South Bay Leader

Cowan Avenue Elementary School had 54 third-grade students during the 2018-2019 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

River Springs Charter School had the most third-grade students enrolled in California with 598.

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	598
2	Inspire Charter School - South	426
3	Inspire Charter School	396
4	Inspire Charter School - Kern	360
5	Visions In Education	313
6	Pacific Coast Academy	300
7	Warm Springs Elementary School	285
8	Heartland Charter School	276
9	Ronald Reagan Elementary School	270
10	iLEAD Hybrid	263
11	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	262
12	Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter School	253
13	John C. Fremont Elementary School	252
14	Rosa Parks Elementary School	236
15	Fenton Avenue Charter School	228
16	Ronald Reagan Elementary School	225
17	Lincoln Elementary School	222
18	Inspire Charter School - North	219
18	Ocean Grove Charter School	219
20	Nell Dawson Elementary School	215
21	Valiant Academy of Southern California	211
22	Pacoima Charter Elementary School	204
22	Spencer V. Williams Elementary School	204
24	Oso Grande Elementary School	203
25	Louis E. Stocklmeir Elementary School	193
25	Summit Charter Academy	193
27	Bernhard Marks Elementary School	191
28	Arthur E. Mills Intermediate	190
29	Harada Elementary School	189
30	Cole Canyon Elementary School	187
30	Windsor Creek Elementary School	187
30	San Elijo Elementary School	187
33	Zela Davis	186
33	Esperanza Elementary School	186
35	Kester Avenue Elementary School	183
35	Eastvale Elementary School	183
37	Hooper Avenue Elementary School	182
38	Vista del Mar Elementary School	181
39	Lamont Elementary School	179
39	Community Outreach Academy	179
41	Woodbury Elementary School	178
41	Art Haycox Elementary School	178
41	Lincoln Elementary School	178
41	Granite Pointe Elementary School	178
41	Lisa J. Mails Elementary School	178
46	George L. Snowden Elementary School	177
47	Coyote Creek Elementary School	175
47	Triple Crown Elementary School	175
49	Ocia A. Peters Elementary School	174
49	Longfellow Elementary School	174
51	Valley Center Elementary School	173
51	Bell Gardens Elementary School	173
51	Roosevelt Elementary School	173
54	Carrillo Elementary School	172
54	Hickory Elementary School	172
54	Union Avenue Elementary School	172
57	California Montessori Project-San Juan Campus	171
57	Monte Vista Elementary School	171
59	Zamorano Elementary School	170
59	Bessie E. Owens Primary	170
59	McCabe Elementary School	170
62	Megan Cope Elementary School	169
62	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	169
64	Jim Thorpe Fundamental	168
64	Mojave Vista Elementary School	168
64	Balboa Gifted/High Ability Magnet Elementary School	168
64	Grant Elementary School	168
64	Hicks Canyon Elementary School	168
69	Hacienda Elementary School	167
70	Carpenter Community Charter School	166
70	Whittier Elementary School	166
70	Mark Keppel Elementary School	166
73	Garretson Elementary School	165
73	Inspire Charter School - Central	165
75	Greenville Fundamental Elementary School	164
75	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary School	164
77	Bautista Creek Elementary School	163
77	Elim Elementary School	163
77	Victor Elementary School	163
77	Ninety-Fifth Street Elementary School	163
77	Wilson Elementary School	163
77	Riverside Preparatory	163
77	Monterey Ridge Elementary School	163
84	Lomita Math/Science/Technology Magnet	161
84	R.D. White Elementary School	161
86	Liberty Elementary School	160
86	Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	160
86	Corona Avenue Elementary School	160
86	Tournament Hills Elementary School	160
90	Terra Vista Elementary School	159
90	Miles Avenue Elementary School	159
90	Middleton Street Elementary School	159
90	Ford Boulevard Elementary School	159
90	Fairview Elementary School	159
95	Vineyard Elementary School	158
95	San Miguel Elementary School	158
