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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
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudents
601Burroughs HighRidgecrestSierra Sands UnifiedHigh1,536
602Nogales HighLa PuenteRowland UnifiedHigh1,535
603Luther Burbank HighSacramentoSacramento City UnifiedHigh1,535
604Foshay Learning CenterLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedCombined1,530
605East Union HighMantecaManteca UnifiedHigh1,524
606Culver City MiddleCulver CityCulver City UnifiedMiddle1,523
607Century HighSanta AnaSanta Ana UnifiedHigh1,519
608La Sierra HighRiversideAlvord UnifiedHigh1,514
609Tennyson HighHaywardHayward UnifiedHigh1,511
610Ann Sobrato HighMorgan HillMorgan Hill UnifiedHigh1,511
611Folsom MiddleFolsomFolsom-Cordova UnifiedMiddle1,508
612Littlerock HighLittlerockAntelope Valley Union HighHigh1,507
613Robert Frost MiddleGranada HillsLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle1,505
614Oak Valley MiddleSan DiegoPoway UnifiedMiddle1,503
615Arroyo HighSan LorenzoSan Lorenzo UnifiedHigh1,499
616Hanford HighHanfordHanford Joint Union HighHigh1,498
617Antelope Valley HighLancasterAntelope Valley Union HighHigh1,498
618Palm Springs HighPalm SpringsPalm Springs UnifiedHigh1,497
619Francisco Bravo Medical Magnet HighLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,497
620Fairfax Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,495
621Centerville MiddleFremontFremont UnifiedMiddle1,495
622Santa Paula HighSanta PaulaSanta Paula UnifiedHigh1,494
623Westlake CharterSacramentoNatomas UnifiedCombined1,493
624Kerman HighKermanKerman UnifiedHigh1,493
625Academy for Academic ExcellenceApple ValleyAcademy for Academic Excellence DistrictCombined1,489
626Bernardo Heights MiddleSan DiegoPoway UnifiedMiddle1,487
627Foothill HighPalo CedroShasta Union HighHigh1,487
628Lincoln HighSan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedHigh1,487
629Lathrop HighLathropManteca UnifiedHigh1,486
630Rosemont HighSacramentoSacramento City UnifiedHigh1,485
631Palos Verdes HighPalos Verdes EstatesPalos Verdes Peninsula UnifiedHigh1,484
632Oak Park HighOak ParkOak Park UnifiedHigh1,483
633Hillsdale MiddleEl CajonCajon Valley UnionMiddle1,481
634Huntington Park Senior HighHuntington ParkLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,479
635Analy HighSebastopolWest Sonoma County Union HighHigh1,473
636Leland HighSan JoseSan Jose UnifiedHigh1,471
637Tamalpais HighMill ValleyTamalpais Union HighHigh1,470
638Logan Memorial Educational CampusSan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedCombined1,467
639Savanna HighAnaheimAnaheim Union HighHigh1,466
640University City HighSan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedHigh1,465
641Sylmar Charter HighSylmarLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,463
642Gaspar De Portola Charter MiddleTarzanaLos Angeles UnifiedMiddle1,461
643Prospect HighSaratogaCampbell Union HighHigh1,460
644El Cerrito HighEl CerritoWest Contra Costa UnifiedHigh1,460
645Glen A. Wilson HighHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente UnifiedHigh1,456
646Monrovia HighMonroviaMonrovia UnifiedHigh1,455
647Imagine Schools Riverside CountyCoachellaImagine Schools Riverside County DistrictElementary1,454
648Saddleback HighSanta AnaSanta Ana UnifiedHigh1,451
649Dorothy McElhinney MiddleMurrietaMurrieta Valley UnifiedMiddle1,451
650Albert Einstein AcademiesSan DiegoAlbert Einstein Academies DistrictElementary1,448
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