,330.
According to the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see public and secondary school enrollment decrease three percent from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is expected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
In a survey conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, seven percent of respondents said large class sizes was the biggest issue facing California's K-12 schools. In the same survey, 50 percent of the respondents said they did not view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.
Largest 200 California Schools by Enrollment of Kindergarten-Grade Students
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School | 1,330 |
| 2 | Inspire Charter School - Kern | 746 |
| 3 | River Springs Charter School | 744 |
| 4 | Inspire Charter School - South | 549 |
| 5 | Heartland Charter School | 525 |
| 6 | Pacific Coast Academy | 507 |
| 7 | Highlands Elementary School | 486 |
| 8 | Visions In Education | 455 |
| 9 | California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles | 431 |
| 10 | iLEAD Hybrid School | 410 |
| 11 | Ocean Grove Charter School | 325 |
| 12 | California Virtual Academy @ San Diego | 318 |
| 13 | Summit Charter Academy | 292 |
| 14 | Fortune School | 284 |
| 15 | James Leitch Elementary School | 279 |
| 16 | Vaughn Next Century Learning Center | 272 |
| 17 | Washington Elementary School | 261 |
| 18 | Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter School | 256 |
| 19 | Bret Harte Elementary School | 255 |
| 20 | Inspire Charter School - Central | 252 |
| 21 | South Sutter Charter School | 242 |
| 22 | California Montessori Project-San Juan Campus | 232 |
| 23 | Martha Escutia Primary Center | 231 |
| 24 | Henry F. Bishop Elementary School | 225 |
| 25 | James Dougherty Elementary School | 217 |
| 26 | Classical Academy | 213 |
| 27 | Community Outreach Academy | 210 |
| 28 | Imagine Schools Riverside County | 209 |
| 29 | Fenton Primary Center | 206 |
| 30 | Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter School | 205 |
| 31 | Zehnder Ranch Elementary School | 200 |
| 32 | Pioneer Elementary School | 198 |
| 32 | Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School | 198 |
| 32 | Mill Street Elementary School | 198 |
| 35 | Elim Elementary School | 197 |
| 35 | Sky Mountain Charter School | 197 |
| 37 | Horizon Charter School | 195 |
| 38 | Congressman Jerry Lewis Elementary School | 192 |
| 38 | Franklin Elementary School | 192 |
| 40 | Spencer V. Williams Elementary School | 190 |
| 40 | Ronald Reagan Elementary School | 190 |
| 42 | California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin | 189 |
| 43 | Valle Verde Elementary School | 187 |
| 44 | J.E. Hester Elementary School | 186 |
| 45 | McKinley Elementary School | 184 |
| 46 | Literacy First Charter School | 183 |
| 46 | Washington Elementary School | 183 |
| 48 | Mattie Washburn Elementary School | 182 |
| 48 | Hemet Elementary School | 182 |
| 50 | Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary School | 181 |
| 51 | Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary School | 180 |
| 51 | Santa Fe Elementary School | 180 |
| 53 | Merle L. Fuller Elementary School | 179 |
| 53 | Granite Pointe Elementary School | 179 |
| 53 | Triple Crown Elementary School | 179 |
| 56 | Railroad Canyon Elementary School | 178 |
| 56 | Betsy Ross Elementary School | 178 |
| 58 | Dos Palos Elementary School | 177 |
| 58 | Ford Boulevard Elementary School | 177 |
| 58 | Grant Elementary School | 177 |
| 58 | Middleton Primary Center | 177 |
| 62 | Juan Cabrillo Elementary School | 176 |
| 62 | Del Sur Elementary School | 176 |
| 62 | Lisa J. Mails Elementary School | 176 |
| 65 | Pico Canyon Elementary School | 175 |
| 66 | Noble Avenue Elementary School | 174 |
| 66 | Hooper Avenue Primary Center | 174 |
| 68 | Yulupa Elementary School | 173 |
| 68 | Starlight Elementary School | 173 |
| 70 | Union Avenue Elementary School | 172 |
| 70 | Hazel M. Bailey Primary | 172 |
| 72 | Pacoima Charter Elementary School | 171 |
| 72 | Robert P. Ulrich Elementary School | 171 |
| 72 | Rocklin Academy Gateway | 171 |
| 72 | Danny J. Bakewell Sr. Primary Center | 171 |
| 76 | Valley Center Primary | 170 |
| 76 | Greenville Fundamental Elementary School | 170 |
| 76 | Edwin Markham Elementary School | 170 |
| 76 | Coastal Academy | 170 |
| 76 | John Adams Academy - Lincoln | 170 |
| 76 | Harold William Kolb School | 170 |
| 82 | Lafayette Elementary School | 169 |
| 82 | Zela Davis School | 169 |
| 82 | Esencia Elementary School | 169 |
| 85 | J. Haley Durham Elementary School | 168 |
| 86 | Seventy-Fifth Street Elementary School | 167 |
| 86 | Henry Elementary School | 167 |
| 86 | Wolf Canyon Elementary School | 167 |
| 89 | Ocean View Hills School | 166 |
| 89 | Francis J. White Learning Center | 166 |
| 91 | Carpenter Community Charter School | 165 |
| 91 | Mark Keppel Elementary School | 165 |
| 93 | Winter Gardens Elementary School | 164 |
| 93 | McCabe Elementary School | 164 |
| 93 | Summit View Independent Study | 164 |
