Residents
39,287,377
all ages · ACS 5-yr
10,463 schools in California
58 counties · 1011 cities · Public K-12
Public education in California covers 10,463 schools spread across 58 counties. Los Angeles Unified is the largest district by enrollment. The directory below organizes them by geography.
Students
5,798,373
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
10,463
public K-12
Counties
58
1,011 cities
Test scores
Reading, SY 2023-24. State average: 47.6% met or exceeded.Top 5 schools
- 99.4%
- 99.0%
- 98.6%
- 98.4%
- 98.3%
Lowest 5 schools
- 2.6%
- 2.9%
- 3.5%
- 3.7%
- 3.9%
| Name | City | County | Level | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Childhood Education | Grass Valley | Nevada County | Elementary | · | · |
| Early Childhood Education Center | Whittier | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Early Childhood Education Center - Carver Campus | Stanton | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Early Childhood Learning Center | Irvine | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Early Education Center | Los Banos | Merced County | Elementary | · | · |
| Early Education and Assessment | Redding | Shasta County | Elementary | · | · |
| Early Intervention Classroom - Preschool | Dinuba | Tulare County | Elementary | · | · |
| Early Learning | Lancaster | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Early Learning Academy | Moreno Valley | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Early Learning Program | Pico Rivera | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Educational Options Center State Preschool | Riverside | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| El Centro District Wide Preschool | El Centro | Imperial County | Elementary | · | · |
| El Nido Preschool | El Nido | Merced County | Elementary | · | · |
| El Potrero Pre-School | Moreno Valley | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Emeryville Preschool Students | Emeryville | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| Epic Charter | Oakland | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| Explore Academy | Orange | · | Combined | · | · |
| Fairview Preschool | Goleta | Santa Barbara County | Combined | · | · |
| Farjardo - La Seda Preschool | Rowland Heights | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Fletcher Elementary | San Diego | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Foothill Middle | Azusa | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Fresno COE District-Wide Preschool | Fresno | Fresno County | Elementary | · | · |
| Fresno City and Fresno State Preschools | Fresno | Fresno County | Elementary | · | · |
| Gilroy Special Ed Preschool | Gilroy | Santa Clara County | Elementary | · | · |
| Glankler Early Learning Center | Fremont | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| Granite Hills TK-8 | Perris | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Grass Valley Preschool | Grass Valley | Nevada County | Elementary | · | · |
| Guadalupe Junior High | Guadalupe | Santa Barbara County | Elementary | · | · |
| Guadalupe Preschool | Guadalupe | Santa Barbara County | Elementary | · | · |
| HOPE Infant-Toddler Special Education | San Diego | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Hallmark Charter | Sanger | Fresno County | Combined | · | · |
| Harper | Costa Mesa | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Harriet Tubman CDC | Oakland | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| Hart-Ransom Charter | Modesto | Stanislaus County | Combined | · | · |
| Harvest Park Preschool Center | Pleasanton | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| Havard (Leola M.) Early Education | San Francisco | San Francisco County | Elementary | · | · |
| High Desert | Ridgecrest | Kern County | Elementary | · | · |
| Highland CDC | Oakland | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| Horace Mann | Burbank | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| INFANT Pre | Danville | Contra Costa County | Elementary | · | · |
| Imperial County Special Education | El Centro | Imperial County | Combined | · | · |
| Independence High (Alternative) | Alhambra | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Independent Study Program | Barstow | San Bernardino County | Elementary | · | · |
| Inyo Co Small Steps Infant Toddler and PreSch Program | Bishop | Inyo County | Elementary | · | · |
| Iovine and Young Center Inglewood | Inglewood | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Jaswant Singh Khalra Elementary | Fresno | Fresno County | Elementary | · | · |
| John Adams Early Childhood Learning Center | La Quinta | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| John B Allard | Ceres | Stanislaus County | Combined | · | · |
