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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
101Riverway ElementaryVisaliaVisalia Unified59885743.3%
102Woodridge ElementarySacramentoTwin Rivers Unified56881443.3%
103Boulder Ridge ElementaryMenifeeRomoland Elementary65593843.2%
104John MuirSan DiegoSan Diego Unified23533643.0%
105Cave Language AcademyVallejoVallejo City Unified35550542.3%
106Madison ElementarySan LeandroSan Leandro Unified48869442.2%
107Melrose Leadership AcademyOaklandOakland Unified50872242.1%
108Manzanita ElementaryCovinaCovina-Valley Unified29942542.1%
109South Fork ElementaryWeldonSouth Fork Union24534842.0%
110Pantera ElementaryDiamond BarPomona Unified36151241.8%
111Cyril Spinelli ElementaryAntelopeCenter Joint Unified24534741.6%
112Laurel Dell ElementarySan RafaelSan Rafael City Elementary20328741.4%
113Starr King K-8CarmichaelSan Juan Unified62788541.1%
114Fremont HighOaklandOakland Unified8271,16641.0%
115Merced County Special EducationMercedMerced County Office of Education66894241.0%
116Allison ElementaryPomonaPomona Unified30342740.9%
117Academies of the Antelope ValleyQuartz HillAntelope Valley Union High48167740.7%
118Hanh Phan Tilley ElementaryFresnoCentral Unified44262240.7%
119LakesideBakersfieldLakeside Union63789240.0%
120McKinley ElementaryPetalumaPetaluma City Elementary26336839.9%
121Sierra Pacific HighHanfordHanford Joint Union High8461,18339.8%
122Santiago STEAM Magnet ElementaryLake ForestSaddleback Valley Unified37051739.7%
123Harvest ElementaryFresnoCentral Unified7241,01039.5%
124J. C. Crumpton ElementaryMarinaMonterey Peninsula Unified40356239.5%
125Pablo Tac School of the ArtsOceansideOceanside Unified30542539.3%
126Wawona K-8FresnoFresno Unified49468839.3%
127Butterfield CharterPortervillePorterville Unified36250439.2%
128Cottage ElementarySacramentoSan Juan Unified36250238.7%
129Susan H. NelsonTemeculaTemecula Valley Unified22130638.5%
130Cottonwood ElementaryPalmdaleWestside Union Elementary47165238.4%
131Liberty HighMaderaGolden Valley Unified54174838.3%
132Middle College HighStocktonLodi Unified24834338.3%
133Big Bear MiddleBig Bear LakeBear Valley Unified35448938.1%
134Short Avenue ElementaryLos AngelesLos Angeles Unified30041438.0%
135Willmore ElementaryWestminsterWestminster35248537.8%
136Arroyo ElementaryOntarioOntario-Montclair35849337.7%
137Fiddyment FarmRosevilleRoseville City Elementary51170137.2%
138Isador Cohen ElementarySacramentoSacramento City Unified27037037.0%
139Bennett/Kew Leadership Academy of ExcellenceInglewoodInglewood Unified35648736.8%
140Windmill Springs ElementarySan JoseFranklin-McKinley Elementary43759836.8%
141Arcade MiddleSacramentoSan Juan Unified43559536.8%
142Los Altos ElementaryWhittierSouth Whittier Elementary33445736.8%
143John S. Wash ElementaryFresnoSanger Unified61583836.3%
144Weathersfield ElementaryThousand OaksConejo Valley Unified31843336.2%
145Del Rio ElementaryBakersfieldRosedale Union Elementary43759536.2%
146Foster ElementarySan DiegoSan Diego Unified38151836.0%
147Liberty ElementaryTulareLiberty Elementary63386136.0%
148Wheatland Union HighWheatlandWheatland Union High7821,06335.9%
149Mira Monte ElementaryOjaiOjai Unified38552335.8%
150Wedgeworth ElementaryHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente Unified47965035.7%
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