Vaca Pena Middle School had two ninth-grade students during the 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School had the most ninth-grade students enrolled in California with 1,250.
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 Ninth-Grade Students
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eleanor Roosevelt High School | 1,250 |
| 2 | Granada Hills Charter High School | 1,169 |
| 3 | Central High East Campus | 1,167 |
| 4 | Pittsburg Senior High School | 1,095 |
| 5 | Downey High School | 1,089 |
| 6 | Paramount High School | 1,074 |
| 7 | Polytechnic High School | 1,044 |
| 8 | Madera South High School | 1,030 |
| 9 | Santiago High School | 1,022 |
| 10 | Wilson High School | 992 |
| 11 | Vista Murrieta High School | 974 |
| 12 | San Marcos High School | 969 |
| 13 | Opportunities for Learning – Baldwin Park | 950 |
| 14 | James Logan High School | 928 |
| 15 | Fountain Valley High School | 923 |
| 16 | Etiwanda High School | 921 |
| 16 | El Camino Real Charter High School | 921 |
| 18 | Lakewood High School | 918 |
| 19 | Rancho Cucamonga High School | 916 |
| 20 | Dougherty Valley High School | 907 |
| 21 | Grover Cleveland Charter High School | 902 |
| 22 | Millikan High School | 900 |
| 23 | Earl Warren High School | 863 |
| 24 | Sanger High School | 852 |
| 25 | Upland High School | 841 |
| 26 | Great Oak High School | 839 |
| 27 | Pioneer Valley High School | 833 |
| 28 | Dublin High School | 832 |
| 29 | Birmingham Community Charter High School | 830 |
| 30 | Paloma Valley High School | 823 |
| 31 | Sunnyside High School | 820 |
| 32 | Santa Ana High School | 817 |
| 33 | Centennial High School | 815 |
| 34 | Chaffey High School | 807 |
| 34 | Beaumont Senior High School | 807 |
| 34 | Lancaster High School | 807 |
| 34 | Berkeley High School | 807 |
| 38 | Martin Luther King Jr. High School | 806 |
| 39 | Chaparral High School | 805 |
| 40 | Arnold O. Beckman High School | 804 |
| 41 | Alisal High School | 803 |
| 42 | Huntington Beach High School | 802 |
| 43 | Pacifica High School | 801 |
| 43 | Santa Maria High School | 801 |
| 45 | Anaheim High School | 798 |
| 45 | Heritage High School | 798 |
| 47 | Los Alamitos High School | 796 |
| 48 | Milpitas High School | 791 |
| 48 | Redondo Union High School | 791 |
| 50 | Yucaipa High School | 786 |
| 50 | Van Nuys Senior High School | 786 |
| 52 | Temecula Valley High School | 781 |
| 53 | San Benito High School | 769 |
| 54 | Calexico High School | 767 |
| 55 | Edison High School | 766 |
| 56 | Valencia High School | 762 |
| 57 | Evergreen Valley High School | 757 |
| 57 | Clovis High School | 757 |
| 59 | Lincoln High School | 755 |
| 60 | Quartz Hill High School | 754 |
| 61 | North Hollywood Senior High School | 753 |
| 62 | San Jacinto High School | 749 |
| 62 | San Juan Hills High School | 749 |
| 64 | Trabuco Hills High School | 748 |
| 64 | Eastside High School | 748 |
| 66 | Bullard High School | 744 |
| 67 | Los Osos High School | 742 |
| 68 | Santa Monica High School | 741 |
| 69 | El Camino High School | 740 |
| 69 | Heritage High School | 740 |
| 71 | Arcadia High School | 739 |
| 72 | Liberty High School | 738 |
| 73 | Montclair High School | 735 |
| 73 | Cypress High School | 735 |
| 75 | John F. Kennedy High School | 733 |
| 76 | California High School | 732 |
| 77 | Amador Valley High School | 731 |
| 78 | Buchanan High School | 728 |
| 79 | Aliso Niguel High School | 727 |
| 80 | San Clemente High School | 726 |
| 81 | James A. Garfield Senior High School | 725 |
| 81 | Arvin High School | 725 |
| 83 | Schurr High School | 724 |
| 84 | Palisades Charter High School | 723 |
| 84 | Bakersfield High School | 723 |
| 86 | San Leandro High School | 722 |
| 86 | Assurance Learning Academy | 722 |
| 88 | Arroyo Valley High School | 720 |
| 89 | Independence High School | 718 |
| 90 | Castro Valley High School | 717 |
| 91 | William J. (Pete) Knight High School | 716 |
| 92 | South Gate Senior High School | 714 |
| 93 | Salinas High School | 713 |
| 93 | Clovis North High School | 713 |
| 93 | Segerstrom High School | 713 |
