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Best Schools · California · Fastest-growing

Fastest-growing California public schools, 2017-2024

California public schools open in both 2017-18 and 2024-25 with at least 200 students in 2017, ranked by percentage enrollment change over the seven-year window.

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CALIFORNIA · FASTEST-GROWING
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
501Loomis Basin CharterLoomisLoomis Union Elementary43650515.8%
502Caswell ElementaryCeresCeres Unified56465315.8%
503Hickman CharterHickmanHickman Community Charter55964715.7%
504Demille ElementaryMidway CityWestminster48656215.6%
505Pierpont ElementaryVenturaVentura Unified26330415.6%
506Edgewater ElementaryMarysvilleMarysville Joint Unified46754015.6%
507Elihu Beard ElementaryModestoModesto City Elementary40446715.6%
508Howard J. McKibben ElementaryWhittierSouth Whittier Elementary37243015.6%
509Greenbrook ElementaryDanvilleSan Ramon Valley Unified63473215.5%
510Ron Nunn ElementaryBrentwoodBrentwood Union60870215.5%
511Tunnell (Martin Luther) ElementarySanta MariaSanta Maria-Bonita79491715.5%
512El Dorado ElementaryLancasterLancaster Elementary66376615.5%
513Cesar Chavez AcademyCoronaCorona-Norco Unified8871,02415.4%
514Meadow Lane ElementaryAndersonCascade Union Elementary34539815.4%
515Mariana AcademyApple ValleyApple Valley Unified67778115.4%
516Sam V. Curtis ElementaryRialtoRialto Unified60970215.3%
517Forest CharterNevada CityNevada County Office of Education73384515.3%
518Cordelia Hills ElementaryFairfieldFairfield-Suisun Unified65475415.3%
519Riviera ElementaryKelseyvilleKelseyville Unified24928715.3%
520Ione Junior HighIoneAmador County Unified33638715.2%
521Imperial HighImperialImperial Unified1,2491,43915.2%
522American HighFremontFremont Unified2,2732,61815.2%
523Canyon View ElementaryIrvineIrvine Unified66476415.1%
524Del Vallejo MiddleSan BernardinoSan Bernardino City Unified55864215.1%
525Richland ElementarySan MarcosSan Marcos Unified76788315.1%
526Wrightwood ElementaryWrightwoodSnowline Joint Unified29233615.1%
527Mesa Verde ElementaryOakdaleRiverbank Unified46052915.0%
528Angelo Rodriguez HighFairfieldFairfield-Suisun Unified1,8382,11114.9%
529Cowan Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified32837714.9%
530Cedarwood ElementaryClovisClovis Unified73884814.9%
531Johnson Park ElementaryOlivehurstMarysville Joint Unified39745614.9%
532Baldy Mesa ElementaryPhelanSnowline Joint Unified85798514.9%
533Butterfield Language AcademyMoreno ValleyMoreno Valley Unified83896314.9%
534Sierra ElementaryLancasterLancaster Elementary61670714.8%
535Mills MiddleRancho CordovaFolsom-Cordova Unified77288614.8%
536John F. Kennedy MiddleRedwood CityRedwood City Elementary70480814.8%
537Pendleton ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified30735214.7%
538Fremont ElementaryAlhambraAlhambra Unified57065414.7%
539McCabe ElementaryMendotaMendota Unified86098614.7%
540San Cayetano ElementaryFillmoreFillmore Unified44851414.7%
541North Tahoe HighTahoe CityTahoe-Truckee Unified40846814.7%
542Third Street ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified62571714.7%
543Allen (Ella B.) ElementaryBonitaChula Vista Elementary36842214.7%
544John Dolland ElementaryNorwalkNorwalk-La Mirada Unified51158614.7%
545Thomas B. Moffitt ElementaryNorwalkNorwalk-La Mirada Unified44450914.6%
546Sequoia Elementary CharterLemon CoveSequoia Union Elementary30134514.6%
547Rancho Vista ElementaryPalmdaleWestside Union Elementary77388614.6%
548Twelve Bridges ElementaryLincolnWestern Placer Unified64974414.6%
549Santa Cruz County CommunitySanta CruzSanta Cruz County Office of Education63773014.6%
550Mission Bay HighSan DiegoSan Diego Unified1,0831,24014.5%
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