George I. Sanchez Elementary School had 53 sixth-grade students during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School had the most sixth-grade students enrolled in California with 1,188.
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.
Largest 200 California Schools by Enrollment of Sixth-Grade Students
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School | 1,188 |
| 2 | Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School | 728 |
| 3 | George Ellery Hale Charter Academy | 674 |
| 4 | River Springs Charter School | 660 |
| 5 | Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet | 657 |
| 6 | Paul Revere Charter Middle School | 642 |
| 7 | Inspire Charter School – Kern | 613 |
| 8 | Gaspar De Portola Middle School | 550 |
| 9 | Eleanor Murray Fallon School | 546 |
| 10 | Robert A. Millikan Affiliated Charter & Performing Arts Magnet Middle School | 540 |
| 10 | Culver City Middle School | 540 |
| 12 | John M. Horner Junior High School | 536 |
| 13 | Oak Valley Middle School | 523 |
| 14 | Walter Reed Middle School | 522 |
| 15 | Richard Henry Dana Middle School | 520 |
| 16 | James Madison Middle School | 507 |
| 17 | Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School | 505 |
| 18 | Stephen M. White Middle School | 502 |
| 19 | Thompson Middle School | 494 |
| 19 | South Gate Middle School | 494 |
| 21 | John Burroughs Middle School | 490 |
| 22 | Robert Frost Middle School | 489 |
| 23 | Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | 485 |
| 24 | Wilmington Middle Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (STEAM) Magnet | 476 |
| 25 | Bernardo Heights Middle School | 475 |
| 26 | Hillsdale Middle School | 469 |
| 26 | San Elijo Middle School | 469 |
| 28 | Hughes Middle School | 468 |
| 28 | San Gorgonio Middle School | 468 |
| 30 | William G. Jehue Middle School | 461 |
| 31 | John Muir Middle School | 455 |
| 31 | E.O. Green Junior High School | 455 |
| 33 | Sutter Middle School | 452 |
| 34 | Marshall Middle School | 446 |
| 35 | Ethan A. Chase Middle School | 445 |
| 36 | Chester W. Nimitz Middle School | 444 |
| 37 | Cope Middle School | 443 |
| 38 | Lennox Middle School | 440 |
| 39 | Dorothy McElhinney Middle School | 439 |
| 40 | Palm Desert Charter Middle School | 438 |
| 41 | Douglas MacArthur Fundamental Intermediate | 437 |
| 42 | Canyon Middle School | 435 |
| 43 | Gordon Griffiths Middle School | 434 |
| 44 | Ramona Middle School | 433 |
| 45 | Ysmael Villegas Middle School | 430 |
| 45 | Shivela Middle School | 430 |
| 47 | Palms Middle School | 426 |
| 47 | Bella Vista Middle School | 426 |
| 49 | Ladera Ranch Middle School | 423 |
| 50 | Barbara Chilton Middle School | 421 |
| 51 | Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School | 419 |
| 52 | Highlands Elementary School | 417 |
| 53 | Manhattan Beach Middle School | 416 |
| 54 | Etiwanda Intermediate | 415 |
| 55 | Menifee Valley Middle School | 414 |
| 56 | Richard E. Byrd Middle School | 411 |
| 57 | Wayne Ruble Middle School | 409 |
| 58 | Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate | 408 |
| 59 | Vista Heights Middle School | 407 |
| 59 | Ralston Intermediate | 407 |
| 61 | George K. Porter Middle School | 402 |
| 62 | Stanford Middle School | 401 |
| 63 | Ernest Lawrence Middle School | 400 |
| 64 | Heritage Intermediate | 399 |
| 65 | Clement Middle School | 398 |
| 66 | A.P. Giannini Middle School | 397 |
| 67 | Mary R. Stauffer Middle School | 395 |
| 67 | Visions In Education | 395 |
| 69 | Gerald P. Carr Intermediate | 394 |
| 69 | McKee Middle School | 394 |
| 71 | Woodland Park Middle School | 389 |
| 71 | Vista Middle School | 389 |
| 73 | Folsom Middle School | 388 |
| 73 | Meadowbrook Middle School | 388 |
| 75 | Thomas S. Hart Middle School | 387 |
| 75 | Franklin Classical Middle School | 387 |
| 77 | Mountain View Middle School | 386 |
| 78 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 385 |
| 78 | Willow Glen Middle School | 385 |
| 80 | William B. Bristow Middle School | 383 |
| 81 | Balboa Middle School | 382 |
| 82 | Bell Mountain Middle School | 381 |
| 82 | Griffith Middle School | 381 |
| 82 | Heartland Charter School | 381 |
| 85 | Marco Forster Middle School | 380 |
| 86 | Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School | 379 |
| 87 | Day Creek Intermediate | 378 |
| 88 | Harvest Park Middle School | 376 |
| 88 | Joaquin Miller Middle School | 376 |
| 88 | Nick G. Parras Middle School | 376 |
| 88 | Los Alisos Middle School | 376 |
| 92 | Twin Peaks Middle School | 375 |
| 92 | Granada Middle School | 375 |
| 94 | R.J. Frank Academy of Marine Science & Engineering | 374 |