| John F. Kennedy Middle | Fresno | Fresno County | Elementary | · | · |
| John F. Land | Westminster | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Jurupa Unified Pre-K Readiness Center | Jurupa Valley | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| KC KIDS Pre-School | Reedley | Fresno County | Elementary | · | · |
| Kings Canyon Unified School District Wide Preschools | Reedley | Fresno County | Elementary | · | · |
| Kings County SELPA Preschool | Hanford | Kings County | Elementary | · | · |
| Konocti Education Center | Clearlake | Lake County | Combined | · | · |
| Konocti Preschool | Lower Lake | Lake County | Elementary | · | · |
| LASD Preschool | Los Altos | Santa Clara County | Elementary | · | · |
| LAUNCH Preschool | Torrance | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| La Tierra Early Childhood Center | Mission Viejo | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Lakeside Early Advantage Preschool | Lakeside | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Las Americas Children Center | San Francisco | San Francisco County | Elementary | · | · |
| Lewis Early Learning Academy | Santa Rosa | Sonoma County | Elementary | · | · |
| Lincoln Unified Preschool | Stockton | San Joaquin County | Elementary | · | · |
| Linda Mar Educational Center | Pacifica | San Mateo County | Combined | · | · |
| Lindsay Preschool | Lindsay | Tulare County | Elementary | · | · |
| Livingston Stepping Stones Preschool | Livingston | Merced County | Elementary | · | · |
| Lockwood CDC | Oakland | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| Los Angeles Unified School District ROCP | Los Angeles | Los Angeles County | High | · | · |
| Los Banos Special Education Preschool | Los Banos | Merced County | Elementary | · | · |
| Ludlow Preschool | Felton | Santa Cruz County | Elementary | · | · |
| MCOE State Preschools | Mammoth Lakes | Mono County | Elementary | · | · |
| MDUSD Preschools | Pleasant Hill | Contra Costa County | Elementary | · | · |
| Magnolia Science Academy - Orange County | Anaheim | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Mahler (Theresa S.) Children Center | San Francisco | San Francisco County | Elementary | · | · |
| Maine Prairie High (Continuation) | Dixon | Solano County | High | · | · |
| Manhattan Beach Preschool | Manhattan Beach | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Marie Bauer Early Education Center | Paso Robles | San Luis Obispo County | Elementary | · | · |
| Marina Children's Center | Marina | Monterey County | Elementary | · | · |
| Marshall Early Education Center | San Gabriel | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Martinez Early Intervention Preschool Program (MEIPP) | Martinez | Contra Costa County | Elementary | · | · |
| Mary B. Perry High | Camarillo | Ventura County | Combined | · | · |
| Mary Bird Early Childhood Education Center | Fairfield | Solano County | Elementary | · | · |
| Menifee Preschool | Menifee | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Method Sports Academy | El Cajon | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Middle College High | San Jose | Santa Clara County | Combined | · | · |
| Mike Choate Early Childhood Education Center | Fallbrook | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Mitchell Child Development | Santa Ana | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Mono County Office of Education Inclusive Preschool | Mammoth Lakes | Mono County | Combined | · | · |
| Mono County ROP | Bridgeport | Mono County | Combined | · | · |
| Monument Peak High | Big River | San Bernardino County | Elementary | · | · |
| Mountain Empire Special Education Preschool | Pine Valley | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Mountain View TK-8 | Bakersfield | Kern County | Elementary | · | · |
| Mt. Baldy Joint Elementary | Mt. Baldy | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Murrieta Preschool Outreach | Murrieta | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| N.A. Chaderjian High | Stockton | San Joaquin County | Combined | · | · |
| Napa Preschool Program | Napa | Napa County | Elementary | · | · |
| National School District Preschool | National City | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Non-RIS Preschool CMS | Castaic | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| North Shore Elementary | Mecca | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| North State Virtual Academy | Oroville | Butte County | Elementary | · | · |
| North Valley Military Institute College Preparatory Academy | Sun Valley | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Novato Early Intervention | Novato | Marin County | Elementary | · | · |
