Jean Callison Elementary School had 114 sixth-grade students during the 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School had the most sixth-grade students enrolled in California with 814.
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 Sixth-Grade Students
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School | 814 |
| 2 | Paul Revere Charter Middle School | 703 |
| 3 | George Ellery Hale Charter Academy | 690 |
| 4 | Robert A. Millikan Affiliated Charter & Performing Arts Magnet Middle School | 633 |
| 5 | River Springs Charter School | 610 |
| 6 | Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet | 602 |
| 7 | Wilmington Middle Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (STEAM) Magnet | 578 |
| 8 | Walter Reed Middle School | 567 |
| 9 | John Burroughs Middle School | 565 |
| 10 | Gaspar De Portola Middle School | 563 |
| 11 | San Elijo Middle School | 561 |
| 12 | James Madison Middle School | 556 |
| 12 | Culver City Middle School | 556 |
| 14 | Oak Valley Middle School | 545 |
| 15 | Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School | 543 |
| 16 | Robert Frost Middle School | 542 |
| 17 | Stephen M. White Middle School | 540 |
| 18 | South Gate Middle School | 531 |
| 19 | Lennox Middle School | 526 |
| 20 | Thompson Middle School | 520 |
| 21 | Eleanor Murray Fallon | 511 |
| 22 | William G. Jehue Middle School | 509 |
| 22 | Ernest Lawrence Middle School | 509 |
| 24 | Marshall Middle School | 501 |
| 24 | Sunnymead Middle School | 501 |
| 26 | Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | 499 |
| 26 | Hughes Middle School | 499 |
| 28 | Hillsdale Middle School | 495 |
| 29 | Washington Academic Middle School | 489 |
| 30 | Bernardo Heights Middle School | 486 |
| 31 | Folsom Middle School | 480 |
| 32 | Charles Blackstock Junior High School | 477 |
| 32 | Bella Vista Middle School | 477 |
| 34 | Marco Forster Middle School | 475 |
| 35 | Manhattan Beach Middle School | 473 |
| 36 | John Muir Middle School | 472 |
| 37 | Woodland Park Middle School | 471 |
| 38 | Ladera Ranch Middle School | 470 |
| 39 | Itliong-Vera Cruz | 466 |
| 39 | Richard Henry Dana Middle School | 466 |
| 39 | Cupertino Middle School | 466 |
| 42 | Ethan A. Chase Middle School | 465 |
| 43 | Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School | 463 |
| 43 | Palm Desert Charter Middle School | 463 |
| 45 | Dorothy McElhinney Middle School | 462 |
| 46 | Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate | 460 |
| 47 | Sutter Middle School | 459 |
| 48 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 458 |
| 49 | Cope Middle School | 457 |
| 49 | Ramona Middle School | 457 |
| 51 | Windemere Ranch Middle School | 452 |
| 52 | Shivela Middle School | 450 |
| 52 | Canyon Middle School | 450 |
| 54 | Temecula Middle School | 445 |
| 54 | Rancho Viejo Middle School | 445 |
| 56 | William Mulholland Middle School | 444 |
| 57 | Mary R. Stauffer Middle School | 442 |
| 58 | Desert Ridge Academy | 441 |
| 59 | Stanford Middle School | 440 |
| 60 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School | 437 |
| 61 | Vista Heights Middle School | 433 |
| 61 | Chester W. Nimitz Middle School | 433 |
| 63 | Richard E. Byrd Middle School | 431 |
| 64 | Franklin Classical Middle School | 430 |
| 64 | Gerald P. Carr Intermediate | 430 |
| 66 | James Workman Middle School | 428 |
| 67 | Etiwanda Intermediate | 427 |
| 68 | Wayne Ruble Middle School | 425 |
| 69 | Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate | 424 |
| 70 | Mesa Verde Middle School | 423 |
| 71 | Patrick Henry Middle School | 422 |
| 72 | Ysmael Villegas Middle School | 421 |
| 72 | Meadowbrook Middle School | 421 |
| 72 | San Gorgonio Middle School | 421 |
| 75 | John Glenn Middle School of International Studies | 420 |
| 76 | Raymond J. Fisher Middle School | 417 |
| 76 | Nick G. Parras Middle School | 417 |
| 78 | Olive Vista Middle School | 415 |
| 78 | Day Creek Intermediate | 415 |
| 80 | M.H. Stanley Middle School | 414 |
| 81 | Mountain View Middle School | 412 |
| 81 | Fontana Middle School | 412 |
| 83 | Newhart Middle School | 411 |
| 83 | Willow Glen Middle School | 411 |
| 83 | Gordon Griffiths Middle School | 411 |
| 86 | Rincon Middle School | 410 |
| 87 | Isbell Middle School | 409 |
| 88 | Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle School | 408 |
| 88 | George K. Porter Middle School | 408 |
| 88 | Ethel Dwyer Middle School | 408 |
| 88 | Vista Middle School | 408 |
| 92 | Chaparral Middle School | 406 |
