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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in California

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in California, drawn from 803 qualifying public high schools. Youth Opportunities Unlimited leads the list at -82.4%, against a median of -11.7% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

803

California

Best Enrollment change

-82.4%

Median Enrollment change

-11.7%

FASTEST DECLINING · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Youth Opportunities Unlimited	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	290	51	-82.4%
2	Reid High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	220	50	-77.3%
3	Goodwill High	Victorville, CA	Victor Valley Union High	206	58	-71.8%
4	Academy (The)- SF @McAteer	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	359	123	-65.7%
5	Soc Just Leadership Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #5	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	346	121	-65.0%
6	Malibu High	Malibu, CA	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	951	387	-59.3%
7	Educational Partnership High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	803	331	-58.8%
8	Central East High	Fresno, CA	Central Unified	4,168	1,741	-58.2%
9	Calero High	San Jose, CA	East Side Union High	370	173	-53.2%
10	Central High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	503	242	-51.9%
11	Paradise Senior High	Paradise, CA	Paradise Unified	995	495	-50.3%
12	Daniel Pearl Journalism & Communications Magnet	Lake Balboa, CA	Los Angeles Unified	355	183	-48.5%
13	Connections Visual and Performing Arts Academy	Tuolumne, CA	Summerville Union High	225	117	-48.0%
14	Dewey Academy High	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	240	125	-47.9%
15	Applied Technology Center	Montebello, CA	Montebello Unified	546	295	-46.0%
16	Bowman (Jereann) High (Continuation)	Santa Clarita, CA	William S. Hart Union High	415	224	-46.0%
17	Morningside High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	751	407	-45.8%
18	La Sierra High (Alternative)	Fullerton, CA	Fullerton Joint Union High	431	236	-45.2%
19	Greenwood Academy	Richmond, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	358	200	-44.1%
20	Renaissance County Community	Hawthorne, CA	Los Angeles County Office of Education	229	132	-42.4%
21	Riverside County Community	Riverside, CA	Riverside County Office of Education	310	181	-41.6%
22	Madera South High	Madera, CA	Madera Unified	3,156	1,859	-41.1%
23	Tracy (Wilbur) High (Continuation)	Cerritos, CA	ABC Unified	278	164	-41.0%
24	Sherman Indian High School	Riverside, CA	Sherman Indian High School	467	276	-40.9%
25	Esteban Torres East LA Performing Arts Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	409	243	-40.6%
26	Vail High (Continuation)	Montebello, CA	Montebello Unified	367	219	-40.3%
27	Minarets Charter High	O'Neals, CA	Chawanakee Unified	274	165	-39.8%
28	Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles	Harbor City, CA	Los Angeles Unified	489	296	-39.5%
29	American Legion High (Continuation)	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	269	163	-39.4%
30	Lincoln High	Lincoln, CA	Western Placer Unified	1,952	1,184	-39.3%
31	WESM Health/Sports Medicine	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	965	589	-39.0%
32	Lawndale High	Lawndale, CA	Centinela Valley Union High	2,283	1,403	-38.5%
33	South Gate Senior High	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	2,734	1,681	-38.5%
34	Cesar Chavez Continuation High	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	417	263	-36.9%
35	Belmont Senior High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	973	614	-36.9%
36	West Adams Preparatory High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,491	942	-36.8%
37	Cesar E. Chavez Lrng Acads-Arts/Theatre/Entertain Mag	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	472	300	-36.4%
38	Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,088	694	-36.2%
39	George Washington Carver School of Arts and Science	Sacramento, CA	Sacramento City Unified	272	174	-36.0%
40	Village Oaks High	Stockton, CA	Lincoln Unified	243	156	-35.8%
41	Crenshaw Sci Tech Engr Math and Med Magnet	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	781	503	-35.6%
42	Independence High	Brentwood, CA	Liberty Union High	252	163	-35.3%
43	Oakmont High	Roseville, CA	Roseville Joint Union High	1,989	1,290	-35.1%
44	North Park Continuation High	Baldwin Park, CA	Baldwin Park Unified	285	186	-34.7%
45	Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences	Granada Hills, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,151	757	-34.2%
46	Joaquin Miller Career and Transition Center	Reseda, CA	Los Angeles Unified	249	164	-34.1%
47	Engr and Tech Acad at Esteban E. Torres High #3	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	397	263	-33.8%
48	Hector G. Godinez	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	2,540	1,687	-33.6%
49	John Swett High	Crockett, CA	John Swett Unified	527	351	-33.4%
50	Dana Hills High	Dana Point, CA	Capistrano Unified	2,588	1,725	-33.3%

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