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Largest California public schools by enrollment

California public schools ranked by total enrollment. Brick-and-mortar only; virtual schools excluded.

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CALIFORNIA · LARGEST BY ENROLLMENT

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Highlands Community Charter	Sacramento	Highlands Community Charter District	Combined	11,713
2	River Springs Charter	Temecula	River Springs Charter District	Combined	7,703
3	Granada Hills Charter	Granada Hills	Granada Hills Charter District	Combined	5,927
4	Eleanor Roosevelt High	Eastvale	Corona-Norco Unified	High	4,353
5	Downey High	Downey	Downey Unified	High	4,051
6	Polytechnic High	Long Beach	Long Beach Unified	High	3,890
7	Warren (Earl) High	Downey	Downey Unified	High	3,609
8	Santiago High	Corona	Corona-Norco Unified	High	3,577
9	Beaumont Senior High	Beaumont	Beaumont Unified	High	3,460
10	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	San Francisco	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) District	High	3,447
11	Etiwanda High	Etiwanda	Chaffey Joint Union High	High	3,446
12	Millikan High	Long Beach	Long Beach Unified	High	3,408
13	Pittsburg Senior High	Pittsburg	Pittsburg Unified	High	3,403
14	Paramount High	Paramount	Paramount Unified	High	3,400
15	Ocean Grove Charter	Boulder Creek	Ocean Grove Charter District	Combined	3,378
16	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc	Pasadena	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District	High	3,369
17	Wilson High	Long Beach	Long Beach Unified	High	3,349
18	Vista Murrieta High	Murrieta	Murrieta Valley Unified	High	3,328
19	Hollister High	Hollister	San Benito High	High	3,316
20	Rancho Cucamonga High	Rancho Cucamonga	Chaffey Joint Union High	High	3,221
21	Berkeley High	Berkeley	Berkeley Unified	High	3,218
22	Quartz Hill High	Quartz Hill	Antelope Valley Union High	High	3,175
23	Fountain Valley High	Fountain Valley	Huntington Beach Union High	High	3,171
24	Birmingham Community Charter High	Lake Balboa	Birmingham Community Charter High District	High	3,162
25	Santa Maria High	Santa Maria	Santa Maria Joint Union High	High	3,143
26	Chaparral High	Temecula	Temecula Valley Unified	High	3,136
27	Chaffey High	Ontario	Chaffey Joint Union High	High	3,127
28	Clovis East High	Clovis	Clovis Unified	High	3,113
29	James Logan High	Union City	New Haven Unified	High	3,096
30	Pioneer Valley High	Santa Maria	Santa Maria Joint Union High	High	3,080
31	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield	Kern High	High	3,069
32	San Marcos High	San Marcos	San Marcos Unified	High	3,067
33	El Camino Real Charter High	Woodland Hills	El Camino Real Charter High District	High	3,046
34	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	3,039
35	Assurance Learning Academy	Lancaster	Assurance Learning Academy District	High	3,014
36	Great Oak High	Temecula	Temecula Valley Unified	High	2,946
37	Arcadia High	Arcadia	Arcadia Unified	High	2,939
38	Milpitas High	Milpitas	Milpitas Unified	High	2,926
39	Redondo Union High	Redondo Beach	Redondo Beach Unified	High	2,921
40	Palisades Charter High	Pacific Palisades	Palisades Charter High District	High	2,920
41	Los Alamitos High	Los Alamitos	Los Alamitos Unified	High	2,915
42	Folsom High	Folsom	Folsom-Cordova Unified	High	2,901
43	California High	San Ramon	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	2,894
44	Castro Valley High	Castro Valley	Castro Valley Unified	High	2,874
45	Sunnyside High	Fresno	Fresno Unified	High	2,858
46	Liberty High	Brentwood	Liberty Union High	High	2,836
47	Alta Vista Innovation High	Hesperia	Alta Vista Innovation High District	High	2,812
48	Lincoln High	Stockton	Lincoln Unified	High	2,801
49	Upland High	Upland	Upland Unified	High	2,797
50	Clovis High	Clovis	Clovis Unified	High	2,779

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