Dan O. Root Elementary School had 66 seventh-grade students during the 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
Rancho del Rey Middle School had the most seventh-grade students enrolled in California with 897.
According to numbers provided by the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see a decrease of three percent in public elementary and secondary school enrollment from 2017-2029. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment is New Mexico with a projected 12 percent decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14 percent increase over the same time period.
In a survey conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, seven percent of respondents said large class sizes was the biggest issue facing California’s K-12 schools. In the same survey, 50 percent of the respondents said they did not view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.
Largest 200 California Schools by Enrollment of Seventh-Grade Students
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rancho del Rey Middle School | 897 |
| 2 | Eastlake Middle School | 884 |
| 3 | George Ellery Hale Charter Academy | 801 |
| 4 | Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School | 797 |
| 5 | South Junior High School | 782 |
| 6 | Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet | 774 |
| 7 | Clark Intermediate | 768 |
| 8 | Reyburn Intermediate | 766 |
| 9 | Washington Academic Middle School | 750 |
| 10 | Turlock Junior High School | 732 |
| 11 | Katherine L. Albiani Middle School | 731 |
| 12 | Paul Revere Charter Middle School | 699 |
| 13 | Lexington Junior High School | 692 |
| 14 | Toby Johnson Middle School | 687 |
| 15 | Alta Sierra Intermediate | 679 |
| 16 | Sycamore Junior High School | 669 |
| 16 | Arroyo Seco Junior High School | 669 |
| 16 | Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate | 669 |
| 19 | Lakeside Middle School | 658 |
| 20 | Jurupa Middle School | 641 |
| 21 | South Gate Middle School | 636 |
| 21 | John M. Horner Junior High School | 636 |
| 23 | Granite Ridge Intermediate | 634 |
| 23 | Rio Norte Junior High School | 634 |
| 25 | San Elijo Middle School | 627 |
| 26 | Pinacate Middle School | 626 |
| 26 | Thornton Junior High School | 626 |
| 28 | Ranchero Middle School | 625 |
| 29 | Harden Middle School | 620 |
| 29 | Washington Middle School | 620 |
| 31 | La Paz Middle School | 616 |
| 31 | La Mesa Junior High School | 616 |
| 33 | Sequoia Middle School | 615 |
| 34 | Kastner Intermediate | 613 |
| 34 | Jeffrey Trail Middle School | 613 |
| 36 | El Rancho Charter School | 611 |
| 36 | Cesar E. Chavez Middle School | 611 |
| 38 | El Sausal Middle School | 610 |
| 38 | Wilmington Middle Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (STEAM) Magnet | 610 |
| 40 | Bonita Vista Middle School | 608 |
| 41 | John Burroughs Middle School | 606 |
| 42 | Robert A. Millikan Affiliated Charter & Performing Arts Magnet Middle School | 605 |
| 43 | Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate | 603 |
| 44 | Sutter Middle School | 601 |
| 45 | Stephen M. White Middle School | 600 |
| 46 | Citrus Hills Intermediate | 598 |
| 47 | Horace Ensign Intermediate | 594 |
| 48 | James Madison Middle School | 586 |
| 49 | T.R. Smedberg Middle School | 585 |
| 50 | River Heights Intermediate | 583 |
| 51 | Griffith Middle School | 582 |
| 52 | Hesperia Junior High School | 578 |
| 53 | Henry T. Gage Middle School | 576 |
| 53 | El Roble Intermediate | 576 |
| 55 | Harriet G. Eddy Middle School | 573 |
| 55 | Chaboya Middle School | 573 |
| 55 | Serrano Intermediate | 573 |
| 55 | Gaspar De Portola Middle School | 573 |
| 55 | Toro Canyon Middle School | 573 |
| 60 | River Springs Charter School | 572 |
| 60 | Edward Harris Jr. Middle School | 572 |
| 62 | Rosemont Middle School | 570 |
| 63 | Culver City Middle School | 568 |
| 64 | Thompson Middle School | 567 |
| 65 | Walter Reed Middle School | 563 |
| 65 | Cedar Middle School | 563 |
| 67 | Richard Henry Dana Middle School | 562 |
| 68 | William G. Jehue Middle School | 555 |
| 68 | Brookhurst Junior High School | 555 |
| 70 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School | 554 |
| 71 | Carmel Valley Middle School | 553 |
| 71 | Dale Junior High School | 553 |
| 73 | Bernardo Heights Middle School | 551 |
| 73 | Thomas A. Edison Middle School | 551 |
| 75 | Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School | 550 |
| 76 | Robert Frost Middle School | 549 |
| 77 | Frank Augustus Miller Middle School | 546 |
| 78 | Placerita Junior High School | 544 |
| 79 | Lynwood Middle School | 541 |
| 80 | Lodi Middle School | 540 |
| 81 | Hillsdale Middle School | 539 |
| 82 | Kraemer Middle School | 533 |
| 83 | William Hopkins Junior High School | 532 |
| 83 | Tommie Kunst Junior High School | 532 |
| 85 | Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School | 531 |
| 86 | Isaac Fesler Junior High School | 529 |
| 87 | Buena Park Junior High School | 528 |
