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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
551Maya LinAlamedaAlameda Unified41547514.5%
552Mission Bay HighSan DiegoSan Diego Unified1,0831,24014.5%
553Killybrooke ElementaryCosta MesaNewport-Mesa Unified41347314.5%
554Don Julian ElementaryLa PuenteBassett Unified47554414.5%
555Skyblue Mesa ElementaryCanyon CountrySaugus Union49756914.5%
556Lathrop ElementaryLathropManteca Unified8751,00014.3%
557Cipriani ElementaryBelmontBelmont-Redwood Shores Elementary41247114.3%
558Winton MiddleHaywardHayward Unified50958214.3%
559Herndon-Barstow ElementaryFresnoCentral Unified66075414.2%
560Del Rosa ElementarySan BernardinoSan Bernardino City Unified57765914.2%
561Parkview ElementaryChula VistaChula Vista Elementary35340314.2%
562Three Rings Ranch ElementaryBeaumontBeaumont Unified69779614.2%
563Hesperia Junior HighHesperiaHesperia Unified1,0751,22814.2%
564Longley Way ElementaryArcadiaArcadia Unified47454114.1%
565Calavera Hills MiddleCarlsbadCarlsbad Unified57465514.1%
566Silver Strand ElementaryCoronadoCoronado Unified28432414.1%
567Lindhurst HighOlivehurstMarysville Joint Unified1,0991,25414.1%
568William Collier ElementaryWildomarLake Elsinore Unified62070714.0%
569Los Ranchos ElementarySan Luis ObispoSan Luis Coastal Unified45752114.0%
570Robert J. McGarvey ElementaryRancho CordovaElk Grove Unified73784014.0%
571HeritagePhelanSnowline Joint Unified49456314.0%
572Frank M. Wright MiddleImperialImperial Unified9791,11614.0%
573Daisy Gibson ElementaryPalmdaleKeppel Union Elementary62771413.9%
574Grace M. Davis HighModestoModesto City High1,8292,08313.9%
575Ralph Waldo Emerson Junior HighDavisDavis Joint Unified46052413.9%
576Monte Vista ElementaryEl MonteMountain View Elementary68978513.9%
577Solano County Special EducationFairfieldSolano County Office of Education32336813.9%
578Brentwood ElementaryBrentwoodBrentwood Union71281113.9%
579Sierra Madre MiddleSierra MadrePasadena Unified52459713.9%
580Coyote Canyon ElementaryRancho CucamongaCentral Elementary71781713.9%
581Ripon HighRiponRipon Unified9231,05113.9%
582Westpark ElementaryRosamondSouthern Kern Unified83695213.9%
583Liberty HighBakersfieldKern High2,0822,36913.8%
584Faller ElementaryRidgecrestSierra Sands Unified45451613.7%
585Northridge ElementaryFair OaksSan Juan Unified37242313.7%
586SLVUSD CharterBen LomondSan Lorenzo Valley Unified26530113.6%
587Tiffany (Burton C.) ElementaryChula VistaChula Vista Elementary47053413.6%
588Carl H. Sundahl ElementaryFolsomFolsom-Cordova Unified38343513.6%
589Western Center AcademyHemetHemet Unified67176213.6%
590Eleanor J. Toll MiddleGlendaleGlendale Unified1,2431,41213.6%
591Walnut Canyon ElementaryMoorparkMoorpark Unified42848613.6%
592San Marin HighNovatoNovato Unified1,1001,25013.6%
593Circle of Independent LearningFremontFremont Unified34739413.5%
594Santa Fe ElementaryPortervillePorterville Unified71380913.5%
595Pacheco ElementaryReddingPacheco Union Elementary33437913.5%
596Pioneer Valley HighSanta MariaSanta Maria Joint Union High2,7133,08013.5%
597Ellerth E. Larson ElementaryLodiLodi Unified78589013.4%
598Parkview ElementaryChicoChico Unified35840613.4%
599Raymond ElementaryFullertonFullerton Elementary52859813.3%
600Arcata HighArcataNorthern Humboldt Union High8891,00713.3%
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