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The largest public high schools in California

This ranking covers the largest public high schools in California, drawn from 2,097 qualifying public high schools. Eleanor Roosevelt High leads the list at 4,353, against a median of 472 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

2,097

California

Top Students

4,353

Median Students

472

LARGEST · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Eleanor Roosevelt High	Eastvale, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	4,353
2	Downey High	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	High	4,051
3	Polytechnic High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	3,890
4	Warren (Earl) High	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	High	3,609
5	Santiago High	Corona, CA	Corona-Norco Unified	High	3,577
6	Beaumont Senior High	Beaumont, CA	Beaumont Unified	High	3,460
7	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	San Francisco, CA	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's) District	High	3,447
8	Etiwanda High	Etiwanda, CA	Chaffey Joint Union High	High	3,446
9	Millikan High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	3,408
10	Pittsburg Senior High	Pittsburg, CA	Pittsburg Unified	High	3,403
11	Paramount High	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	High	3,400
12	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc	Pasadena, CA	Options For Youth - Duarte Inc District	High	3,369
13	Wilson High	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Unified	High	3,349
14	Vista Murrieta High	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	High	3,328
15	Hollister High	Hollister, CA	San Benito High	High	3,316
16	Rancho Cucamonga High	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Chaffey Joint Union High	High	3,221
17	Berkeley High	Berkeley, CA	Berkeley Unified	High	3,218
18	Quartz Hill High	Quartz Hill, CA	Antelope Valley Union High	High	3,175
19	Fountain Valley High	Fountain Valley, CA	Huntington Beach Union High	High	3,171
20	Birmingham Community Charter High	Lake Balboa, CA	Birmingham Community Charter High District	High	3,162
21	Santa Maria High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria Joint Union High	High	3,143
22	Chaparral High	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	High	3,136
23	Chaffey High	Ontario, CA	Chaffey Joint Union High	High	3,127
24	Clovis East High	Clovis, CA	Clovis Unified	High	3,113
25	James Logan High	Union City, CA	New Haven Unified	High	3,096
26	Pioneer Valley High	Santa Maria, CA	Santa Maria Joint Union High	High	3,080
27	Bakersfield High	Bakersfield, CA	Kern High	High	3,069
28	San Marcos High	San Marcos, CA	San Marcos Unified	High	3,067
29	El Camino Real Charter High	Woodland Hills, CA	El Camino Real Charter High District	High	3,046
30	Dougherty Valley High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	3,039
31	Assurance Learning Academy	Lancaster, CA	Assurance Learning Academy District	High	3,014
32	Great Oak High	Temecula, CA	Temecula Valley Unified	High	2,946
33	Arcadia High	Arcadia, CA	Arcadia Unified	High	2,939
34	Milpitas High	Milpitas, CA	Milpitas Unified	High	2,926
35	Redondo Union High	Redondo Beach, CA	Redondo Beach Unified	High	2,921
36	Palisades Charter High	Pacific Palisades, CA	Palisades Charter High District	High	2,920
37	Los Alamitos High	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos Unified	High	2,915
38	Folsom High	Folsom, CA	Folsom-Cordova Unified	High	2,901
39	California High	San Ramon, CA	San Ramon Valley Unified	High	2,894
40	Castro Valley High	Castro Valley, CA	Castro Valley Unified	High	2,874
41	Sunnyside High	Fresno, CA	Fresno Unified	High	2,858
42	Liberty High	Brentwood, CA	Liberty Union High	High	2,836
43	Alta Vista Innovation High	Hesperia, CA	Alta Vista Innovation High District	High	2,812
44	Lincoln High	Stockton, CA	Lincoln Unified	High	2,801
45	Upland High	Upland, CA	Upland Unified	High	2,797
46	Clovis High	Clovis, CA	Clovis Unified	High	2,779
47	Arnold O. Beckman High	Irvine, CA	Tustin Unified	High	2,776
48	Dublin High	Dublin, CA	Dublin Unified	High	2,771
49	Los Osos High	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	Chaffey Joint Union High	High	2,759
50	Yucaipa High	Yucaipa, CA	Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified	High	2,755

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