| 96 | Gulf Avenue Elementary School | 163 |
| 96 | Searles Elementary School | 163 |
| 96 | Harada Elementary School | 163 |
| 99 | Creekside Early Learning Center | 162 |
| 99 | Ronald Reagan Elementary School | 162 |
| 99 | Zamorano Elementary School | 162 |
| 99 | San Jose Charter Academy | 162 |
| 99 | Lamont Elementary School | 162 |
| 99 | Dublin Elementary School | 162 |
| 99 | Wonderful College Prep Academy | 162 |
| 106 | Jim Thorpe Fundamental | 161 |
| 106 | Donald E. Suburu School | 161 |
| 106 | Terra Vista Elementary School | 161 |
| 106 | Cielo Vista Elementary School | 161 |
| 106 | George McParland Elementary School | 161 |
| 106 | Main Avenue Elementary School | 161 |
| 106 | South Park Elementary School | 161 |
| 106 | Ascot Avenue Elementary School | 161 |
| 106 | Mesa View Elementary School | 161 |
| 115 | Third Street Elementary School | 160 |
| 115 | Bryson Avenue Elementary School | 160 |
| 115 | Longfellow Elementary School | 160 |
| 115 | Cal Aero Preserve Academy | 160 |
| 115 | Farmdale Elementary School | 160 |
| 120 | Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy | 159 |
| 120 | Rio Vista Elementary School | 159 |
| 120 | Hazeltine Avenue Elementary School | 159 |
| 120 | Roosevelt Elementary School | 159 |
| 120 | El Marino Elementary School | 159 |
| 120 | Marshall Elementary School | 159 |
| 126 | Alameda Elementary School | 158 |
| 126 | Mark Twain Elementary School | 158 |
| 128 | Victor Elementary School | 157 |
| 128 | Lincoln Elementary School | 157 |
| 128 | Eastvale Elementary School | 157 |
| 131 | San Miguel Elementary School | 156 |
| 131 | L.R. Green Elementary School | 156 |
| 131 | Sunnyslope Elementary School | 156 |
| 131 | Chaparral Elementary School | 156 |
| 131 | Robert Bruce Elementary School | 156 |
| 131 | Ramona School | 156 |
| 131 | Alicante Avenue Elementary School | 156 |
| 131 | Voorhies Elementary School | 156 |
| 131 | Granada Hills Charter High School | 156 |
| 131 | Orchard Ranch Elementary School | 156 |
| 141 | Samuel W. Simpson Elementary School | 155 |
| 141 | Horizon Elementary School | 155 |
| 143 | Coyote Canyon Elementary School | 154 |
| 143 | Golden West Elementary School | 154 |
| 143 | Richland Elementary School | 154 |
| 143 | One Hundred Seventh Street Elementary School | 154 |
| 143 | Fifty-Second Street Elementary School | 154 |
| 143 | Jefferson Elementary School | 154 |
| 143 | Helen M. Wilcox Elementary School | 154 |
| 143 | Monterey Ridge Elementary School | 154 |
| 143 | French Valley Elementary School | 154 |
| 152 | Bill L. Williams Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | Alta Murrieta Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | Westwood Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | John Gomes Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | Hughson Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | Ellis Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | La Rosa Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | Euclid Avenue Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | Birch Grove Primary | 153 |
| 152 | Ronald Reagan Elementary School | 153 |
| 152 | Bullis Charter School | 153 |
| 164 | Garretson Elementary School | 152 |
| 164 | Westwood Charter Elementary School | 152 |
| 164 | Montague Charter Academy | 152 |
| 164 | Inland Leaders Charter School | 152 |
| 168 | Edith B. Storey Elementary School | 151 |
| 168 | Mary Tsukamoto Elementary School | 151 |
| 168 | Butterfield Elementary School | 151 |
| 168 | One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Street Elementary School | 151 |
| 168 | Harte Elementary School | 151 |
| 168 | Rio Hondo Elementary School | 151 |
| 174 | Irene B. West Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | Hancock Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | Art Haycox Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | Merritt Trace Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | Mary Buren Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | Grapevine Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | Roosevelt Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | Russell Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | Mesa Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | Brentwood Elementary School | 150 |
| 174 | May Ranch Elementary School | 150 |
| 185 | Park Hill Elementary School | 149 |
| 185 | Liberty Elementary School | 149 |
| 185 | Prairie Elementary School | 149 |
| 185 | Anthony Spangler Elementary School | 149 |
| 185 | Alvin Elementary School | 149 |
| 185 | Hart Street Elementary School | 149 |
| 185 | Imperial Elementary School | 149 |
| 185 | Rocketship Rising Stars School | 149 |
| 185 | Pioneer Elementary School | 149 |
| 194 | Cole Canyon Elementary School | 148 |
| 194 | Golden View Elementary School | 148 |
| 194 | Foster City Elementary School | 148 |
| 194 | Whittier Elementary School | 148 |
| 194 | Madison Elementary School | 148 |
| 194 | Haddon Avenue Elementary School | 148 |
| 194 | Dyer Street Elementary School | 148 |
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