Enrollment by Grade Comparison - CalEdFacts

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Report of enrollment by grade level for years 2020–21 through 2022–23, including percent change from one year to the next.

Grade Level	Number of Schools (2024–25*)	Enrollment 2022–23	Enrollment 2023–24	Enrollment 2024–25	Increase or Decrease in Enrollment 2022–23 to 2023–24	Increase or Decrease in Enrollment 2023–24 to 2024–25
Transitional Kindergarten**	5,499	N/A	151,491	177,570	N/A	17.2%
Kindergarten***	6,157	495,811	370,750	365,002	-25.2%	-1.6%
Grade 1	6,196	408,992	396,408	384,822	-3.1%	-2.9%
Grade 2	6,207	412,063	414,486	402,871	0.6%	-2.8%
Grade 3	6,199	422,562	416,362	419,608	-1.5%	0.87%
Grade 4	6,208	427,660	426,194	421,232	-0.3%	-1.2%
Grade 5	6,233	433,631	430,596	430,679	-0.7%	0.0%
Grade 6	4,611	438,615	433,670	431,899	-1.1%	-0.4%
Grade 7	3,158	440,296	440,688	437,475	0.1%	-0.7%
Grade 8	3,222	436,192	443,063	444,760	1.6%	0.4%
Grade 9	2,212	482,164	466,915	474,921	-3.2%	1.7%
Grade 10	2,390	482,613	477,313	462,072	-1.1%	-3.2%
Grade 11	2,546	483,009	470,608	465,015	-2.6%	-1.2%
Grade 12	2,585	488,936	499,146	488,295	2.1%	-2.2%
Total	9,985	5,852,544	5,837,690	5,806,221	-0.3%	-0.5%

*Number of schools that reported enrollment in each grade.
**Pursuant to Education Code Section 60900(a)(4)(A), beginning in 2023–24, the CDE began collecting TK as a separate grade-level.
***The percentage decrease in Kindergarten enrollment from 2022–23 to 2023–24 is due to Kindergarten students participating in the TK program in 2022–23 being enrolled in the TK grade in 2023–24.

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, May 22, 2025

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