95	Stonegate Elementary School	158
95	La Gloria Elementary School	158
95	George Washington Elementary School	158
95	Dana Gray Elementary School	158
95	Eucalyptus	158
95	Myra A. Noble Elementary School	158
95	Cypress Village Elementary School	158
104	Literacy First Charter School	157
104	Foothill Ranch Elementary School	157
104	Riverview Elementary School	157
107	Vintage Hills Elementary School	156
107	Westwood Charter Elementary School	156
107	Ben Hulse Elementary School	156
107	Zehnder Ranch Elementary School	156
107	Portola Springs Elementary School	156
107	West Creek Academy	156
107	Dooley Elementary School	156
107	Live Oak Elementary School	156
107	Quail Run Elementary School	156
107	Valle Verde Elementary School	156
117	Castle Rock Elementary School	155
117	Osborn Two-Way Immersion Academy	155
117	Stone Ranch Elementary School	155
120	Jefferson Elementary School	154
120	Muir K-8	154
120	May Ranch Elementary School	154
123	Paloma Elementary School	153
123	Baldy Mesa Elementary School	153
123	Madison Elementary School	153
123	Rio Vista Elementary School	153
123	Welby Way Charter Elementary School And Gifted-High Ability Magnet	153
123	Lafayette Elementary School	153
123	Cal Aero Preserve Academy	153
130	Rice Canyon Elementary School	152
130	Bonsall Elementary School	152
130	Howe Avenue Elementary School	152
130	Heinz Kaiser Elementary School	152
130	Alicante Avenue Elementary School	152
130	Fremont Elementary School	152
130	J.M. Amador Elementary School	152
130	Pioneer Elementary School	152
138	R. Paul Krey Elementary School	151
138	Two Bunch Palms Elementary School	151
138	Ninety-Third Street Elementary School	151
141	Alta Murrieta Elementary School	150
141	Charlotte N. Werner Elementary School	150
141	Old River Elementary School	150
141	Brookside Elementary School	150
141	Anne and William Hedenkamp Elementary School	150
146	John L. Golden Elementary School	149
146	Sundown Elementary School	149
146	Victoriano Elementary School	149
146	Vista San Gabriel Elementary School	149
146	Las Palmas Elementary School	149
146	Enrique S. Camarena Elementary School	149
152	Suva Elementary School	148
152	California STEAM San Bernardino	148
152	Rocklin Academy Gateway	148
152	Mesa View Elementary School	148
152	Sitting Bull Academy	148
157	Pioneer Elementary School	147
157	Samuel Kennedy Elementary School	147
157	Greenwood Elementary School	147
157	South Park Elementary School	147
157	Manchester Avenue Elementary School	147
157	Harte Elementary School	147
157	Hermosa View Elementary School	147
157	Alameda Elementary School	147
157	Roy Herburger Elementary School	147
166	Cottonwood Canyon Elementary School	146
166	Edith B. Storey Elementary School	146
166	Esperanza Elementary School	146
166	Roosevelt Elementary School	146
166	Montague Charter Academy	146
166	Jefferson Elementary School	146
166	Huron Elementary School	146
166	Hawking S.T.E.A.M. Charter School	146
166	Tony Tobin Elementary School	146
175	T.L. Waggoner Elementary School	145
175	John Muir Fundamental Elementary School	145
175	Coronado Village Elementary School	145
175	Peter Burnett Elementary School	145
175	Sherman Oaks Elementary Charter School	145
175	Canterbury Avenue Elementary School	145
175	Susan La Vorgna Elementary School	145
175	Salt Creek Elementary School	145
175	Harmony Elementary School	145
184	Saul Martinez Elementary School	144
184	Manchester Gate	144
184	Westwood Elementary School	144
184	Longden Elementary School	144
184	Vintage Math/Science/Technology Magnet	144
184	Budlong Avenue Elementary School	144
184	Henry	144
184	Maude Price Elementary School	144
184	Jimu00E9nez Roberto and Dr. Francisco Elementary School	144
184	Double Peak	144
184	Oak Meadows Elementary School	144
195	Corona Ranch Elementary School	143
195	David Reese Elementary School	143
195	Bobbie Smith Elementary School	143
195	Harry Bridges Span	143
195	Temecula Luiseno Elementary School	143
195	Antelope Hills Elementary School	143