PUC CALS Middle School and Early College High School had 83 eighth-grade students during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School had the most eighth-grade students enrolled in California with 1,058.
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 Eighth-Grade Students
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School | 1,058 |
| 2 | Rancho del Rey Middle School | 863 |
| 3 | Eastlake Middle School | 847 |
| 4 | Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School | 792 |
| 5 | Washington Academic Middle School | 778 |
| 6 | Alta Sierra Intermediate | 754 |
| 7 | Reyburn Intermediate | 753 |
| 8 | South Junior High School | 728 |
| 9 | Clark Intermediate | 724 |
| 10 | Paul Revere Charter Middle School | 709 |
| 11 | Katherine L. Albiani Middle School | 704 |
| 12 | Turlock Junior High School | 696 |
| 13 | Toby Johnson Middle School | 690 |
| 14 | River Springs Charter School | 658 |
| 15 | Sycamore Junior High School | 655 |
| 16 | George Ellery Hale Charter Academy | 646 |
| 16 | Granite Ridge Intermediate | 646 |
| 18 | Lexington Junior High School | 638 |
| 19 | Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet | 633 |
| 19 | Lakeside Middle School | 633 |
| 21 | Thornton Junior High School | 630 |
| 22 | Jurupa Middle School | 628 |
| 23 | Rosemont Middle School | 623 |
| 24 | Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate | 622 |
| 25 | Santiago Middle School | 621 |
| 25 | Edward Harris Jr. Middle School | 621 |
| 27 | Rio Norte Junior High School | 612 |
| 28 | Ranchero Middle School | 598 |
| 29 | Arroyo Seco Junior High School | 596 |
| 30 | Washington Middle School | 594 |
| 31 | Harden Middle School | 583 |
| 32 | La Paz Middle School | 581 |
| 32 | El Rancho Charter School | 581 |
| 34 | Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate | 579 |
| 34 | Robert O. Townsend Junior High School | 579 |
| 36 | Canyon Hills Junior High School | 576 |
| 36 | Kastner Intermediate | 576 |
| 36 | John M. Horner Junior High School | 576 |
| 39 | River Heights Intermediate | 575 |
| 40 | Sutter Middle School | 573 |
| 41 | T.R. Smedberg Middle School | 569 |
| 41 | La Mesa Junior High School | 569 |
| 43 | Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School | 566 |
| 44 | Wilmington Middle Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (STEAM) Magnet | 564 |
| 45 | Robert A. Millikan Affiliated Charter & Performing Arts Magnet Middle School | 562 |
| 46 | Stephen M. White Middle School | 556 |
| 47 | El Roble Intermediate | 553 |
| 48 | Gaspar De Portola Middle School | 551 |
| 48 | Sierra Vista Junior High School | 551 |
| 48 | San Elijo Middle School | 551 |
| 51 | Hesperia Junior High School | 550 |
| 52 | Tommie Kunst Junior High School | 549 |
| 53 | Henry T. Gage Middle School | 546 |
| 54 | Inspire Charter School – Kern | 544 |
| 55 | Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School | 543 |
| 56 | Granite Oaks Middle School | 542 |
| 56 | Thompson Middle School | 542 |
| 56 | James Madison Middle School | 542 |
| 59 | Culver City Middle School | 541 |
| 60 | Robert Frost Middle School | 540 |
| 61 | South Gate Middle School | 539 |
| 62 | John Burroughs Middle School | 536 |
| 63 | Oak Valley Middle School | 535 |
| 64 | Harriet G. Eddy Middle School | 533 |
| 64 | Toro Canyon Middle School | 533 |
| 66 | Norris Middle School | 531 |
| 67 | Hillview Middle School | 530 |
| 68 | Citrus Hills Intermediate | 529 |
| 68 | El Sausal Middle School | 529 |
| 68 | Placerita Junior High School | 529 |
| 71 | Cedar Middle School | 528 |
| 72 | Kraemer Middle School | 527 |
| 73 | Hillsdale Middle School | 526 |
| 74 | William G. Jehue Middle School | 525 |
| 74 | Brookhurst Junior High School | 525 |
| 76 | Walter Reed Middle School | 523 |
| 76 | Sequoia Middle School | 523 |
| 76 | Colton Middle School | 523 |
| 79 | Walker Junior High School | 521 |
| 80 | Carmel Valley Middle School | 520 |
| 80 | Cesar E. Chavez Middle School | 520 |
| 82 | Eleanor Murray Fallon School | 517 |
| 83 | Serrano Intermediate | 516 |
| 84 | Los Banos Junior High School | 512 |
| 84 | Centerville Junior High School | 512 |
| 86 | Richard Henry Dana Middle School | 511 |
| 87 | Lennox Middle School | 510 |
| 88 | Lynwood Middle School | 507 |
| 89 | John Muir Middle School | 506 |
| 90 | Matthew Gage Middle School | 503 |
| 90 | Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School | 503 |
| 90 | Stonecreek Junior High School | 503 |
| 93 | Marshall Middle School | 499 |
| 93 | Abraham Lincoln Middle School | 499 |
| 93 | California Middle School | 499 |
| 96 | El Cerrito Middle School | 498 |
| 97 | William Hopkins Junior High School | 497 |
