San Diego City Wire

Fay Elementary ranked 314th in attendance within San Diego County with 592 students enrolled during the 2018-19 school year, according to the California Department of Education. The school with the highest enrollment in the county during the school year was Inspire Charter School - South.

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 in New Mexico with a projected 12% decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14% increase over the same 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% of the respondents said they didn’t view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.

Rank	School	Attendance
1	River Springs Charter	6,324
2	Visions In Education	6,089
3	Granada Hills Charter High	4,698
4	Paramount High	4,602
5	Eleanor Roosevelt High	4,532
6	Inspire Charter School - South	4,466
7	Inspire Charter	4,321
8	Central High East Campus	4,216
9	Downey High	4,117
10	Polytechnic High	4,026
11	Capistrano Connections Academy	3,941
12	Santiago High	3,720
13	Wilson High	3,679
14	James Logan High	3,635
15	Inspire Charter School - Kern	3,599
16	Earl Warren High	3,592
17	Pittsburg Senior High	3,573
18	El Camino Real Charter High	3,562
19	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	3,559
20	Vista Murrieta High	3,554
21	Fountain Valley High	3,531
22	Millikan High	3,529
23	Etiwanda High	3,526
24	San Marcos High	3,439
25	Rancho Cucamonga High	3,434
26	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	3,417
27	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park	3,408
28	Dougherty Valley High	3,331
29	Madera South High	3,270
30	Chaffey High	3,231
31	Lakewood High	3,224
32	Upland High	3,195
33	Milpitas High	3,177
34	Birmingham Community Charter High	3,165
35	Arcadia High	3,161
35	Great Oak High	3,161
37	Berkeley High	3,154
38	Paloma Valley High	3,146
39	Centennial High	3,142
40	Los Alamitos High	3,137
41	Grover Cleveland Charter High	3,115
42	Sanger High	3,102
43	Anaheim High	3,099
43	Pacifica High	3,099
45	Martin Luther King Jr. High	3,071
46	Santa Ana High	3,057
47	Los Osos High	3,052
48	Aliso Niguel High	3,043
49	Redondo Union High	3,040
50	Calexico High	3,031
50	Arnold O. Beckman High	3,031
52	San Clemente High	3,012
53	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	3,010
54	San Benito High	3,005
55	Huntington Beach High	2,983
56	Dublin High	2,978
57	Quartz Hill High	2,975
57	Chaparral High	2,975
59	Palisades Charter High	2,964
59	Assurance Learning Academy	2,964
61	Evergreen Valley High	2,961
62	El Camino High	2,958
63	Temecula Valley High	2,914
64	Bakersfield High	2,912
65	Eastlake High	2,908
66	Alisal High	2,904
67	Cypress High	2,903
68	Sunnyside High	2,896
69	Mayfair High	2,889
70	Montclair High	2,882
71	Heritage High	2,875
72	Independence High	2,872
73	Valencia High	2,868
74	Beaumont Senior High	2,858
75	Santa Monica High	2,857
76	Lincoln High	2,854
77	William J. (Pete) Knight High	2,853
78	Heartland Charter	2,849
79	Clovis High	2,848
80	Castro Valley High	2,834
81	Yucaipa High	2,829
82	Trabuco Hills High	2,821
83	Cajon High	2,812
84	California High	2,807
85	Pacific Coast Academy	2,797
86	California High	2,777
87	Pioneer Valley High	2,776
88	Lowell High	2,774
88	Chino Hills High	2,774
90	Ruben S. Ayala High	2,743
91	Westminster High	2,742
92	Oxnard High	2,727
93	Buchanan High	2,726
94	iLEAD Hybrid	2,725
95	Valencia High	2,724
96	Schurr High	2,723
97	Santa Maria High	2,720
98	Katella High	2,718
99	Amador Valley High	2,713
100	Rialto High	2,711
101	Diamond Bar High	2,709
102	Liberty High	2,708
103	Highland High	2,703
104	San Jacinto High	2,676
105	San Juan Hills High	2,671
106	Everett Alvarez High	2,664
107	Salinas High	2,661
108	Coachella Valley High	2,659
109	Franklin High	2,656
110	San Leandro High	2,652
111	Arvin High	2,642
112	John H. Francis Polytechnic	2,639
113	Sweetwater High	2,636
114	La Quinta High	2,635
115	Van Nuys Senior High	2,634
116	Ridgeview High	2,630
116	Ocean Grove Charter	2,630
118	Bell Gardens High	2,628
119	Mission Hills High	2,626
120	Arroyo Valley High	2,621
121	Troy High	2,614
121	Inspire Charter School - North	2,614
123	Crescenta Valley High	2,608
124	Lancaster High	2,607
125	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	2,602
126	Edison High	2,597
127	Channel Islands High	2,596
128	Freedom High	2,589
128	Heritage High	2,589
130	Valley View High	2,573
131	Canyon Crest Academy	2,572
132	James A. Garfield Senior High	2,569
133	Clovis East High	2,567
134	Pleasant Grove High	2,560
135	Burbank High	2,556
136	Mira Costa High	2,552
137	Valiant Academy of Southern California	2,550
138	Clovis North High	2,549
139	Alta Loma High	2,546
140	La Serna High	2,533
141	Burroughs High	2,531
142	Turlock High	2,528
143	Bullard High	2,523
143	Palmdale High	2,523
143	Sheldon High	2,523
146	North Hollywood Senior High	2,522
147	Modesto High	2,514
147	Tesoro High	2,514
149	Menlo-Atherton High	2,498
149	Summit High	2,498
151	Golden Valley High	2,497
152	Hemet High	2,489
153	Chula Vista Senior High	2,487
154	Saugus High	2,481
155	Phineas Banning Senior High	2,478
156	Olympian High	2,476
157	Folsom High	2,472
158	Mira Monte High	2,468
159	Foothill High	2,467
160	Woodbridge High	2,466
160	Murrieta Mesa High	2,466
162	Jordan High	2,465
162	Polytechnic High	2,465
162	West Ranch High	2,465
165	Oak Ridge High	2,461
166	Corona del Mar High	2,454
166	Fontana High	2,454
168	Hector G. Godinez	2,449
168	Oak Hills High	2,449
170	American High	2,448
170	Monte Vista High	2,448
172	Corona High	2,445
173	Torrey Pines High	2,444
174	Marina High	2,443
175	Edison High	2,440
176	Eastside High	2,439
177	South Gate Senior High	2,437
178	John F. Kennedy High	2,435
178	Silver Creek High	2,435
178	Segerstrom High	2,435
181	Bellflower High	2,434
182	Helix High	2,428
182	Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter	2,428
184	Newbury Park High	2,427
185	San Ysidro High	2,426
186	Homestead High	2,425
187	Henry High	2,424
188	Patriot High	2,421
189	Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	2,419
189	Ontario High	2,419
191	California STEAM San Bernardino	2,412
192	Mira Mesa High	2,400
193	San Pedro Senior High	2,398
194	Montebello High	2,397
194	Dana Hills High	2,397
196	Bell Senior High	2,395
197	Alhambra High	2,389
198	Westview High	2,384
199	Glendora High	2,381
199	John Marshall Senior High	2,381