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The fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment in Orange County, California

324 public elementary schools in Orange County, California appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public elementary schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lord Baden-Powell leads the list at -56.9%, against a median of -16.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
324
Orange County, California
Best Enrollment change
-56.9%
Median Enrollment change
-16.9%
FASTEST DECLINING · ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
#SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% Change
1Lord Baden-PowellAnaheim, CAMagnolia Elementary575248-56.9%
2Village View ElementaryHuntington Beach, CAOcean View466236-49.4%
3Kinoshita ElementarySan Juan Capistrano, CACapistrano Unified590302-48.8%
4Las Flores ElementaryRancho Santa Margarita, CACapistrano Unified633328-48.2%
5Marblehead ElementarySan Clemente, CACapistrano Unified376195-48.1%
6Pomona ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa Unified491264-46.2%
7Abraham Lincoln ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified855468-45.3%
8Lowell ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified779426-45.3%
9John F. Kennedy ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified693380-45.2%
10Garfield ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified770428-44.4%
11Melrose ElementaryPlacentia, CAPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified620354-42.9%
12College Park ElementaryIrvine, CAIrvine Unified750430-42.7%
13La Veta ElementaryOrange, CAOrange Unified709408-42.5%
14Henry (Patrick) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim Elementary593343-42.2%
15John Muir Fundamental ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified949557-41.3%
16Andrew Jackson ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified814493-39.4%
17Thomas A. Edison ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified544332-39.0%
18Linton T. Simmons ElementaryGarden Grove, CAGarden Grove Unified401247-38.4%
19Arthur F. Corey ElementaryBuena Park, CABuena Park Elementary547341-37.7%
20Marian Bergeson ElementaryLaguna Niguel, CACapistrano Unified676423-37.4%
21Cielo Vista ElementaryRancho Santa Margarita, CASaddleback Valley Unified776487-37.2%
22George White ElementaryLaguna Niguel, CACapistrano Unified600378-37.0%
23Rosita ElementarySanta Ana, CAGarden Grove Unified482305-36.7%
24Clinton ElementaryGarden Grove, CAGarden Grove Unified651413-36.6%
25C. C. Violette ElementaryGarden Grove, CAGarden Grove Unified426271-36.4%
26Glen Yermo ElementaryMission Viejo, CASaddleback Valley Unified484308-36.4%
27Carl Harvey ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified420268-36.2%
28Richman ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton Elementary734470-36.0%
29Taft ElementaryOrange, CAOrange Unified605387-36.0%
30San Joaquin ElementaryLaguna Hills, CASaddleback Valley Unified344221-35.8%
31Valencia Park ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton Elementary616398-35.4%
32Jessie Hayden ElementaryMidway City, CAWestminster795514-35.3%
33Chapman Hills ElementaryOrange, CAOrange Unified495321-35.2%
34Hermosa Drive ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton Elementary463302-34.8%
35Martin R. Heninger ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified1,198783-34.6%
36Washington ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified807529-34.4%
37Martin ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified674443-34.3%
38Monroe ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified330217-34.2%
39Monte Vista ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified529348-34.2%
40Vista del Mar ElementarySan Clemente, CACapistrano Unified1,049692-34.0%
41Martin Luther King Jr. ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified690457-33.8%
42Heroes ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified595396-33.4%
43Linda Vista ElementaryOrange, CAOrange Unified433289-33.3%
44Schmitt ElementaryWestminster, CAWestminster467314-32.8%
45Fern Drive ElementaryFullerton, CAFullerton Elementary553372-32.7%
46Whittier ElementaryCosta Mesa, CANewport-Mesa Unified675454-32.7%
47Price (Adelaide) ElementaryAnaheim, CAAnaheim Elementary751507-32.5%
48Wallace R. Davis ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified610413-32.3%
49Oak View ElementaryHuntington Beach, CAOcean View676458-32.2%
50Fremont ElementarySanta Ana, CASanta Ana Unified580394-32.1%
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