| 98 | Pinacate Middle School | 495 |
| 98 | Bonita Vista Middle School | 495 |
| 98 | Horace Ensign Intermediate | 495 |
| 101 | D. Russell Parks Junior High School | 494 |
| 102 | Ernest Lawrence Middle School | 490 |
| 102 | Isaac Fesler Junior High School | 490 |
| 104 | E.O. Green Junior High School | 489 |
| 105 | Samuel Jackman Middle School | 485 |
| 105 | California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles | 485 |
| 107 | Bernardo Heights Middle School | 483 |
| 107 | Valley Oak Middle School | 483 |
| 109 | Dale Junior High School | 482 |
| 109 | Dorothy McElhinney Middle School | 482 |
| 109 | Bella Vista Middle School | 482 |
| 112 | Brea Junior High School | 481 |
| 112 | Hollenbeck Middle School | 481 |
| 112 | Lodi Middle School | 481 |
| 115 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 480 |
| 115 | Shivela Middle School | 480 |
| 115 | Hughes Middle School | 480 |
| 118 | Kings Canyon Middle School | 479 |
| 119 | Mary R. Stauffer Middle School | 477 |
| 119 | Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School | 477 |
| 119 | Frank Augustus Miller Middle School | 477 |
| 122 | Valley View Middle School | 476 |
| 122 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School | 476 |
| 124 | Chaboya Middle School | 475 |
| 125 | Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | 473 |
| 126 | Willis Jepson Middle School | 472 |
| 127 | Hilltop Middle School | 471 |
| 127 | Terrace Hills Middle School | 471 |
| 129 | El Sereno Middle School | 469 |
| 130 | Imogene Garner Hook Junior High School | 466 |
| 130 | Griffith Middle School | 466 |
| 130 | Lakeview Leadership Academy | 466 |
| 133 | Canyon Middle School | 465 |
| 134 | James Rutter Middle School | 464 |
| 135 | Sunnymead Middle School | 463 |
| 135 | Joseph Kerr Middle School | 463 |
| 135 | Windemere Ranch Middle School | 463 |
| 138 | Amelia Earhart Middle School | 461 |
| 139 | Sutter Middle School | 460 |
| 139 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School | 460 |
| 139 | Marco Forster Middle School | 460 |
| 142 | Thomas A. Edison Middle School | 459 |
| 143 | Quimby Oak Middle School | 458 |
| 143 | Ethan A. Chase Middle School | 458 |
| 145 | Oak Avenue Intermediate | 455 |
| 146 | Woodland Park Middle School | 454 |
| 146 | Palm Desert Charter Middle School | 454 |
| 148 | Eleanor J. Toll Middle School | 453 |
| 149 | Vista Heights Middle School | 452 |
| 149 | Mayfair High School | 452 |
| 151 | Manhattan Beach Middle School | 451 |
| 151 | William Mulholland Middle School | 451 |
| 151 | Ladera Ranch Middle School | 451 |
| 154 | Folsom Middle School | 450 |
| 155 | Chester W. Nimitz Middle School | 449 |
| 156 | Cope Middle School | 448 |
| 156 | Roosevelt Junior High School | 448 |
| 158 | Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate | 446 |
| 158 | Mountain View Middle School | 446 |
| 158 | Cupertino Middle School | 446 |
| 161 | Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts | 445 |
| 161 | Ramona Middle School | 445 |
| 161 | Southeast Middle School | 445 |
| 164 | La Joya Middle School | 444 |
| 165 | Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School | 443 |
| 165 | Ball Junior High School | 443 |
| 167 | Millswood Middle School | 442 |
| 168 | Spring View Middle School | 441 |
| 168 | Rancho Pico Junior High School | 441 |
| 170 | Earl Warren Junior High School | 440 |
| 170 | Chaparral Middle School | 440 |
| 172 | University Heights Middle School | 439 |
| 173 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 438 |
| 173 | Arrowview Middle School | 438 |
| 173 | Chemawa Middle School | 438 |
| 173 | Tenaya Middle School | 438 |
| 177 | Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High School | 437 |
| 177 | Wayne Ruble Middle School | 437 |
| 179 | Washington Intermediate | 436 |
| 180 | Los Angeles Academy Middle School | 435 |
| 180 | Barbara Worth Junior High School | 435 |
| 182 | Newark Junior High School | 434 |
| 182 | Capistrano Connections Academy | 434 |
| 184 | Lompoc Valley Middle School | 433 |
| 185 | Glacier Point Middle School | 432 |
| 186 | Etiwanda Intermediate | 431 |
| 186 | Nick G. Parras Middle School | 431 |
| 186 | Day Creek Intermediate | 431 |
| 189 | Fontana Middle School | 430 |
| 190 | Rio Vista Middle School | 429 |
| 190 | Orangeview Junior High School | 429 |
| 190 | Chipman Junior High School | 429 |
| 193 | Menifee Valley Middle School | 428 |
| 193 | Richard E. Byrd Middle School | 428 |
| 193 | Creekside Junior High School | 428 |
| 196 | Stanford Middle School | 426 |
| 196 | Oak Crest Middle School | 426 |
| 196 | San Gorgonio Middle School | 426 |
| 199 | Mesa Verde Middle School | 425 |
| 199 | Sierra Middle School | 425 |
