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The fastest-declining public middle schools by enrollment in California

Across California, 930 public middle schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Crozier (George W.) Junior High leads the list at -79.9%, against a median of -16.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

930

California

Best Enrollment change

-79.9%

Median Enrollment change

-16.2%

FASTEST DECLINING · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Crozier (George W.) Junior High	Inglewood, CA	Inglewood Unified	626	126	-79.9%
2	Walton Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	311	72	-76.8%
3	Charles Maclay Middle	Pacoima, CA	Los Angeles Unified	616	238	-61.4%
4	Enterprise Middle	Compton, CA	Compton Unified	430	182	-57.7%
5	Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities	Lemon Grove, CA	Lemon Grove	1,142	516	-54.8%
6	Paradise Junior High	Paradise, CA	Paradise Unified	430	197	-54.2%
7	Sylvandale Middle	San Jose, CA	Franklin-McKinley Elementary	716	330	-53.9%
8	Hans Christensen Middle	Menifee, CA	Menifee Union	781	369	-52.8%
9	Marshall Middle	Pomona, CA	Pomona Unified	528	249	-52.8%
10	Isbell Middle	Santa Paula, CA	Santa Paula Unified	1,286	634	-50.7%
11	Pio Pico Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	513	253	-50.7%
12	Marina del Rey Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	602	300	-50.2%
13	Willard Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	740	390	-47.3%
14	Fremont Academy of Environmental Science & Innovative Design	Oxnard, CA	Oxnard	1,133	617	-45.5%
15	Torch Middle	City Of Industry, CA	Bassett Unified	624	345	-44.7%
16	Helms Middle	San Pablo, CA	West Contra Costa Unified	997	558	-44.0%
17	Fairview Middle	Gonzales, CA	Gonzales Unified	747	426	-43.0%
18	Bret Harte Middle	Oakland, CA	Oakland Unified	591	337	-43.0%
19	Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	801	457	-42.9%
20	Dean L. Shively	South El Monte, CA	Valle Lindo Elementary	501	289	-42.3%
21	La Merced Intermediate	Montebello, CA	Montebello Unified	1,176	682	-42.0%
22	Mar Vista Academy	San Diego, CA	Sweetwater Union High	797	462	-42.0%
23	C. E. Utt Middle	Tustin, CA	Tustin Unified	955	554	-42.0%
24	Buena Park Middle	Buena Park, CA	Buena Park Elementary	1,087	633	-41.8%
25	Everett Middle	San Francisco, CA	San Francisco Unified	681	401	-41.1%
26	San Fernando Middle	San Fernando, CA	Los Angeles Unified	747	442	-40.8%
27	Portola Middle	Orange, CA	Orange Unified	712	422	-40.7%
28	Lakeview Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	713	425	-40.4%
29	Creative Performing and Media Arts	San Diego, CA	San Diego Unified	1,031	614	-40.4%
30	Walter F. Dexter Middle	Whittier, CA	Whittier City	1,019	610	-40.1%
31	Norwood Junior High	Sacramento, CA	Twin Rivers Unified	749	450	-39.9%
32	McFarland Junior High	McFarland, CA	McFarland Unified	822	494	-39.9%
33	Parkside Intermediate	San Bruno, CA	San Bruno Park Elementary	816	491	-39.8%
34	Carmel Valley Middle	San Diego, CA	San Dieguito Union High	1,158	697	-39.8%
35	Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	968	584	-39.7%
36	Leona Jackson	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	854	517	-39.5%
37	Gerald P. Carr Intermediate	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana Unified	1,455	886	-39.1%
38	South Gate Middle	South Gate, CA	Los Angeles Unified	1,937	1,192	-38.5%
39	Clarksburg Middle	Clarksburg, CA	River Delta Joint Unified	278	171	-38.5%
40	George V. LeyVa Intermediate	San Jose, CA	Evergreen Elementary	776	486	-37.4%
41	John Muir Middle	San Jose, CA	San Jose Unified	1,154	722	-37.4%
42	Tierra Linda Middle	San Carlos, CA	San Carlos Elementary	719	451	-37.3%
43	Vista Verde Middle	Greenfield, CA	Greenfield Union Elementary	1,151	727	-36.8%
44	Del Mar Middle	Tiburon, CA	Reed Union Elementary	568	359	-36.8%
45	Martin Murphy Middle	San Jose, CA	Morgan Hill Unified	736	466	-36.7%
46	Las Flores Middle	Las Flores, CA	Capistrano Unified	935	593	-36.6%
47	Macy Intermediate	Monterey Park, CA	Montebello Unified	908	576	-36.6%
48	Hoover Middle	Lakewood, CA	Long Beach Unified	795	505	-36.5%
49	Anacapa Middle	Ventura, CA	Ventura Unified	931	592	-36.4%
50	Terrace Middle	Lakeport, CA	Lakeport Unified	580	370	-36.2%

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