Rancho del Rey Middle School had the most seventh-grade students enrolled in California with 897.
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.
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rancho del Rey Middle School | 897 |
| 2 | Eastlake Middle School | 884 |
| 3 | George Ellery Hale Charter Academy | 801 |
| 4 | Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School | 797 |
| 5 | South Junior High School | 782 |
| 6 | Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet | 774 |
| 7 | Clark Intermediate | 768 |
| 8 | Reyburn Intermediate | 766 |
| 9 | Washington Academic Middle School | 750 |
| 10 | Turlock Junior High School | 732 |
| 11 | Katherine L. Albiani Middle School | 731 |
| 12 | Paul Revere Charter Middle School | 699 |
| 13 | Lexington Junior High School | 692 |
| 14 | Toby Johnson Middle School | 687 |
| 15 | Alta Sierra Intermediate | 679 |
| 16 | Sycamore Junior High School | 669 |
| 16 | Arroyo Seco Junior High School | 669 |
| 16 | Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate | 669 |
| 19 | Lakeside Middle School | 658 |
| 20 | Jurupa Middle School | 641 |
| 21 | South Gate Middle School | 636 |
| 21 | John M. Horner Junior High School | 636 |
| 23 | Granite Ridge Intermediate | 634 |
| 23 | Rio Norte Junior High School | 634 |
| 25 | San Elijo Middle School | 627 |
| 26 | Pinacate Middle School | 626 |
| 26 | Thornton Junior High School | 626 |
| 28 | Ranchero Middle School | 625 |
| 29 | Harden Middle School | 620 |
| 29 | Washington Middle School | 620 |
| 31 | La Paz Middle School | 616 |
| 31 | La Mesa Junior High School | 616 |
| 33 | Sequoia Middle School | 615 |
| 34 | Kastner Intermediate | 613 |
| 34 | Jeffrey Trail Middle School | 613 |
| 36 | El Rancho Charter School | 611 |
| 36 | Cesar E. Chavez Middle School | 611 |
| 38 | El Sausal Middle School | 610 |
| 38 | Wilmington Middle Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (STEAM) Magnet | 610 |
| 40 | Bonita Vista Middle School | 608 |
| 41 | John Burroughs Middle School | 606 |
| 42 | Robert A. Millikan Affiliated Charter & Performing Arts Magnet Middle School | 605 |
| 43 | Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate | 603 |
| 44 | Sutter Middle School | 601 |
| 45 | Stephen M. White Middle School | 600 |
| 46 | Citrus Hills Intermediate | 598 |
| 47 | Horace Ensign Intermediate | 594 |
| 48 | James Madison Middle School | 586 |
| 49 | T.R. Smedberg Middle School | 585 |
| 50 | River Heights Intermediate | 583 |
| 51 | Griffith Middle School | 582 |
| 52 | Hesperia Junior High School | 578 |
| 53 | Henry T. Gage Middle School | 576 |
| 53 | El Roble Intermediate | 576 |
| 55 | Harriet G. Eddy Middle School | 573 |
| 55 | Chaboya Middle School | 573 |
| 55 | Serrano Intermediate | 573 |
| 55 | Gaspar De Portola Middle School | 573 |
| 55 | Toro Canyon Middle School | 573 |
| 60 | River Springs Charter School | 572 |
| 60 | Edward Harris Jr. Middle School | 572 |
| 62 | Rosemont Middle School | 570 |
| 63 | Culver City Middle School | 568 |
| 64 | Thompson Middle School | 567 |
| 65 | Walter Reed Middle School | 563 |
| 65 | Cedar Middle School | 563 |
| 67 | Richard Henry Dana Middle School | 562 |
| 68 | William G. Jehue Middle School | 555 |
| 68 | Brookhurst Junior High School | 555 |
| 70 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School | 554 |
| 71 | Carmel Valley Middle School | 553 |
| 71 | Dale Junior High School | 553 |
| 73 | Bernardo Heights Middle School | 551 |
| 73 | Thomas A. Edison Middle School | 551 |
| 75 | Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School | 550 |
| 76 | Robert Frost Middle School | 549 |
| 77 | Frank Augustus Miller Middle School | 546 |
| 78 | Placerita Junior High School | 544 |
| 79 | Lynwood Middle School | 541 |
| 80 | Lodi Middle School | 540 |
| 81 | Hillsdale Middle School | 539 |
| 82 | Kraemer Middle School | 533 |
| 83 | William Hopkins Junior High School | 532 |
| 83 | Tommie Kunst Junior High School | 532 |
| 85 | Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School | 531 |
| 86 | Isaac Fesler Junior High School | 529 |
| 87 | Buena Park Junior High School | 528 |
| 88 | Charles Blackstock Junior High School | 527 |
| 89 | Samuel Jackman Middle School | 526 |
| 89 | Sierra Vista Junior High School | 526 |
| 91 | Colton Middle School | 524 |
| 92 | Granite Oaks Middle School | 522 |
| 92 | Stonecreek Junior High School | 522 |
| 94 | Walker Junior High School | 521 |
| 95 | Sutter Middle School | 518 |
| 95 | Sunnymead Middle School | 518 |
| 97 | Abraham Lincoln Middle School | 516 |
| 97 | Canyon Hills Junior High School | 516 |
