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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
51	Arnold O. Beckman High	Irvine	Tustin Unified	High	2,776
52	Dublin High	Dublin	Dublin Unified	High	2,771
53	Los Osos High	Rancho Cucamonga	Chaffey Joint Union High	High	2,759
54	Yucaipa High	Yucaipa	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	High	2,755
55	Mission Hills High	San Marcos	San Marcos Unified	High	2,751
56	Chino Hills High	Chino Hills	Chino Valley Unified	High	2,748
57	Cajon High	San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	High	2,748
58	Calexico High	Calexico	Calexico Unified	High	2,746
59	Alisal High	Salinas	Salinas Union High	High	2,742
60	San Clemente High	San Clemente	Capistrano Unified	High	2,740
61	Temecula Valley High	Temecula	Temecula Valley Unified	High	2,739
62	Summit High	Fontana	Fontana Unified	High	2,725
63	San Diego Workforce Innovation High	National City	San Diego Workforce Innovation High District	High	2,722
64	Grover Cleveland Charter High	Reseda	Los Angeles Unified	High	2,719
65	Centennial High	Corona	Corona-Norco Unified	High	2,712
66	Highland High	Palmdale	Antelope Valley Union High	High	2,706
67	Evergreen Valley High	San Jose	East Side Union High	High	2,703
68	Martin Luther King Jr. High	Riverside	Riverside Unified	High	2,699
69	Valley View High	Moreno Valley	Moreno Valley Unified	High	2,699
70	Portola High	Irvine	Irvine Unified	High	2,693
71	Arroyo Valley High	San Bernardino	San Bernardino City Unified	High	2,692
72	Lancaster High	Lancaster	Antelope Valley Union High	High	2,688
73	Cypress High	Cypress	Anaheim Union High	High	2,685
74	Pacifica High	Oxnard	Oxnard Union High	High	2,675
75	Anaheim High	Anaheim	Anaheim Union High	High	2,667
76	South Sutter Charter	East Nicolaus	South Sutter Charter District	Combined	2,653
77	Arvin High	Arvin	Kern High	High	2,653
78	Franklin High	Elk Grove	Elk Grove Unified	High	2,650
79	Huntington Beach High	Huntington Beach	Huntington Beach Union High	High	2,645
80	San Juan Hills High	San Juan Capistrano	Capistrano Unified	High	2,641
81	Eastside High	Lancaster	Antelope Valley Union High	High	2,631
82	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	San Fernando	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center District	Combined	2,629
83	Crescenta Valley High	La Crescenta	Glendale Unified	High	2,624
84	Rialto High	Rialto	Rialto Unified	High	2,623
85	American High	Fremont	Fremont Unified	High	2,618
86	Santa Monica High	Santa Monica	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	High	2,588
87	Amador Valley High	Pleasanton	Pleasanton Unified	High	2,583
88	Ridgeview High	Bakersfield	Kern High	High	2,575
89	Lowell High	San Francisco	San Francisco Unified	High	2,571
90	C. K. McClatchy High	Sacramento	Sacramento City Unified	High	2,569
91	Heritage High	Brentwood	Liberty Union High	High	2,566
92	Aliso Niguel High	Aliso Viejo	Capistrano Unified	High	2,563
93	Diamond Bar High	Diamond Bar	Walnut Valley Unified	High	2,563
94	Del Norte High	San Diego	Poway Unified	High	2,557
95	Eastlake High	Chula Vista	Sweetwater Union High	High	2,557
96	Helix High	La Mesa	Helix High District	High	2,554
97	Buchanan High	Clovis	Clovis Unified	High	2,551
98	Ruben S. Ayala High	Chino Hills	Chino Valley Unified	High	2,541
99	Liberty High	Winchester	Perris Union High	High	2,537
100	Pleasant Grove High	Elk Grove	Elk Grove Unified	High	2,536

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