Redwood Empire News

Arcata Elementary School had 51 fourth-grade students during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School had the most fourth-grade students enrolled in California with 1,331.

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.

Rank	School	Attendance
1	Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School	1,331
2	River Springs Charter School	673
3	Inspire Charter School - Kern	640
4	Highlands Elementary School	452
5	Pacific Coast Academy	436
6	Heartland Charter School	433
7	Visions In Education	388
8	iLEAD Hybrid School	377
9	Inspire Charter School - South	372
10	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	353
11	Ocean Grove Charter School	345
12	Old River Elementary School	316
13	Mark Twain Elementary School	275
14	Warm Springs Elementary School	271
15	Roosevelt Elementary School	270
16	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	263
17	Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter School	251
18	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	250
19	Ronald Reagan Elementary School	235
20	Sunset Elementary School	223
21	Summit Charter Academy	217
22	Capistrano Connections Academy	215
23	Ronald W. Reagan Elementary School	213
24	McCabe Elementary School	206
25	Monte Vista High School	200
25	Triple Crown Elementary School	200
25	Harada Elementary School	200
28	Inspire Charter School - Central	199
29	Cole Canyon Elementary School	197
30	South Sutter Charter School	196
31	Horizon Charter School	193
32	Freedom Elementary School	191
33	Valley Center Elementary School	190
33	Myrtle Avenue Elementary School	190
33	Community Outreach Academy	190
36	Clara Barton Elementary School	187
37	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	186
38	Fenton Avenue Charter School	185
38	Lisa J. Mails Elementary School	185
38	San Elijo Elementary School	185
41	J.M. Amador Elementary School	184
42	Ronald Reagan Elementary School	183
43	Brooks Elementary School	182
44	Literacy First Charter School	181
44	Grant Elementary School	181
46	Pioneer Elementary School	180
46	Arthur E. Mills Intermediate	180
48	Classical Academy	179
48	Sky Mountain Charter School	179
48	Valle Verde Elementary School	179
51	Zamorano Elementary School	178
51	Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School	178
53	Cal Aero Preserve Academy	177
53	Quail Run Elementary School	177
55	Foster City Elementary School	175
55	Zehnder Ranch Elementary School	175
57	Bessie E. Owens Intermediate	173
57	Zela Davis School	173
57	Alamos Elementary School	173
60	Greenville Fundamental Elementary School	172
60	R.D. White Elementary School	172
60	Oso Grande Elementary School	172
63	John L. Golden Elementary School	170
63	Ridgeview Elementary School	170
63	Hooper Avenue Elementary School	170
63	Roosevelt Elementary School	170
67	Hacienda Elementary School	169
68	Corona Avenue Elementary School	168
69	Joe Stefani School	167
69	Carroll Elementary School	167
71	Bernhard Marks Elementary School	166
71	Art Haycox Elementary School	166
71	Madison Elementary School	166
71	Union Avenue Elementary School	166
75	Park Hill Elementary School	165
75	Castle Rock Elementary School	165
75	Kester Avenue Elementary School	165
75	California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin	165
79	Fortune School	164
79	Coastal Academy	164
79	Dooley Elementary School	164
82	Ocia A. Peters Elementary School	163
82	Rosa Parks Elementary School	163
84	Mark Keppel Elementary School	162
84	Riverside Preparatory	162
84	Solana Pacific Elementary School	162
84	Hicks Canyon Elementary School	162
88	Miles Avenue Elementary School	160
88	Alicante Avenue Elementary School	160
90	Excelsior Elementary School	159
90	Bautista Creek Elementary School	159
90	Lincoln Elementary School	159
90	Monterey Ridge Elementary School	159
94	La Gloria Elementary School	158
94	Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	158
94	Lafayette Elementary School	158
94	Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School	158
94	Del Sur Elementary School	158
94	Ronald Reagan Elementary School	158
