The grade with the highest concentration of students was fifth-grade with 10.5 percent of all students.
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 didn’t view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 9.4 |
| First | 49 | 8.7 |
| Second | 42 | 7.4 |
| Third | 52 | 9.2 |
| Fourth | 53 | 9.4 |
| Fifth | 59 | 10.5 |
| Sixth | 44 | 7.8 |
| Seventh | 56 | 9.9 |
| Eighth | 45 | 8 |
| Ninth | 23 | 4.1 |
| 10th | 28 | 5 |
| 11th | 34 | 6 |
| 12th | 26 | 4.6 |
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