| 92 | Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School | 406 |
| 94 | Los Alisos Middle School | 403 |
| 95 | A.P. Giannini Middle School | 402 |
| 95 | Gale Ranch Middle School | 402 |
| 97 | Heritage Intermediate | 401 |
| 97 | James B. Davidson Middle School | 401 |
| 97 | Palms Middle School | 401 |
| 100 | Twin Peaks Middle School | 400 |
| 101 | Alexander Fleming Middle School | 399 |
| 102 | Lincoln Middle School | 398 |
| 103 | Pioneer Middle School | 397 |
| 104 | R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering | 396 |
| 104 | Menifee Valley Middle School | 396 |
| 106 | Black Mountain Middle School | 395 |
| 106 | Griffith Middle School | 395 |
| 108 | Rialto Middle School | 394 |
| 108 | Summit Intermediate | 394 |
| 110 | William B. Bristow Middle School | 393 |
| 110 | Palm Middle School | 393 |
| 112 | Union Middle School | 391 |
| 112 | John F. Kennedy Middle School | 391 |
| 112 | East Whittier Middle School | 391 |
| 115 | Harvest Park Middle School | 390 |
| 115 | Sunnyvale Middle School | 390 |
| 117 | Moore Middle School | 388 |
| 117 | South Pasadena Middle School | 388 |
| 117 | Rolling Hills Middle School | 388 |
| 120 | Don Juan Avila Middle School | 387 |
| 120 | Badger Springs Middle School | 387 |
| 122 | Madison Middle School | 385 |
| 122 | Cesar Chavez Middle School | 385 |
| 122 | Bret Harte Middle School | 385 |
| 125 | Landmark Middle School | 384 |
| 125 | Pleasanton Middle School | 384 |
| 125 | Sierra Vista Elementary School | 384 |
| 128 | Mill Valley Middle School | 383 |
| 128 | Virgil Middle School | 383 |
| 128 | Inspire Charter School | 383 |
| 131 | Suzanne Middle School | 381 |
| 131 | Inspire Charter School – South | 381 |
| 133 | Granada Middle School | 380 |
| 134 | Robert E. Peary Middle School | 378 |
| 135 | E.O. Green Junior High School | 377 |
| 136 | Henry T. Gage Middle School | 375 |
| 137 | Bell Gardens Intermediate | 372 |
| 138 | Thomas S. Hart Middle School | 371 |
| 138 | Diamond Valley Middle School | 371 |
| 140 | Presidio Middle School | 369 |
| 141 | Dartmouth Middle School | 368 |
| 141 | Bowditch Middle School | 368 |
| 143 | Creekside Middle School | 366 |
| 143 | Pacoima Middle School | 366 |
| 143 | Joaquin Miller Middle School | 366 |
| 143 | Beattie Middle School | 366 |
| 147 | Buchser Middle School | 364 |
| 147 | Castillero Middle School | 364 |
| 147 | Jacobsen Middle School | 364 |
| 150 | Tomas Rivera Middle School | 362 |
| 151 | Nicolet Middle School | 361 |
| 151 | Herbert Hoover Middle School | 361 |
| 151 | Jefferson Leadership Academies | 361 |
| 151 | David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy | 361 |
| 151 | Sam H. Lawson Middle School | 361 |
| 156 | Park Middle School | 360 |
| 156 | Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy | 360 |
| 158 | Dana | 358 |
| 158 | Southeast Middle School | 358 |
| 160 | Burlingame Intermediate | 356 |
| 161 | Adams J. Douglas Middle School | 355 |
| 162 | Harry S. Truman Middle School | 354 |
| 162 | Medea Creek Middle School | 354 |
| 162 | Walnut Creek Intermediate | 354 |
| 165 | Aviara Oaks Middle School | 353 |
| 165 | McFadden Intermediate | 353 |
| 165 | Frisbie Middle School | 353 |
| 165 | Ralston Intermediate | 353 |
| 169 | Hewes Middle School | 352 |
| 169 | Standard Middle School | 352 |
| 171 | Lewis Middle School | 351 |
| 171 | Oak Middle School | 351 |
| 173 | Standley Middle School | 350 |
| 173 | Balboa Middle School | 350 |
| 173 | David Starr Jordan Middle School | 350 |
| 173 | Adams Middle School | 350 |
| 177 | Bell Mountain Middle School | 349 |
| 177 | Borel Middle School | 349 |
| 177 | Jefferson Middle School | 349 |
| 180 | Clement Middle School | 348 |
| 180 | Richard Henry Dana Middle School | 348 |
| 180 | Visions In Education | 348 |
| 183 | Elsinore Middle School | 347 |
| 184 | Terra Cotta Middle School | 346 |
| 185 | Los Angeles Academy Middle School | 345 |
| 186 | Kolb Middle School | 344 |
| 186 | Benicia Middle School | 344 |
| 188 | Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School | 343 |
| 188 | Edward A. Sussman Middle School | 343 |
| 188 | Warren E. Hyde Middle School | 343 |
| 191 | Canyon Lake Middle School | 342 |
| 191 | Francisco Sepulveda Middle School | 342 |
| 191 | Hamilton Middle School | 342 |
| 191 | Dartmouth Middle School | 342 |
| 195 | Orchard Hills | 340 |
| 196 | John Muir Middle School | 339 |
| 196 | Hillview Middle School | 339 |
| 198 | John Muir Middle School | 338 |
| 198 | Foshay Learning Center | 338 |
| 198 | Nellie N. Coffman Middle School | 338 |
