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Andres and Maria Cardenas Elementary School had 72 fifth-grade students during the 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

River Springs Charter School had the most fifth-grade students enrolled in California with 589.

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	River Springs Charter School	589
2	Inspire Charter School - South	401
3	Dana	393
4	Inspire Charter School	382
5	Old River Elementary School	358
6	Inspire Charter School - Kern	324
7	Visions In Education	313
8	Mark Twain Elementary School	286
9	Rosa Parks Elementary School	265
10	Roosevelt Elementary School	259
10	iLEAD Hybrid	259
12	Fairmead Elementary School	255
13	Fenton Avenue Charter School	253
14	Warm Springs Elementary School	251
15	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	242
16	Heartland Charter School	240
17	Ocean Grove Charter School	236
18	Ronald W. Reagan Elementary School	227
19	Pacoima Charter Elementary School	225
19	Pacific Coast Academy	225
21	Carpenter (C. C.) Elementary School	223
22	Brooks Elementary School	220
22	Inspire Charter School - North	220
22	Oso Grande Elementary School	220
25	Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter School	215
26	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	211
27	Sunset Elementary School	210
28	Valiant Academy of Southern California	209
29	Hooper Avenue Elementary School	201
30	Lisa J. Mails Elementary School	200
31	Ysabel Barnett Elementary School	199
32	Cole Canyon Elementary School	196
32	Zamorano Elementary School	196
34	Grant Elementary School	195
35	Sherman Oaks Center for Enriched Studies	192
35	San Elijo Elementary School	192
35	Freedom Elementary School	192
38	Ridgeview Elementary School	191
39	Zela Davis	190
40	Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School	189
41	Ocia A. Peters Elementary School	188
42	Bernhard Marks Elementary School	186
42	McCabe Elementary School	186
42	Eastvale Elementary School	186
45	Ronald Reagan Elementary School	185
46	Greenville Fundamental Elementary School	184
46	Arthur E. Mills Intermediate	184
46	Mark Twain Elementary School	184
46	Community Outreach Academy	184
50	Coyote Creek Elementary School	183
50	Harada Elementary School	183
52	Garretson Elementary School	182
52	Golden Elementary School	182
52	Union Avenue Elementary School	182
52	Ben Hulse Elementary School	182
56	Bessie E. Owens Intermediate	180
56	Longfellow Elementary School	180
58	John Muir Fundamental Elementary School	178
59	Excelsior Elementary School	177
59	Alicante Avenue Elementary School	177
61	Rosa Parks Elementary School	175
61	Heinz Kaiser Elementary School	175
61	Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	175
61	Charlotte N. Werner Elementary School	175
61	Temecula Luiseno Elementary School	175
66	Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies	174
66	John L. Golden Elementary School	174
66	Foothill Ranch Elementary School	174
66	Pioneer Elementary School	174
70	Jim Thorpe Fundamental	173
70	Mark Keppel Elementary School	173
70	Dooley Elementary School	173
73	Carrillo Elementary School	172
73	Terra Vista Elementary School	172
73	Tierra Linda Middle School	172
73	Coronado Village Elementary School	172
73	Vista del Mar Elementary School	172
78	Valley Center Elementary School	171
78	Vineyard Elementary School	171
78	Madison Elementary School	171
78	Victor Elementary School	171
78	Ninety-Third Street Elementary School	171
78	Live Oak Elementary School	171
78	Monterey Ridge Elementary School	171
85	Castle Rock Elementary School	170
85	Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary School	170
85	K.I. Jones Elementary School	170
85	Valle Verde Elementary School	170
89	Clara Barton Elementary School	169
90	Cottonwood Canyon Elementary School	168
90	R. Paul Krey Elementary School	168
90	Vintage Math/Science/Technology Magnet	168
90	Making Waves Academy	168
90	Summit Charter Academy	168
90	Capistrano Connections Academy	168
96	Bel Aire Elementary School	167
96	Kester Avenue Elementary School	167
