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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
751Aptos HighAptosPajaro Valley UnifiedHigh1,274
752John F. Kennedy HighFremontFremont UnifiedHigh1,273
753Sun Valley MagnetSun ValleyLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,272
754Vista Real Charter HighOxnardVista Real Charter High DistrictHigh1,271
755Shasta HighReddingShasta Union HighHigh1,268
756Bostonia GlobalEl CajonBostonia Global DistrictCombined1,266
757Veritas ElementaryMantecaManteca UnifiedElementary1,266
758Placer HighAuburnPlacer Union HighHigh1,265
759Las Plumas HighOrovilleOroville Union HighHigh1,265
760Griffiths (Gordon) MiddleDowneyDowney UnifiedMiddle1,264
761Woodrow Wilson Senior HighLos AngelesLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,260
762Tehachapi HighTehachapiTehachapi UnifiedHigh1,260
763Crescent View South IIFresnoCrescent View South II DistrictCombined1,260
764Baldwin Park HighBaldwin ParkBaldwin Park UnifiedHigh1,260
765Rubidoux HighJurupa ValleyJurupa UnifiedHigh1,259
766Charter Oak HighCovinaCharter Oak UnifiedHigh1,259
767Elizabeth Learning CenterCudahyLos Angeles UnifiedCombined1,257
768Don Antonio Lugo HighChinoChino Valley UnifiedHigh1,256
769Coalinga HighCoalingaCoalinga-Huron UnifiedHigh1,256
770Acalanes HighLafayetteAcalanes Union HighHigh1,256
771San Jose Charter AcademyWest CovinaSan Jose Charter Academy DistrictElementary1,255
772Lindhurst HighOlivehurstMarysville Joint UnifiedHigh1,254
773Roseland CharterSanta RosaRoseland Charter DistrictCombined1,254
774San Gorgonio MiddleBeaumontBeaumont UnifiedMiddle1,253
775Montgomery HighSanta RosaSanta Rosa HighHigh1,253
776San Marin HighNovatoNovato UnifiedHigh1,250
777North Monterey County HighCastrovilleNorth Monterey County UnifiedHigh1,250
778Skyline HighOaklandOakland UnifiedHigh1,250
779Norton Science and Language AcademySan BernardinoNorton Science and Language Academy DistrictCombined1,249
780Bella Vista MiddleMurrietaTemecula Valley UnifiedMiddle1,249
781Terra Linda HighSan RafaelSan Rafael City HighHigh1,248
782Northview HighCovinaCovina-Valley UnifiedHigh1,247
783Pacific HighSan BernardinoSan Bernardino City UnifiedHigh1,246
784Mesa RoblesHacienda HeightsHacienda la Puente UnifiedElementary1,246
785Pinole Valley HighPinoleWest Contra Costa UnifiedHigh1,245
786Mission Bay HighSan DiegoSan Diego UnifiedHigh1,240
787Sussman (Edward A.) MiddleDowneyDowney UnifiedMiddle1,240
788Charles Blackstock Junior HighOxnardHueneme ElementaryMiddle1,239
789South San Francisco HighSouth San FranciscoSouth San Francisco UnifiedHigh1,239
790Arroyo Seco Junior HighValenciaWilliam S. Hart Union HighMiddle1,239
791Balboa HighSan FranciscoSan Francisco UnifiedHigh1,238
792San Dimas HighSan DimasBonita UnifiedHigh1,235
793Sunrise ElementaryRancho CordovaElk Grove UnifiedElementary1,235
794Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental IntermediateSanta AnaSanta Ana UnifiedMiddle1,234
795El Segundo HighEl SegundoEl Segundo UnifiedHigh1,232
796Robert Fulton College PreparatoryVan NuysLos Angeles UnifiedHigh1,229
797Hesperia Junior HighHesperiaHesperia UnifiedMiddle1,228
798Dr. Augustine Ramirez IntermediateEastvaleCorona-Norco UnifiedMiddle1,228
799Philistine Rondo School of DiscoveryEastvaleCorona-Norco UnifiedElementary1,226
800El Camino Fundamental HighSacramentoSan Juan UnifiedHigh1,226
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