| 96 | Cajon High School | 712 |
| 96 | Highland High School | 712 |
| 96 | Summit High School | 712 |
| 99 | California High School | 708 |
| 100 | Taft Charter High School | 707 |
| 101 | Bell Senior High School | 706 |
| 102 | Everett Alvarez High School | 705 |
| 102 | Clovis East High School | 705 |
| 104 | Franklin High School | 704 |
| 105 | Valencia High School | 703 |
| 106 | Mission Hills High School | 701 |
| 107 | Pleasant Grove High School | 700 |
| 108 | Fontana High School | 699 |
| 109 | Lowell High School | 696 |
| 110 | American High School | 695 |
| 111 | San Pedro Senior High School | 693 |
| 111 | Patriot High School | 693 |
| 113 | Oxnard High School | 689 |
| 113 | Katella High School | 689 |
| 113 | Saugus High School | 689 |
| 116 | Valley View High School | 688 |
| 116 | Troy High School | 688 |
| 118 | La Quinta High School | 687 |
| 119 | Golden Valley High School | 686 |
| 120 | Coachella Valley High School | 685 |
| 120 | Westminster High School | 685 |
| 120 | Burroughs High School | 685 |
| 123 | Rialto High School | 682 |
| 123 | Bell Gardens High School | 682 |
| 125 | Freedom High School | 681 |
| 125 | South East High School | 681 |
| 127 | Turlock High School | 680 |
| 127 | Del Norte High School | 680 |
| 129 | Hueneme High School | 679 |
| 130 | Redwood High School | 678 |
| 130 | Eastlake High School | 678 |
| 132 | Ruben S. Ayala High School | 677 |
| 132 | John H. Francis Polytechnic | 677 |
| 134 | Chino Hills High School | 676 |
| 135 | Channel Islands High School | 674 |
| 136 | Henry High School | 673 |
| 137 | Woodbridge High School | 672 |
| 137 | Oak Hills High School | 672 |
| 139 | John C. Fremont Senior High School | 671 |
| 139 | Crescenta Valley High School | 671 |
| 141 | C.K. McClatchy High School | 667 |
| 142 | Phineas Banning Senior High School | 666 |
| 143 | Mira Monte High School | 664 |
| 144 | Folsom High School | 662 |
| 145 | Palmdale High School | 661 |
| 146 | Foothill High School | 660 |
| 146 | Ulysses S. Grant Senior High School | 660 |
| 148 | Alexander Hamilton Senior High School | 658 |
| 149 | North Salinas High School | 657 |
| 150 | Hemet High School | 656 |
| 151 | Ridgeview High School | 651 |
| 152 | Modesto High School | 649 |
| 152 | Sheldon High School | 649 |
| 154 | Mira Mesa High School | 648 |
| 154 | Jordan High School | 648 |
| 156 | Chula Vista Senior High School | 647 |
| 156 | Eisenhower Senior High School | 647 |
| 156 | Cesar Chavez High School | 647 |
| 159 | Sunny Hills High School | 646 |
| 160 | Watsonville High School | 645 |
| 161 | Highland High School | 644 |
| 162 | La Serna High School | 643 |
| 163 | Murrieta Mesa High School | 641 |
| 164 | Ernest Righetti High School | 640 |
| 164 | Corona High School | 640 |
| 166 | Helix High School | 639 |
| 166 | East Bakersfield High School | 639 |
| 168 | West Ranch High School | 638 |
| 169 | Torrey Pines High School | 636 |
| 169 | Burbank High School | 636 |
| 171 | Alta Loma High School | 635 |
| 172 | Elsinore High School | 634 |
| 172 | Tustin High School | 634 |
| 172 | El Rancho High School | 634 |
| 175 | Roosevelt High School | 633 |
| 175 | Canyon Crest Academy | 633 |
| 177 | Mira Costa High School | 630 |
| 178 | Bloomington High School | 629 |
| 178 | Fresno High School | 629 |
| 180 | Menlo-Atherton High School | 628 |
| 180 | Ontario High School | 628 |
| 182 | Rio Mesa High School | 627 |
| 183 | Hector G. Godinez | 624 |
| 184 | Oak Ridge High School | 623 |
| 185 | Silver Creek High School | 622 |
| 185 | Edison High School | 622 |
| 185 | Diamond Bar High School | 622 |
| 188 | Tesoro High School | 621 |
| 189 | Edison High School | 618 |
| 189 | Irvington High School | 618 |
| 191 | Marina High School | 616 |
| 191 | Olympian High School | 616 |
| 193 | Homestead High School | 614 |
| 194 | Claremont High School | 613 |
| 195 | Rocklin High School | 612 |
| 195 | Newport Harbor High School | 612 |
| 197 | Monte Vista High School | 611 |
| 197 | Orange Vista High School | 611 |
| 199 | Newbury Park High School | 610 |
| 200 | Paso Robles High School | 609 |