96	Maude Price Elementary School	167
99	McCabe Elementary School	166
100	John Green Elementary School	165
100	Mission Crest Elementary School	165
102	T.L. Waggoner Elementary School	164
102	Ruth Musser Middle School	164
102	Welby Way Charter Elementary School And Gifted-High Ability Magnet	164
102	South Sutter Charter School	164
102	Quail Run Elementary School	164
102	Solana Pacific Elementary School	164
108	Daniel N. Buchanan Elementary School	163
108	Baldy Mesa Elementary School	163
108	Walnut Grove Elementary School	163
108	Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School	163
108	Hacienda Elementary School	163
113	Manchester Gate	162
113	Cloverly Elementary School	162
113	Bell Gardens Elementary School	162
113	Monte Vista Elementary School	162
117	Cecilia Lucero Solorio Elementary School	161
117	Woodbury Elementary School	161
117	Merritt Trace Elementary School	161
117	Miles Avenue Elementary School	161
117	Norris Elementary School	161
117	California STEAM San Bernardino	161
117	Riverside Preparatory	161
117	Anne and William Hedenkamp Elementary School	161
125	Bonsall Elementary School	160
125	Ralph A. Gates Elementary School	160
125	Carpenter Community Charter School	160
125	Budlong Avenue Elementary School	160
125	Center Street Elementary School	160
125	Myrtle Avenue Elementary School	160
125	Perdew Elementary School	160
132	Ford Boulevard Elementary School	159
132	Lincoln Elementary School	159
132	Addams Elementary School	159
132	Carroll Elementary School	159
136	Nueva Vista Elementary School	158
136	Bear Valley Elementary School	158
136	Hickory Elementary School	158
139	Pacific Rim Elementary School	157
139	Fairview Middle School	157
139	Santa Monica Boulevard Community Charter School	157
139	R.D. White Elementary School	157
139	Fairview Elementary School	157
139	Baird Middle School	157
139	Esperanza Elementary School	157
146	Martin R. Heninger Elementary School	156
146	Peter Burnett Elementary School	156
146	Tony Tobin Elementary School	156
146	Sundance Elementary School	156
150	Forest Park Elementary School	155
150	Kermit McKenzie Intermediate	155
150	Harmon Johnson Elementary School	155
150	Challenger School of Sports and Fitness	155
150	Hidden Hills Elementary School	155
155	Morgan Kincaid Preparatory	154
155	Vintage Hills Elementary School	154
155	Ramon Garza Elementary School	154
155	La Costa Meadows Elementary School	154
155	Lyman Gilmore Middle School	154
155	Elim Elementary School	154
155	Suva Elementary School	154
155	Eucalyptus	154
155	Huron Elementary School	154
155	Burton Valley Elementary School	154
155	Arroyo	154
155	Golden Hills Elementary School	154
155	Manuel Esqueda Elementary School	154
155	French Valley Elementary School	154
169	Don Juan Avila Elementary School	153
169	La Entrada Middle School	153
169	Murrieta Elementary School	153
169	Jessie Hayden Elementary School	153
169	Whittier Elementary School	153
169	Frederiksen Elementary School	153
175	Mesquite Trails Elementary School	152
175	Bautista Creek Elementary School	152
175	Stonegate Elementary School	152
178	Rice Canyon Elementary School	151
178	Classical Academy	151
178	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	151
178	Longden Elementary School	151
178	Marengo Elementary School	151
178	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School	151
178	Megan Cope Elementary School	151
178	Louis VanderMolen Fundamental Elementary School	151
186	Saul Martinez Elementary School	150
186	Benjamin Franklin Elementary School	150
186	Victoriano Elementary School	150
186	S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary School	150
186	Roosevelt Elementary School	150
186	Rosamond Elementary School	150
186	Fremont Elementary School	150
186	Lasselle Elementary School	150
186	Hicks Canyon Elementary School	150
195	Ocean View Hills	149
195	Ardenwood Elementary School	149
195	J.H. McGaugh Elementary School	149
195	Noble Avenue Elementary School	149
195	Corona Avenue Elementary School	149
195	Alta California Elementary School	149