| Oak Park Neighborhood Preschool | Oak Park | Ventura County | Elementary | · | · |
| Ocean View Early Education | Oxnard | Ventura County | Elementary | · | · |
| Old Gallinas | San Rafael | Marin County | Combined | · | · |
| Opportunities for Learning - Ridgecrest | Ridgecrest | Kern County | Elementary | · | · |
| Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts III | Aliso Viejo | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Orange Springs Charter | Santa Ana | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| PBL High | Santa Monica | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Pacific Avenue - Early Bird Preschool | Glendale | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Palermo Special Education Preschool | Palermo | Butte County | Elementary | · | · |
| Paradise Unified Special Education | Paradise | Butte County | Elementary | · | · |
| Pathway Independent Study | Lynwood | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Penn Valley Union Special Education Preschool | Penn Valley | Nevada County | Elementary | · | · |
| Perseverance Preparatory | San Jose | Santa Clara County | Combined | · | · |
| Phillip V. Sanchez Intermediate | Fresno | Fresno County | Elementary | · | · |
| Piedmont Preschool | Piedmont | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| Pine Valley Middle | Pine Valley | San Diego County | Combined | · | · |
| Pioneer Headstart | Gustine | Merced County | Elementary | · | · |
| Pleasant Ridge Special Education Preschool | Grass Valley | Nevada County | Elementary | · | · |
| Pleasant View Elementary | Baldwin Park | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Polytechnic Academy | Hollister | San Benito County | Elementary | · | · |
| Preschool | Lake Elsinore | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Preschool | Twentynine Palms | San Bernardino County | Elementary | · | · |
| Preschool Early Education Program PEEP | Camarillo | Ventura County | Elementary | · | · |
| Preschool Grasp | Riverside | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Presidio Early Ed. | San Francisco | San Francisco County | Elementary | · | · |
| REACH | Sebastopol | Sonoma County | Combined | · | · |
| Rafer Johnson Childrens Center | Bakersfield | Kern County | Elementary | · | · |
| Ramona Head Start/State Preschool | Norwalk | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Renaissance Court | Lakeport | Lake County | Combined | · | · |
| Renu Hope Preschool | Banning | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Reymouth Special Education Center | Rancho Cordova | Sacramento County | Elementary | · | · |
| Reynolds Elementary | Oceanside | San Diego County | Combined | · | · |
| Richard Henry Dana Exceptional Needs | Dana Point | Orange County | Combined | · | · |
| Rob Reiner Children & Families Center | Perris | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Robla Preschool | Sacramento | Sacramento County | Elementary | · | · |
| Rock Creek Elementary | Auburn | Placer County | Combined | · | · |
| Rocking Horse Preschool | Rialto | San Bernardino County | Elementary | · | · |
| Rocklin Academy at Meyers Street | Rocklin | Placer County | Combined | · | · |
| Rollingwood Elementary | San Bruno | San Mateo County | Combined | · | · |
| Roosevelt Middle | Compton | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Rose Salgado Elementary | San Jacinto | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| SEASIDE CHILDREN'S CENTER | Seaside | Monterey County | Elementary | · | · |
| San Antonio Elementary | Pomona | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| San Antonio Elementary | Ojai | Ventura County | Combined | · | · |
| San Benito County Regional Special Education Center | Hollister | San Benito County | Elementary | · | · |
| San Carlos Student Services Preschool | San Carlos | San Mateo County | Elementary | · | · |
| San Jacinto Early Childhood Education Center | San Jacinto | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| San Lorenzo Unified Preschool | Hayward | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| San Miguel | Oxnard | Ventura County | Elementary | · | · |
| San Miguel Children Center | San Francisco | San Francisco County | Elementary | · | · |
| San Salvador Preschool | Colton | San Bernardino County | Elementary | · | · |
| Santa Ana Virtual Academy | Santa Ana | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Santa Barbara County ROP-North | Santa Maria | Santa Barbara County | High | · | · |
| Santa Barbara Unified Early Childhood | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara County | Elementary | · | · |
| Santa Monica-Malibu Preschool | Santa Monica | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Santa Rita Pre-K | Salinas | Monterey County | Elementary | · | · |
