Oakland City Wire

Esperanza Elementary had a total attendance of 345 students during the 2018-19 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Compared to the previous year, the school had a 2.0 percent decrease in the student population.

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	6324
2	Visions In Education	6089
3	Granada Hills Charter High	4698
4	Paramount High	4602
5	Eleanor Roosevelt High	4532
6	Inspire Charter School - South	4466
7	Inspire Charter	4321
8	Central High East Campus	4216
9	Downey High	4117
10	Polytechnic High	4026
11	Capistrano Connections Academy	3941
12	Santiago High	3720
13	Wilson High	3679
14	James Logan High	3635
15	Inspire Charter School - Kern	3599
16	Earl Warren High	3592
17	Pittsburg Senior High	3573
18	El Camino Real Charter High	3562
19	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	3559
20	Vista Murrieta High	3554
21	Fountain Valley High	3531
22	Millikan High	3529
23	Etiwanda High	3526
24	San Marcos High	3439
25	Rancho Cucamonga High	3434
26	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	3417
27	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park	3408
28	Dougherty Valley High	3331
29	Madera South High	3270
30	Chaffey High	3231
31	Lakewood High	3224
32	Upland High	3195
33	Milpitas High	3177
34	Birmingham Community Charter High	3165
35	Arcadia High	3161
35	Great Oak High	3161
37	Berkeley High	3154
38	Paloma Valley High	3146
39	Centennial High	3142
40	Los Alamitos High	3137
41	Grover Cleveland Charter High	3115
42	Sanger High	3102
43	Anaheim High	3099
43	Pacifica High	3099
45	Martin Luther King Jr. High	3071
46	Santa Ana High	3057
47	Los Osos High	3052
48	Aliso Niguel High	3043
49	Redondo Union High	3040
50	Calexico High	3031
50	Arnold O. Beckman High	3031
52	San Clemente High	3012
53	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	3010
54	San Benito High	3005
55	Huntington Beach High	2983
56	Dublin High	2978
57	Quartz Hill High	2975
57	Chaparral High	2975
59	Palisades Charter High	2964
59	Assurance Learning Academy	2964
61	Evergreen Valley High	2961
62	El Camino High	2958
63	Temecula Valley High	2914
64	Bakersfield High	2912
65	Eastlake High	2908
66	Alisal High	2904
67	Cypress High	2903
68	Sunnyside High	2896
69	Mayfair High	2889
70	Montclair High	2882
71	Heritage High	2875
72	Independence High	2872
73	Valencia High	2868
74	Beaumont Senior High	2858
75	Santa Monica High	2857
76	Lincoln High	2854
77	William J. (Pete) Knight High	2853
78	Heartland Charter	2849
79	Clovis High	2848
80	Castro Valley High	2834
81	Yucaipa High	2829
82	Trabuco Hills High	2821
83	Cajon High	2812
84	California High	2807
85	Pacific Coast Academy	2797
86	California High	2777
87	Pioneer Valley High	2776
88	Chino Hills High	2774
88	Lowell High	2774
90	Ruben S. Ayala High	2743
91	Westminster High	2742
92	Oxnard High	2727
93	Buchanan High	2726
94	iLEAD Hybrid	2725
95	Valencia High	2724
96	Schurr High	2723
97	Santa Maria High	2720
98	Katella High	2718
99	Amador Valley High	2713
100	Rialto High	2711
101	Diamond Bar High	2709
102	Liberty High	2708
103	Highland High	2703
104	San Jacinto High	2676
105	San Juan Hills High	2671
106	Everett Alvarez High	2664
107	Salinas High	2661
108	Coachella Valley High	2659
109	Franklin High	2656
110	San Leandro High	2652
111	Arvin High	2642
112	John H. Francis Polytechnic	2639
113	Sweetwater High	2636
114	La Quinta High	2635
115	Van Nuys Senior High	2634
116	Ridgeview High	2630
116	Ocean Grove Charter	2630
118	Bell Gardens High	2628
119	Mission Hills High	2626
120	Arroyo Valley High	2621
121	Troy High	2614
121	Inspire Charter School - North	2614
123	Crescenta Valley High	2608
124	Lancaster High	2607
125	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	2602
126	Edison High	2597
127	Channel Islands High	2596
128	Heritage High	2589
128	Freedom High	2589
130	Valley View High	2573
131	Canyon Crest Academy	2572
132	James A. Garfield Senior High	2569
133	Clovis East High	2567
134	Pleasant Grove High	2560
135	Burbank High	2556
136	Mira Costa High	2552
137	Valiant Academy of Southern California	2550
138	Clovis North High	2549
139	Alta Loma High	2546
140	La Serna High	2533
141	Burroughs High	2531
142	Turlock High	2528
143	Bullard High	2523
143	Palmdale High	2523
143	Sheldon High	2523
146	North Hollywood Senior High	2522
147	Tesoro High	2514
147	Modesto High	2514
149	Summit High	2498
149	Menlo-Atherton High	2498
151	Golden Valley High	2497
152	Hemet High	2489
153	Chula Vista Senior High	2487
154	Saugus High	2481
155	Phineas Banning Senior High	2478
156	Olympian High	2476
157	Folsom High	2472
158	Mira Monte High	2468
159	Foothill High	2467
160	Woodbridge High	2466
160	Murrieta Mesa High	2466
162	Jordan High	2465
162	West Ranch High	2465
162	Polytechnic High	2465
165	Oak Ridge High	2461
166	Corona del Mar High	2454
166	Fontana High	2454
168	Hector G. Godinez	2449
168	Oak Hills High	2449
170	American High	2448
170	Monte Vista High	2448
172	Corona High	2445
173	Torrey Pines High	2444
174	Marina High	2443
175	Edison High	2440
176	Eastside High	2439
177	South Gate Senior High	2437
178	John F. Kennedy High	2435
178	Segerstrom High	2435
178	Silver Creek High	2435
181	Bellflower High	2434
182	Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter	2428
182	Helix High	2428
184	Newbury Park High	2427
185	San Ysidro High	2426
186	Homestead High	2425
187	Henry High	2424
188	Patriot High	2421
189	Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle	2419
189	Ontario High	2419
191	California STEAM San Bernardino	2412
192	Mira Mesa High	2400
193	San Pedro Senior High	2398
194	Montebello High	2397
194	Dana Hills High	2397
196	Bell Senior High	2395
197	Alhambra High	2389
198	Westview High	2384
199	Glendora High	2381
199	John Marshall Senior High	2381