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The smallest public high schools in California

2,019 public high schools in California appear in this ranking of the smallest public high schools, ranked by the smallest total enrollment (schools with at least 10 students). Mendota Community Day leads the list at 10, against a median of 516 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

2,019

California

Best Students

Median Students

516

SMALLEST · CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Mendota Community Day	Mendota, CA	Mendota Unified	High	10
2	Cedar Continuation High	O'neals, CA	Chawanakee Unified	High	10
3	Carmel Valley High	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	High	10
4	Pathway Community Day	Fresno, CA	Central Unified	High	10
5	Madison Community High	Madison, CA	Esparto Unified	High	10
6	Mountain View High (Continuation)	Burney, CA	Fall River Joint Unified	High	10
7	Sam Webb Continuation	Holtville, CA	Holtville Unified	High	10
8	Loconoma Valley High	Middletown, CA	Middletown Unified	High	10
9	Arbuckle Alternative High (Continuation)	Arbuckle, CA	Pierce Joint Unified	High	10
10	Santa Clara Community Day	Santa Clara, CA	Santa Clara Unified	High	10
11	Sierra Alternative High	Tollhouse, CA	Sierra Unified	High	10
12	Rio Del Rey High (Continuation)	Helm, CA	Golden Plains Unified	High	10
13	Adult Transition Program	San Dimas, CA	Bonita Unified	High	11
14	Fall River Community Day	McArthur, CA	Fall River Joint Unified	High	11
15	Alternative Learning Academy at Conley-Caraballo High	Hayward, CA	New Haven Unified	High	11
16	Refugio High	Solvang, CA	Santa Ynez Valley Union High	High	11
17	San Luis Obispo County Juvenile Court	San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Obispo County Office of Education	High	11
18	Gateway Center	San Mateo, CA	San Mateo County Office of Education	High	11
19	Jan Work Community	Mammoth Lakes, CA	Mono County Office of Education	High	11
20	Murrieta Options Academy	Murrieta, CA	Murrieta Valley Unified	High	12
21	Bridges Community Day	San Juan Capistrano, CA	Capistrano Unified	High	12
22	Gateway Community Day	Shasta Lake, CA	Gateway Unified	High	12
23	Crossroads High	Concord, CA	Mt. Diablo Unified	High	12
24	Community High (Continuation)	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	High	12
25	Soledad Transition Center	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	High	12
26	Gene Drevno Community Day	Torrance, CA	Torrance Unified	High	12
27	Mountain Oaks High	North Fork, CA	Chawanakee Unified	High	13
28	Woodlake Community Day	Woodlake, CA	Woodlake Unified	High	13
29	Soldier Mountain High (Continuation)	McArthur, CA	Fall River Joint Unified	High	13
30	Burney Community Day	Burney, CA	Fall River Joint Unified	High	13
31	Valley Community Day	Hacienda Heights, CA	Hacienda la Puente Unified	High	13
32	Ramona Opportunity High	Los Angeles, CA	Los Angeles Unified	High	13
33	Warner High	Alturas, CA	Modoc Joint Unified	High	13
34	Sunrise High (Continuation)	Pine Valley, CA	Mountain Empire Unified	High	13
35	Eagle Canyon High	Templeton, CA	Templeton Unified	High	13
36	Mendocino County Community	Ukiah, CA	Mendocino County Office of Education	High	13
37	Crossroads Academy	Napa, CA	Napa County Office of Education	High	13
38	Sentinel High	Waterford, CA	Waterford Unified	High	14
39	Vine Street Community Day	Porterville, CA	Porterville Unified	High	14
40	Clover Valley High (Continuation)	Upper Lake, CA	Upper Lake Unified	High	14
41	Woodruff Academy	Downey, CA	Downey Unified	High	14
42	Lindsay Community Day	Lindsay, CA	Lindsay Unified	High	14
43	Paramount Unified Community Day	Paramount, CA	Paramount Unified	High	14
44	Sunrise Continuation High	Avenal, CA	Reef-Sunset Unified	High	14
45	Bill M. Manes High	Winterhaven, CA	San Pasqual Valley Unified	High	14
46	Credence High	Susanville, CA	Lassen Union High	High	15
47	Madera Unified Adult Transition Program	Madera, CA	Madera Unified	High	15
48	Beckwourth (Jim) High (Continuation)	Portola, CA	Plumas Unified	High	15
49	Pinnacles Community	Hollister, CA	San Benito County Office of Education	High	15
50	Mountain View High	Lucerne Valley, CA	Lucerne Valley Unified	High	16

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