| Saratoga Special Services Preschool | Saratoga | Santa Clara County | Elementary | · | · |
| Scholarship Prep - Riverside | Riverside | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Scholarship Prep - San Bernardino County | Upland | San Bernardino County | Elementary | · | · |
| Select Community Day (Secondary) | Long Beach | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Sespe | Fillmore | Ventura County | Elementary | · | · |
| Sevick Special Education | El Cajon | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Shelley Dally Early Learning Village | Vacaville | Solano County | Elementary | · | · |
| Sierra Del Oro Inclusive Preschool | Oroville | Butte County | Elementary | · | · |
| Sierra Vista Education Center | Ridgecrest | Kern County | Elementary | · | · |
| Skylark Preschool | Garden Grove | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Slauson Intermediate | Azusa | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Soledad Preschool Center | Soledad | Monterey County | Elementary | · | · |
| Sonora Elementary Preschool | Sonora | Tuolumne County | Combined | · | · |
| Soulsbyville | Soulsbyville | Tuolumne County | Elementary | · | · |
| Spartan Academy | Nicolaus | Sutter County | Combined | · | · |
| Special Education Preschool | Chula Vista | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Special Education Preschool | King City | Monterey County | Elementary | · | · |
| Special Education Preschool | Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz County | Elementary | · | · |
| Special Education Preschool | Twain Harte | Tuolumne County | Elementary | · | · |
| Special Education-Infant/Preschool Program | Los Angeles | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Special Education-Preschool-Laurel | Hayward | Alameda County | Combined | · | · |
| Student Outreach & Academic Renaissance Academy | Ontario | San Bernardino County | Elementary | · | · |
| Summit Public School: Denali | Sunnyvale | Santa Clara County | Combined | · | · |
| Sunrise Pre-School | Palos Verdes Estates | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Susanville State Preschool | Susanville | Lassen County | Elementary | · | · |
| Sycamore Creek Community Charter II | Cypress | Orange County | Elementary | · | · |
| Synergy Sch of the Arts and Tech Lancaster & Palmdale | Lancaster | · | Combined | · | · |
| T.I.M.E. Community | Montebello | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Tehama County ROP | Red Bluff | Tehama County | Combined | · | · |
| Temple City Early Learning Academy (TCELA) | Temple City | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| The City | Los Angeles | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Toro Preschool | Salinas | Monterey County | Elementary | · | · |
| Trivium Charter | Santa Maria | Santa Barbara County | Combined | · | · |
| Trivium Charter School Voyage | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara County | Combined | · | · |
| Tuolumne County Special Education Preschool | Sonora | Tuolumne County | Elementary | · | · |
| Twin Ridges Special Education Preschool | Nevada City | Nevada County | Elementary | · | · |
| Unbound Stockton Community | Stockton | San Joaquin County | Elementary | · | · |
| United Nations CDC | Oakland | Alameda County | Elementary | · | · |
| University Center Preschool | Thousand Oaks | Ventura County | Elementary | · | · |
| Upland Virtual | Upland | San Bernardino County | Combined | · | · |
| VIP Village Preschool | Imperial Beach | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Valley College High | Modesto | Stanislaus County | Combined | · | · |
| Valley Vista Public Waldorf | Petaluma | Sonoma County | Elementary | · | · |
| Vieweg STEM Academy | Ridgecrest | Kern County | Elementary | · | · |
| Village Preschool | Coronado | San Diego County | Elementary | · | · |
| Virtual Pre | Palm Springs | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| Vista Lago Global Academy | Lake Elsinore | Riverside County | Elementary | · | · |
| W. R. Powell Elementary | Azusa | Los Angeles County | Combined | · | · |
| Walter Colton | Monterey | Monterey County | Combined | · | · |
| Weaver Preschool | Merced | Merced County | Elementary | · | · |
| Weill (Raphael) Children Center | San Francisco | San Francisco County | Elementary | · | · |
| Westwood State Preschool | Westwood | Lassen County | Elementary | · | · |
| Williams Educational Center | Glendora | Los Angeles County | Elementary | · | · |
| Woodlake Community Day Primary | Woodlake | Tulare County | Elementary | · | · |
| Yucaipa Early Childhood Education Center | Yucaipa | San Bernardino County | Elementary | · | · |