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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in San Diego County, California

Across San Diego County, California, 413 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities leads the list at -54.8%, against a median of -16.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

413

San Diego County, California

Best Enrollment change

-54.8%

Median Enrollment change

-16.0%

FASTEST DECLINING · SAN DIEGO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities	Lemon Grove, CA	Lemon Grove	1,142	516	-54.8%
2	Godfrey G. Berry Elementary	San Diego, CA	South Bay Union	500	273	-45.4%
3	Rodriguez Elementary	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	483	280	-42.0%
4	Mar Vista Academy	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	797	462	-42.0%
5	Del Mar Heights Elementary	Del Mar, CA	Del Mar Union Elementary	504	293	-41.9%
6	Teofilo Mendoza	San Diego, CA	South Bay Union	797	468	-41.3%
7	Creative Performing and Media Arts	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,031	614	-40.4%
8	Carmel Valley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	1,158	697	-39.8%
9	Howard Pence Elementary	San Diego, CA	South Bay Union	696	419	-39.8%
10	Sunnyslope Elementary	San Diego, CA	South Bay Union	531	324	-39.0%
11	Mt. Vernon Elementary	Lemon Grove, CA	Lemon Grove	579	359	-38.0%
12	Sage Canyon	San Diego, CA	Del Mar Union Elementary	728	457	-37.2%
13	Central Elementary	Imperial Beach, CA	South Bay Union	552	350	-36.6%
14	Avondale Elementary	Spring Valley, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	457	291	-36.3%
15	Torrey Hills	San Diego, CA	Del Mar Union Elementary	610	389	-36.2%
16	Webster Elementary	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	323	208	-35.6%
17	Porter Elementary	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	911	590	-35.2%
18	Ocean Air	San Diego, CA	Del Mar Union Elementary	693	450	-35.1%
19	San Diego County Court	San Diego, CA	San Diego County Office of Education	337	219	-35.0%
20	Marshall (Thurgood) Elementary	Chula Vista, CA	Chula Vista Elementary	657	431	-34.4%
21	Highlands Elementary	Spring Valley, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	544	357	-34.4%
22	Sycamore Ridge	San Diego, CA	Del Mar Union Elementary	584	386	-33.9%
23	Paradise Hills Elementary	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	318	213	-33.0%
24	Joyner Elementary	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	612	410	-33.0%
25	Mission Estancia Elementary	Carlsbad, CA	Encinitas Union Elementary	529	355	-32.9%
26	Pepper Drive Elementary	El Cajon, CA	Santee	978	661	-32.4%
27	Bayside STEAM Academy	Imperial Beach, CA	South Bay Union	534	362	-32.2%
28	El Camino Creek Elementary	Carlsbad, CA	Encinitas Union Elementary	601	409	-31.9%
29	Olivewood	National City, CA	National Elementary	623	424	-31.9%
30	Morning Creek Elementary	San Diego, CA	Poway Unified	780	531	-31.9%
31	Clark Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,020	696	-31.8%
32	Rincon Middle	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	1,126	772	-31.4%
33	Rolando Elementary	La Mesa, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	538	371	-31.0%
34	Las Palmas	National City, CA	National Elementary	662	458	-30.8%
35	Dewey Elementary	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	386	267	-30.8%
36	Olympic View Elementary	Chula Vista, CA	Chula Vista Elementary	785	544	-30.7%
37	Bonsall West Elementary	Oceanside, CA	Bonsall Unified	552	383	-30.6%
38	Vista High	Vista, CA	Vista Unified	2,515	1,746	-30.6%
39	Escondido High	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union High	2,379	1,656	-30.4%
40	San Marcos Elementary	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	785	546	-30.4%
41	Palmer Way	National City, CA	National Elementary	554	387	-30.1%
42	Sweetwater Springs Elementary	Spring Valley, CA	La Mesa-Spring Valley	539	378	-29.9%
43	Meadowbrook Middle	Poway, CA	Poway Unified	1,383	972	-29.7%
44	Innovation Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	495	350	-29.3%
45	Montgomery Middle	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	476	337	-29.2%
46	Rios Elementary	El Cajon, CA	Cajon Valley Union	359	255	-29.0%
47	South Oceanside Elementary	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside Unified	685	487	-28.9%
48	Central Elementary	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	699	497	-28.9%
49	Orange Glen Elementary	Escondido, CA	Escondido Union	659	470	-28.7%
50	Ira Harbison	National City, CA	National Elementary	550	393	-28.5%

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