| 99 | Norris Middle School | 515 |
| 99 | Santiago Middle School | 515 |
| 99 | Chemawa Middle School | 515 |
| 99 | Terrace Hills Middle School | 515 |
| 99 | Eleanor Murray Fallon | 515 |
| 104 | Valley View Middle School | 514 |
| 104 | Richard E. Byrd Middle School | 514 |
| 106 | Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts | 507 |
| 107 | Robert O. Townsend Junior High School | 505 |
| 107 | Hilltop Middle School | 505 |
| 107 | Hollenbeck Middle School | 505 |
| 110 | D. Russell Parks Junior High School | 504 |
| 110 | Los Banos Junior High School | 504 |
| 112 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 503 |
| 112 | Washington Intermediate | 503 |
| 114 | Mayfair High School | 502 |
| 115 | Ysmael Villegas Middle School | 501 |
| 115 | Ladera Ranch Middle School | 501 |
| 117 | Gerald P. Carr Intermediate | 500 |
| 118 | Mesa Verde Middle School | 499 |
| 118 | Lennox Middle School | 499 |
| 118 | Ball Junior High School | 499 |
| 118 | Cerro Villa Middle School | 499 |
| 122 | Joe Walker Middle School | 498 |
| 122 | Dorothy McElhinney Middle School | 498 |
| 124 | Lakeview Leadership Academy | 496 |
| 125 | Manhattan Beach Middle School | 495 |
| 126 | Curtis Middle School | 494 |
| 126 | Etiwanda Intermediate | 494 |
| 128 | Vista Heights Middle School | 490 |
| 128 | Quimby Oak Middle School | 490 |
| 128 | Chipman Junior High School | 490 |
| 131 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School | 489 |
| 131 | Willis Jepson Middle School | 489 |
| 133 | Douglass Middle School | 488 |
| 133 | Cope Middle School | 488 |
| 135 | Imogene Garner Hook Junior High School | 487 |
| 136 | Mountain View Middle School | 485 |
| 136 | Diegueno Middle School | 485 |
| 136 | Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School | 485 |
| 136 | Jack G. Desmond Middle School | 485 |
| 140 | John Muir Middle School | 483 |
| 141 | Shivela Middle School | 480 |
| 141 | Hughes Middle School | 480 |
| 141 | Alexander Fleming Middle School | 480 |
| 144 | Marshall Middle School | 479 |
| 145 | Desert Ridge Academy | 478 |
| 146 | Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate | 477 |
| 146 | Woodland Park Middle School | 477 |
| 146 | Kings Canyon Middle School | 477 |
| 149 | George K. Porter Middle School | 476 |
| 149 | Oak Valley Middle School | 476 |
| 151 | Palm Desert Charter Middle School | 475 |
| 151 | Glacier Point Middle School | 475 |
| 153 | Amelia Earhart Middle School | 474 |
| 153 | William Mulholland Middle School | 474 |
| 153 | E.O. Green Junior High School | 474 |
| 156 | James Rutter Middle School | 473 |
| 157 | Brea Junior High School | 471 |
| 157 | Rancho Pico Junior High School | 471 |
| 159 | James Workman Middle School | 470 |
| 159 | Chester W. Nimitz Middle School | 470 |
| 161 | Serrano Middle School | 469 |
| 161 | Arrowview Middle School | 469 |
| 161 | Folsom Middle School | 469 |
| 161 | Eleanor J. Toll Middle School | 469 |
| 165 | Matthew Gage Middle School | 468 |
| 165 | Centerville Junior High School | 468 |
| 167 | Cupertino Middle School | 467 |
| 168 | Evelyn Hanshaw Middle School | 466 |
| 168 | Valley Oak Middle School | 466 |
| 170 | Earl Warren Junior High School | 465 |
| 170 | Canyon Middle School | 465 |
| 170 | Barbara Worth Junior High School | 465 |
| 173 | Tenaya Middle School | 464 |
| 173 | Ramona Middle School | 464 |
| 175 | Bella Vista Middle School | 462 |
| 176 | Newhart Middle School | 459 |
| 177 | Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School | 458 |
| 177 | Ethan A. Chase Middle School | 458 |
| 179 | Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | 457 |
| 180 | La Colina Junior High School | 456 |
| 180 | Joseph Kerr Middle School | 456 |
| 180 | Norco Intermediate | 456 |
| 180 | California Middle School | 456 |
| 180 | James E. Potter Intermediate | 456 |
| 185 | Sierra Vista Middle School | 454 |
| 185 | Kenilworth Junior High School | 454 |
| 185 | Sierra Middle School | 454 |
| 185 | Roosevelt Junior High School | 454 |
| 189 | Newark Junior High School | 453 |
| 189 | El Sereno Middle School | 453 |
| 189 | Orangeview Junior High School | 453 |
| 192 | Oak Middle School | 452 |
| 193 | Palms Middle School | 451 |
| 193 | Ernest Lawrence Middle School | 451 |
| 195 | La Joya Middle School | 449 |
| 195 | Chula Vista Middle School | 449 |
| 195 | Ethel Dwyer Middle School | 449 |
| 195 | El Cerrito Middle School | 449 |
| 199 | Creekside Junior High School | 448 |
| 200 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 447 |

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