| 95 | James B. Davidson Middle School | 373 |
| 96 | John Glenn Middle School of International Studies | 371 |
| 97 | William Mulholland Middle School | 370 |
| 97 | Windemere Ranch Middle School | 370 |
| 99 | G.M. Walters Junior High School | 368 |
| 100 | Patrick Henry Middle School | 365 |
| 100 | Fontana Middle School | 365 |
| 100 | Isbell Middle School | 365 |
| 103 | East Whittier Middle School | 364 |
| 104 | Beattie Middle School | 363 |
| 105 | Adams Middle School | 362 |
| 106 | Robert E. Peary Middle School | 360 |
| 106 | Virgil Middle School | 360 |
| 108 | Sunnymead Middle School | 359 |
| 108 | Chaparral Middle School | 359 |
| 108 | Rialto Middle School | 359 |
| 111 | Herbert Hoover Middle School | 358 |
| 111 | Ethel Dwyer Middle School | 358 |
| 113 | Black Mountain Middle School | 357 |
| 113 | Oliver Wendell Holmes Middle School | 357 |
| 113 | Alexander Fleming Middle School | 357 |
| 113 | Burlingame Intermediate | 357 |
| 117 | Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy | 355 |
| 117 | Park Middle School | 355 |
| 119 | Mesa Verde Middle School | 354 |
| 119 | Sierra Vista Elementary School | 354 |
| 121 | South Pasadena Middle School | 353 |
| 121 | Sam H. Lawson Middle School | 353 |
| 121 | Erle Stanley Gardner Middle School | 353 |
| 124 | Gale Ranch Middle School | 352 |
| 124 | Southeast Middle School | 352 |
| 126 | Charles Blackstock Junior High School | 351 |
| 126 | California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles | 351 |
| 128 | Creekside Middle School | 350 |
| 128 | Dana School | 350 |
| 128 | David Starr Jordan Middle School | 350 |
| 131 | Newhart Middle School | 349 |
| 131 | M.H. Stanley Middle School | 349 |
| 133 | Weaver Middle School | 348 |
| 134 | Adams J. Douglas Middle School | 346 |
| 135 | James Workman Middle School | 344 |
| 135 | Badger Springs Middle School | 344 |
| 137 | Kolb Middle School | 343 |
| 137 | Cupertino Middle School | 343 |
| 139 | Suzanne Middle School | 342 |
| 140 | Terra Cotta Middle School | 341 |
| 141 | Leon H. Ollivier Middle School | 340 |
| 141 | Union Middle School | 340 |
| 143 | El Monte Middle School | 339 |
| 144 | Moore Middle School | 338 |
| 144 | Jefferson Leadership Academies | 338 |
| 146 | Acacia Middle School | 336 |
| 146 | Benicia Middle School | 336 |
| 148 | Tomas Rivera Middle School | 335 |
| 148 | Pine Valley Middle School | 335 |
| 150 | Nellie N. Coffman Middle School | 334 |
| 151 | Pleasanton Middle School | 333 |
| 152 | Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle School | 332 |
| 152 | Oak Middle School | 332 |
| 152 | Sunnyvale Middle School | 332 |
| 155 | Jefferson Middle School | 331 |
| 156 | Castillero Middle School | 330 |
| 157 | Aviara Oaks Middle School | 329 |
| 157 | Los Angeles Academy Middle School | 329 |
| 157 | Pacoima Middle School | 329 |
| 160 | James L. Day Middle School | 328 |
| 160 | Cesar Chavez Middle School | 328 |
| 160 | Francisco Sepulveda Middle School | 328 |
| 160 | Edward A. Sussman Middle School | 328 |
| 160 | Walnut Creek Intermediate | 328 |
| 160 | Bear Valley Middle School | 328 |
| 166 | Iron Horse Middle School | 327 |
| 166 | Frisbie Middle School | 327 |
| 168 | Medea Creek Middle School | 326 |
| 168 | Raymond J. Fisher Middle School | 326 |
| 168 | Summit Intermediate | 326 |
| 168 | Pacific Coast Academy | 326 |
| 168 | Desert Willow Fine Arts Science and Technology Magnet Academy | 326 |
| 173 | American Canyon Middle School | 325 |
| 173 | Palm Middle School | 325 |
| 173 | Presidio Middle School | 325 |
| 176 | Loma Vista Middle School | 324 |
| 177 | Park View Middle School | 323 |
| 177 | Elsinore Middle School | 323 |
| 177 | Rancho Viejo Middle School | 323 |
| 180 | Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School | 322 |
| 181 | Bowditch Middle School | 321 |
| 182 | Ethel Kucera Middle School | 320 |
| 182 | La Merced Intermediate | 320 |
| 182 | Diamond Valley Middle School | 320 |
| 185 | Inspire Charter School – South | 319 |
| 186 | Dartmouth Middle School | 318 |
| 186 | Herbert Hoover Middle School | 318 |
| 188 | Nicolet Middle School | 317 |
| 188 | Elizabeth Ustach Middle School | 317 |
| 188 | David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy | 317 |
| 191 | Olive Vista Middle School | 315 |
| 191 | Richard Henry Dana Middle School | 315 |
| 191 | Standard Middle School | 315 |
| 194 | Vista Verde Middle School | 314 |
| 194 | iLEAD Hybrid School | 314 |
| 196 | Bret Harte Middle School | 313 |
| 196 | Lewis Middle School | 313 |
| 198 | Sequoia Middle School | 312 |
| 198 | Isaac Newton Graham Middle School | 312 |
| 198 | Katherine Edwards Middle School | 312 |
