Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School had the most fifth-grade students enrolled in California with 1,252.
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 Fifth-Grade Students
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School | 1,252 |
| 2 | River Springs Charter School | 675 |
| 3 | Inspire Charter School - Kern | 625 |
| 4 | Highlands Elementary School | 473 |
| 5 | Heartland Charter School | 428 |
| 6 | Pacific Coast Academy | 376 |
| 7 | Visions In Education | 368 |
| 8 | Inspire Charter School - South | 354 |
| 9 | California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles | 351 |
| 10 | Old River Elementary School | 344 |
| 11 | Dana School | 335 |
| 12 | iLEAD Hybrid School | 313 |
| 13 | Ocean Grove Charter School | 280 |
| 14 | Warm Springs Elementary School | 271 |
| 15 | Vaughn Next Century Learning Center | 263 |
| 16 | Fairmead Elementary School | 260 |
| 17 | California Virtual Academy @ San Diego | 255 |
| 18 | Mark Twain Elementary School | 250 |
| 19 | Roosevelt Elementary School | 245 |
| 20 | Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter School | 239 |
| 21 | Sunset Elementary School | 225 |
| 22 | Fenton Avenue Charter School | 216 |
| 23 | Ronald W. Reagan Elementary School | 212 |
| 24 | Pacoima Charter Elementary School | 208 |
| 25 | Capistrano Connections Academy | 207 |
| 26 | South Sutter Charter School | 196 |
| 26 | Summit Charter Academy | 196 |
| 28 | Manchester Gate School | 194 |
| 29 | Inspire Charter School - Central | 192 |
| 30 | Cole Canyon Elementary School | 191 |
| 31 | Lisa J. Mails Elementary School | 189 |
| 31 | Harada Elementary School | 189 |
| 33 | Ridgeview Elementary School | 188 |
| 33 | Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies | 188 |
| 33 | Rosa Parks Elementary School | 188 |
| 36 | Community Outreach Academy | 187 |
| 37 | Bessie E. Owens Intermediate | 186 |
| 37 | Ocia A. Peters Elementary School | 186 |
| 39 | Arthur E. Mills Intermediate | 185 |
| 39 | J.M. Amador Elementary School | 185 |
| 39 | San Elijo Elementary School | 185 |
| 42 | McCabe Elementary School | 183 |
| 42 | Hacienda Elementary School | 183 |
| 44 | Ronald Reagan Elementary School | 182 |
| 45 | Brooks Elementary School | 181 |
| 45 | Cal Aero Preserve Academy | 181 |
| 47 | Horizon Charter School | 178 |
| 47 | Monte Vista High School | 178 |
| 47 | Zehnder Ranch Elementary School | 178 |
| 50 | Granite Pointe Elementary School | 177 |
| 50 | Esperanza Elementary School | 177 |
| 52 | Bernhard Marks Elementary School | 176 |
| 52 | Zela Davis School | 176 |
| 52 | Joe Stefani School | 176 |
| 55 | Longfellow Elementary School | 175 |
| 55 | Monte Vista Elementary School | 175 |
| 57 | Jim Thorpe Fundamental | 174 |
| 57 | Lincoln Elementary School | 174 |
| 59 | Union Avenue Elementary School | 173 |
| 59 | Solana Pacific Elementary School | 173 |
| 61 | Vista del Mar Elementary School | 172 |
| 62 | Classical Academy | 171 |
| 62 | Sky Mountain Charter School | 171 |
| 62 | Freedom Elementary School | 171 |
| 65 | Greenville Fundamental Elementary School | 170 |
| 65 | Hooper Avenue Elementary School | 170 |
| 65 | Coastal Academy | 170 |
| 65 | California Virtual Academy @ San Joaquin | 170 |
| 69 | Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School | 168 |
| 69 | Eastvale Elementary School | 168 |
| 71 | Art Haycox Elementary School | 167 |
| 71 | Kester Avenue Elementary School | 167 |
| 73 | Literacy First Charter School | 166 |
| 73 | Garretson Elementary School | 166 |
| 73 | Victor Elementary School | 166 |
| 73 | Roosevelt Elementary School | 166 |
| 73 | Grant Elementary School | 166 |
| 73 | Myrtle Avenue Elementary School | 166 |
| 73 | Making Waves Academy | 166 |
| 73 | Valle Verde Elementary School | 166 |
| 81 | Zamorano Elementary School | 165 |
| 81 | Bell Gardens Elementary School | 165 |
| 81 | Fremont Elementary School | 165 |
| 81 | Fortune School | 165 |
| 81 | Charlotte N. Werner Elementary School | 165 |
| 81 | Pico Canyon Elementary School | 165 |
| 87 | Fairview Elementary School | 164 |
| 87 | Oso Grande Elementary School | 164 |
| 89 | R. Paul Krey Elementary School | 163 |
| 89 | Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet | 163 |
| 89 | Maude Price Elementary School | 163 |
| 89 | Pioneer Elementary School | 163 |
| 93 | Monterey Ridge Elementary School | 162 |
| 94 | Valley Center Elementary School | 161 |
| 94 | Madison Elementary School | 161 |
| 94 | Tournament Hills Elementary School | 161 |
| 94 | Triple Crown Elementary School | 161 |
| 98 | Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary School | 160 |
| 98 | Elim Elementary School | 160 |
| 98 | Linda Verde Elementary School | 160 |
| 98 | R.D. White Elementary School | 160 |
