Central OC Times

Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School had 1,058 eighth-grade students during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School had the most eighth-grade students enrolled in California.

According to the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see public and secondary school enrollment decrease three percent 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 expected 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.

Rank	School	Attendance
1	Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School	1,058
2	Rancho del Rey Middle School	863
3	Eastlake Middle School	847
4	Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School	792
5	Washington Academic Middle School	778
6	Alta Sierra Intermediate	754
7	Reyburn Intermediate	753
8	South Junior High School	728
9	Clark Intermediate	724
10	Paul Revere Charter Middle School	709
11	Katherine L. Albiani Middle School	704
12	Turlock Junior High School	696
13	Toby Johnson Middle School	690
14	River Springs Charter School	658
15	Sycamore Junior High School	655
16	George Ellery Hale Charter Academy	646
16	Granite Ridge Intermediate	646
18	Lexington Junior High School	638
19	Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet	633
19	Lakeside Middle School	633
21	Thornton Junior High School	630
22	Jurupa Middle School	628
23	Rosemont Middle School	623
24	Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate	622
25	Santiago Middle School	621
25	Edward Harris Jr. Middle School	621
27	Rio Norte Junior High School	612
28	Ranchero Middle School	598
29	Arroyo Seco Junior High School	596
30	Washington Middle School	594
31	Harden Middle School	583
32	La Paz Middle School	581
32	El Rancho Charter School	581
34	Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate	579
34	Robert O. Townsend Junior High School	579
36	Canyon Hills Junior High School	576
36	Kastner Intermediate	576
36	John M. Horner Junior High School	576
39	River Heights Intermediate	575
40	Sutter Middle School	573
41	T.R. Smedberg Middle School	569
41	La Mesa Junior High School	569
43	Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School	566
44	Wilmington Middle Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (STEAM) Magnet	564
45	Robert A. Millikan Affiliated Charter & Performing Arts Magnet Middle School	562
46	Stephen M. White Middle School	556
47	El Roble Intermediate	553
48	Gaspar De Portola Middle School	551
48	Sierra Vista Junior High School	551
48	San Elijo Middle School	551
51	Hesperia Junior High School	550
52	Tommie Kunst Junior High School	549
53	Henry T. Gage Middle School	546
54	Inspire Charter School - Kern	544
55	Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School	543
56	Granite Oaks Middle School	542
56	Thompson Middle School	542
56	James Madison Middle School	542
59	Culver City Middle School	541
60	Robert Frost Middle School	540
61	South Gate Middle School	539
62	John Burroughs Middle School	536
63	Oak Valley Middle School	535
64	Harriet G. Eddy Middle School	533
64	Toro Canyon Middle School	533
66	Norris Middle School	531
67	Hillview Middle School	530
68	Citrus Hills Intermediate	529
68	El Sausal Middle School	529
68	Placerita Junior High School	529
71	Cedar Middle School	528
72	Kraemer Middle School	527
73	Hillsdale Middle School	526
74	William G. Jehue Middle School	525
74	Brookhurst Junior High School	525
76	Walter Reed Middle School	523
76	Sequoia Middle School	523
76	Colton Middle School	523
79	Walker Junior High School	521
80	Carmel Valley Middle School	520
80	Cesar E. Chavez Middle School	520
82	Eleanor Murray Fallon School	517
83	Serrano Intermediate	516
84	Los Banos Junior High School	512
84	Centerville Junior High School	512
86	Richard Henry Dana Middle School	511
87	Lennox Middle School	510
88	Lynwood Middle School	507
89	John Muir Middle School	506
90	Matthew Gage Middle School	503
90	Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School	503
90	Stonecreek Junior High School	503
93	Marshall Middle School	499
93	Abraham Lincoln Middle School	499
93	California Middle School	499
96	El Cerrito Middle School	498
97	William Hopkins Junior High School	497
98	Pinacate Middle School	495
98	Bonita Vista Middle School	495
98	Horace Ensign Intermediate	495
101	D. Russell Parks Junior High School	494
102	Ernest Lawrence Middle School	490
102	Isaac Fesler Junior High School	490
104	E.O. Green Junior High School	489
105	Samuel Jackman Middle School	485
105	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	485
107	Bernardo Heights Middle School	483
107	Valley Oak Middle School	483
109	Dale Junior High School	482
109	Dorothy McElhinney Middle School	482
109	Bella Vista Middle School	482
112	Brea Junior High School	481
112	Hollenbeck Middle School	481
112	Lodi Middle School	481
115	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School	480
115	Shivela Middle School	480
115	Hughes Middle School	480
118	Kings Canyon Middle School	479
119	Mary R. Stauffer Middle School	477
119	Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School	477
119	Frank Augustus Miller Middle School	477
122	Valley View Middle School	476
122	Thomas Jefferson Middle School	476
124	Chaboya Middle School	475
125	Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate	473
126	Willis Jepson Middle School	472
127	Hilltop Middle School	471
127	Terrace Hills Middle School	471
129	El Sereno Middle School	469
130	Imogene Garner Hook Junior High School	466
130	Griffith Middle School	466
130	Lakeview Leadership Academy	466
133	Canyon Middle School	465
134	James Rutter Middle School	464
135	Sunnymead Middle School	463
135	Joseph Kerr Middle School	463
135	Windemere Ranch Middle School	463
138	Amelia Earhart Middle School	461
139	Sutter Middle School	460
139	Woodrow Wilson Middle School	460
139	Marco Forster Middle School	460
142	Thomas A. Edison Middle School	459
143	Quimby Oak Middle School	458
143	Ethan A. Chase Middle School	458
145	Oak Avenue Intermediate	455
146	Woodland Park Middle School	454
146	Palm Desert Charter Middle School	454
148	Eleanor J. Toll Middle School	453
149	Vista Heights Middle School	452
149	Mayfair High School	452
151	Manhattan Beach Middle School	451
151	William Mulholland Middle School	451
151	Ladera Ranch Middle School	451
154	Folsom Middle School	450
155	Chester W. Nimitz Middle School	449
156	Cope Middle School	448
156	Roosevelt Junior High School	448
158	Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	446
158	Mountain View Middle School	446
158	Cupertino Middle School	446
161	Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts	445
161	Ramona Middle School	445
161	Southeast Middle School	445
164	La Joya Middle School	444
165	Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School	443
165	Ball Junior High School	443
167	Millswood Middle School	442
168	Spring View Middle School	441
168	Rancho Pico Junior High School	441
170	Earl Warren Junior High School	440
170	Chaparral Middle School	440
172	University Heights Middle School	439
173	Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School	438
173	Arrowview Middle School	438
173	Chemawa Middle School	438
173	Tenaya Middle School	438
177	Cahuilla Desert Academy Junior High School	437
177	Wayne Ruble Middle School	437
179	Washington Intermediate	436
180	Los Angeles Academy Middle School	435
180	Barbara Worth Junior High School	435
182	Newark Junior High School	434
182	Capistrano Connections Academy	434
184	Lompoc Valley Middle School	433
185	Glacier Point Middle School	432
186	Etiwanda Intermediate	431
186	Nick G. Parras Middle School	431
186	Day Creek Intermediate	431
189	Fontana Middle School	430
190	Rio Vista Middle School	429
190	Orangeview Junior High School	429
190	Chipman Junior High School	429
193	Menifee Valley Middle School	428
193	Richard E. Byrd Middle School	428
193	Creekside Junior High School	428
196	Stanford Middle School	426
196	Oak Crest Middle School	426
196	San Gorgonio Middle School	426
199	Mesa Verde Middle School	425
199	Sierra Middle School	425