| 88 | Charles Blackstock Junior High School | 527 |
| 89 | Samuel Jackman Middle School | 526 |
| 89 | Sierra Vista Junior High School | 526 |
| 91 | Colton Middle School | 524 |
| 92 | Granite Oaks Middle School | 522 |
| 92 | Stonecreek Junior High School | 522 |
| 94 | Walker Junior High School | 521 |
| 95 | Sutter Middle School | 518 |
| 95 | Sunnymead Middle School | 518 |
| 97 | Abraham Lincoln Middle School | 516 |
| 97 | Canyon Hills Junior High School | 516 |
| 99 | Norris Middle School | 515 |
| 99 | Santiago Middle School | 515 |
| 99 | Chemawa Middle School | 515 |
| 99 | Terrace Hills Middle School | 515 |
| 99 | Eleanor Murray Fallon | 515 |
| 104 | Valley View Middle School | 514 |
| 104 | Richard E. Byrd Middle School | 514 |
| 106 | Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts | 507 |
| 107 | Robert O. Townsend Junior High School | 505 |
| 107 | Hilltop Middle School | 505 |
| 107 | Hollenbeck Middle School | 505 |
| 110 | D. Russell Parks Junior High School | 504 |
| 110 | Los Banos Junior High School | 504 |
| 112 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 503 |
| 112 | Washington Intermediate | 503 |
| 114 | Mayfair High School | 502 |
| 115 | Ysmael Villegas Middle School | 501 |
| 115 | Ladera Ranch Middle School | 501 |
| 117 | Gerald P. Carr Intermediate | 500 |
| 118 | Mesa Verde Middle School | 499 |
| 118 | Lennox Middle School | 499 |
| 118 | Ball Junior High School | 499 |
| 118 | Cerro Villa Middle School | 499 |
| 122 | Joe Walker Middle School | 498 |
| 122 | Dorothy McElhinney Middle School | 498 |
| 124 | Lakeview Leadership Academy | 496 |
| 125 | Manhattan Beach Middle School | 495 |
| 126 | Curtis Middle School | 494 |
| 126 | Etiwanda Intermediate | 494 |
| 128 | Vista Heights Middle School | 490 |
| 128 | Quimby Oak Middle School | 490 |
| 128 | Chipman Junior High School | 490 |
| 131 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School | 489 |
| 131 | Willis Jepson Middle School | 489 |
| 133 | Douglass Middle School | 488 |
| 133 | Cope Middle School | 488 |
| 135 | Imogene Garner Hook Junior High School | 487 |
| 136 | Mountain View Middle School | 485 |
| 136 | Diegueno Middle School | 485 |
| 136 | Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School | 485 |
| 136 | Jack G. Desmond Middle School | 485 |
| 140 | John Muir Middle School | 483 |
| 141 | Shivela Middle School | 480 |
| 141 | Hughes Middle School | 480 |
| 141 | Alexander Fleming Middle School | 480 |
| 144 | Marshall Middle School | 479 |
| 145 | Desert Ridge Academy | 478 |
| 146 | Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate | 477 |
| 146 | Woodland Park Middle School | 477 |
| 146 | Kings Canyon Middle School | 477 |
| 149 | George K. Porter Middle School | 476 |
| 149 | Oak Valley Middle School | 476 |
| 151 | Palm Desert Charter Middle School | 475 |
| 151 | Glacier Point Middle School | 475 |
| 153 | Amelia Earhart Middle School | 474 |
| 153 | William Mulholland Middle School | 474 |
| 153 | E.O. Green Junior High School | 474 |
| 156 | James Rutter Middle School | 473 |
| 157 | Brea Junior High School | 471 |
| 157 | Rancho Pico Junior High School | 471 |
| 159 | James Workman Middle School | 470 |
| 159 | Chester W. Nimitz Middle School | 470 |
| 161 | Serrano Middle School | 469 |
| 161 | Arrowview Middle School | 469 |
| 161 | Folsom Middle School | 469 |
| 161 | Eleanor J. Toll Middle School | 469 |
| 165 | Matthew Gage Middle School | 468 |
| 165 | Centerville Junior High School | 468 |
| 167 | Cupertino Middle School | 467 |
| 168 | Evelyn Hanshaw Middle School | 466 |
| 168 | Valley Oak Middle School | 466 |
| 170 | Earl Warren Junior High School | 465 |
| 170 | Canyon Middle School | 465 |
| 170 | Barbara Worth Junior High School | 465 |
| 173 | Tenaya Middle School | 464 |
| 173 | Ramona Middle School | 464 |
| 175 | Bella Vista Middle School | 462 |
| 176 | Newhart Middle School | 459 |
| 177 | Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School | 458 |
| 177 | Ethan A. Chase Middle School | 458 |
| 179 | Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | 457 |
| 180 | La Colina Junior High School | 456 |
| 180 | Joseph Kerr Middle School | 456 |
| 180 | Norco Intermediate | 456 |
| 180 | California Middle School | 456 |
| 180 | James E. Potter Intermediate | 456 |
| 185 | Sierra Vista Middle School | 454 |
| 185 | Kenilworth Junior High School | 454 |
| 185 | Sierra Middle School | 454 |
| 185 | Roosevelt Junior High School | 454 |
| 189 | Newark Junior High School | 453 |
| 189 | El Sereno Middle School | 453 |
| 189 | Orangeview Junior High School | 453 |
| 192 | Oak Middle School | 452 |
| 193 | Palms Middle School | 451 |
| 193 | Ernest Lawrence Middle School | 451 |
| 195 | La Joya Middle School | 449 |
| 195 | Chula Vista Middle School | 449 |
| 195 | Ethel Dwyer Middle School | 449 |
| 195 | El Cerrito Middle School | 449 |
| 199 | Creekside Junior High School | 448 |
| 200 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 447 |
