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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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