100	Foothill Ranch Elementary School	157
100	Bell Gardens Elementary School	157
100	California Montessori Project-San Juan Campus	157
100	Pioneer Elementary School	157
100	Pico Canyon Elementary School	157
105	Edith B. Storey Elementary School	156
105	Pacoima Charter Elementary School	156
105	Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter School	156
108	Rio Vista School of Applied Learning	155
108	Lake Forest Elementary School	155
108	Middleton Street Elementary School	155
108	John Green Elementary School	155
108	Eastvale Elementary School	155
108	Esperanza Elementary School	155
108	French Valley Elementary School	155
115	Jim Thorpe Fundamental	154
115	Hickory Elementary School	154
115	Budlong Avenue Elementary School	154
115	Addams Elementary School	154
115	Buena Vista Elementary School	154
115	Starlight Elementary School	154
115	Arlene Hein Elementary School	154
122	Mary Tsukamoto Elementary School	153
122	McCabe Elementary School	153
122	Granite Pointe Elementary School	153
125	Pepper Drive Elementary School	152
125	Whittier Elementary School	152
125	Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School	152
125	Victor Elementary School	152
125	Dr. Bernice Jameson Todd Academy	152
125	Vista del Mar Elementary School	152
131	David W. Long Elementary School	151
131	Euclid Avenue Elementary School	151
131	Lasselle Elementary School	151
134	Ysabel Barnett Elementary School	150
134	Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary School	150
134	Garretson Elementary School	150
134	Newhall Elementary School	150
134	Ninety-Third Street Elementary School	150
134	Whittier Elementary School	150
134	Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	150
134	Mark Twain Elementary School	150
142	Coyote Creek Elementary School	149
142	Victoriano Elementary School	149
142	Merritt Trace Elementary School	149
142	Golden West Elementary School	149
142	Peter Burnett Elementary School	149
142	Vintage Math/Science/Technology Magnet	149
142	Rowan Avenue Elementary School	149
142	Fairview Elementary School	149
142	Fremont Elementary School	149
142	Crossroads Elementary School	149
142	Mesa View Elementary School	149
142	Temecula Luiseno Elementary School	149
142	Dr.J. Michael McGrath Elementary School	149
155	Noralto Elementary School	148
155	Murrieta Elementary School	148
155	Betsy Ross Elementary School	148
155	Bryson Avenue Elementary School	148
155	Eucalyptus School	148
155	Alpine Vista Elementary School	148
161	Ronald Reagan Elementary School	147
161	Valle Vista Elementary School	147
161	Rio San Gabriel Elementary School	147
161	Ed C. Lewis Elementary School	147
161	Dry Creek Elementary School	147
161	Arroyo Elementary School	147
161	Empire Springs Charter School	147
161	May Ranch Elementary School	147
161	Susan La Vorgna Elementary School	147
170	John F. Kennedy Elementary School	146
170	South/West Park Elementary School	146
170	Jefferson Elementary School	146
170	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	146
170	Carpenter Community Charter School	146
170	Saburo Muraoka Elementary School	146
170	Alta California Elementary School	146
177	Sundown Elementary School	145
177	Armada Elementary School	145
177	Heinz Kaiser Elementary School	145
177	Sherwood Elementary School	145
177	Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary School	145
177	Moffett Elementary School	145
177	Tony Tobin Elementary School	145
177	Stone Ranch Elementary School	145
177	Estudillo Elementary School	145
186	Robert Bruce Elementary School	144
186	Elk Grove Elementary School	144
186	Washington Elementary School	144
186	Welby Way Charter Elementary School And Gifted-High Ability Magnet	144
186	Amestoy Elementary School	144
186	Longfellow Elementary School	144
186	Jefferson Elementary School	144
186	Heber Elementary School	144
186	Bella Vista Elementary School	144
186	Double Peak Elementary School	144
186	Mission Crest Elementary School	144
186	Crowne Hill Elementary School	144
186	Monte Vista Elementary School	144
199	Berkshire Elementary School	143
199	Cottonwood Elementary School	143