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.
Oakland Unified School District grade breakdown
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 4,750 | 9.5 |
| First | 4,116 | 8.2 |
| Second | 4,017 | 8 |
| Third | 4,000 | 8 |
| Fourth | 3,939 | 7.9 |
| Fifth | 3,904 | 7.8 |
| Sixth | 3,653 | 7.3 |
| Seventh | 3,806 | 7.6 |
| Eighth | 3,691 | 7.4 |
| Ninth | 3,526 | 7 |
| 10th | 3,547 | 7.1 |
| 11th | 3,479 | 7 |
| 12th | 3,623 | 7.2 |
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Glenview Elementary School• Metwest High School• Aspire Eres Academy• Edna Brewer Middle School• Manzanita Community• Redwood Heights Elementary School• Skyline High School• Peralta Elementary School• Hoover Elementary School• Greenleaf Elementary School• Bret Harte Middle School• Ralph J. Bunche High School• Roosevelt Middle School• Crocker Highlands Elementary School• Oakland School for the Arts• Oakland Technical High School• Aspire Monarch Academy• Lighthouse Community Charter High School• New Highland Academy• Acorn Woodland Elementary School• Burckhalter Elementary School• Montclair Elementary School• Sequoia Elementary School• Vincent Academy• United for Success Academy• Laurel Elementary School• Ascend• Howard Elementary School• Grass Valley Elementary School• Garfield Elementary School• Alliance Academy• Esperanza Elementary School• Learning Without Limits• Melrose Leadership Academy• Global Family• Joaquin Miller Elementary School• Street Academy (alternative)• Gateway To College At Laney College• Fruitvale Elementary School• Piedmont Avenue Elementary School• Oakland Charter Academy• Brookfield Elementary School• Frick Middle School• Roots International Academy• Think College Now• Lighthouse Community Charter• Oakland International High School• Castlemont High School• Claremont Middle School• East Oakland Pride Elementary School• McClymonds High School• North Oakland Community Charter• Futures Elementary School• Franklin Elementary School• Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy• Bridges Academy• Westlake Middle School• Reach Academy• Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy• West Oakland Middle School• Dewey Academy• Montera Middle School• Community United Elementary School• La Escuelita Elementary School• Urban Promise Academy• Parker Elementary School• Allendale Elementary School• Civicorps Corpsmember Academy• Oakland High School• Aspire Berkley Maynard Academy• Bella Vista Elementary School• Thornhill Elementary School• Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy• Hillcrest Elementary School• Lincoln Elementary School• Kaiser Elementary School• Chabot Elementary School• Life Academy• Emerson Elementary School• Sankofa Academy• International Community• Arise High School• Carl B. Munck Elementary School• Oakland Unity High School• Horace Mann Elementary School• Encompass Academy Elementary School• Cleveland Elementary School• Markham Elementary School• Rise Community
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