| 98 | Mark Keppel Elementary School | 160 |
| 98 | Anne and William Hedenkamp Elementary School | 160 |
| 104 | Hickory Elementary School | 158 |
| 104 | Corona Avenue Elementary School | 158 |
| 104 | Wilson Elementary School | 158 |
| 104 | Sitting Bull Academy | 158 |
| 104 | Quail Run Elementary School | 158 |
| 104 | Stone Ranch Elementary School | 158 |
| 110 | Carrillo Elementary School | 157 |
| 110 | Pioneer Elementary School | 157 |
| 110 | Bautista Creek Elementary School | 157 |
| 110 | Alta Murrieta Elementary School | 157 |
| 110 | Temecula Luiseno Elementary School | 157 |
| 110 | Clara Barton Elementary School | 157 |
| 116 | Murrieta Elementary School | 156 |
| 116 | Golden Elementary School | 156 |
| 116 | Carpenter Community Charter School | 156 |
| 116 | Starlight Elementary School | 156 |
| 116 | Dooley Elementary School | 156 |
| 116 | Riverside Preparatory | 156 |
| 116 | Hicks Canyon Elementary School | 156 |
| 123 | Circle View Elementary School | 155 |
| 123 | Longden Elementary School | 155 |
| 123 | Lafayette Elementary School | 155 |
| 123 | Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School | 155 |
| 123 | Susan La Vorgna Elementary School | 155 |
| 128 | Coyote Creek Elementary School | 154 |
| 128 | Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary School | 154 |
| 128 | Alicante Avenue Elementary School | 154 |
| 131 | La Gloria Elementary School | 153 |
| 131 | Welby Way Charter Elementary School And Gifted-High Ability Magnet | 153 |
| 131 | Eucalyptus School | 153 |
| 131 | Roy Herburger Elementary School | 153 |
| 135 | Terra Vista Elementary School | 152 |
| 135 | Live Oak Elementary School | 152 |
| 137 | Berkshire Elementary School | 151 |
| 137 | Baird Middle School | 151 |
| 139 | Cottonwood Canyon Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | Excelsior Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | San Miguel Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | Butterfield Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | Miles Avenue Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | Huron Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter School | 150 |
| 139 | May Ranch Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | Antelope Hills Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | Salt Creek Elementary School | 150 |
| 139 | Alamos Elementary School | 150 |
| 151 | Ronald Reagan Elementary School | 149 |
| 151 | Victoriano Elementary School | 149 |
| 151 | Dana Gray Elementary School | 149 |
| 151 | Bel Aire Elementary School | 149 |
| 151 | Peter Burnett Elementary School | 149 |
| 151 | Vintage Math/Science/Technology Magnet | 149 |
| 151 | Frank West Elementary School | 149 |
| 158 | Patton Elementary School | 148 |
| 158 | Ninety-Third Street Elementary School | 148 |
| 158 | Myra A. Noble Elementary School | 148 |
| 158 | California Montessori Project-San Juan Campus | 148 |
| 158 | Tony Tobin Elementary School | 148 |
| 163 | Forest Park Elementary School | 147 |
| 163 | Baldy Mesa Elementary School | 147 |
| 163 | Abraham Lincoln Elementary School | 147 |
| 163 | Harte Elementary School | 147 |
| 163 | Horace Mann Elementary School | 147 |
| 163 | Del Sur Elementary School | 147 |
| 169 | Ocean View Hills School | 146 |
| 169 | David W. Long Elementary School | 146 |
| 169 | Lake Forest Elementary School | 146 |
| 169 | George Washington Elementary School | 146 |
| 169 | Montague Charter Academy | 146 |
| 169 | Ford Boulevard Elementary School | 146 |
| 169 | Alameda Elementary School | 146 |
| 169 | Rocklin Academy Gateway | 146 |
| 169 | Alpine Vista Elementary School | 146 |
| 178 | Melinda Heights Elementary School | 145 |
| 178 | Ramon Garza Elementary School | 145 |
| 178 | Lexington Elementary School | 145 |
| 178 | Jefferson Elementary School | 145 |
| 178 | Middleton Street Elementary School | 145 |
| 183 | San Jacinto Valley Academy | 144 |
| 183 | Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy | 144 |
| 183 | Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School | 144 |
| 183 | Rio San Gabriel Elementary School | 144 |
| 183 | French Valley Elementary School | 144 |
| 188 | Esperanza Elementary School | 143 |
| 188 | Challenger Middle School | 143 |
| 188 | Howe Avenue Elementary School | 143 |
| 188 | Samuel Kennedy Elementary School | 143 |
| 188 | La Merced Elementary School | 143 |
| 188 | Euclid Avenue Elementary School | 143 |
| 188 | Bella Vista Elementary School | 143 |
| 188 | Vang Pao Elementary School | 143 |
| 188 | Westpark Elementary School | 143 |
| 188 | Lasselle Elementary School | 143 |
| 188 | Fox Road Elementary School | 143 |
| 199 | John L. Golden Elementary School | 142 |
| 199 | Bill L. Williams Elementary School | 142 |
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