Enrollment by Grade Comparison - CalEdFacts
This content is part of California Department of Education's information and media guide about education in the State of California. For similar information on other topics, visit the full CalEdFacts.Report of enrollment by grade level for years 2023–24 through 2025–26, including percent change from one year to the next.
| Grade Level | Number of Schools (2025–26*) |
Enrollment 2023–24 |
Enrollment 2024–25 |
Enrollment 2025–26 |
Increase or Decrease in Enrollment 2023–24 to 2024–25 |
Increase or Decrease in Enrollment 2024–25 to 2025–26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transitional Kindergarten** | 5,652 |
151,491 |
177,570 |
213,313 |
17.2% |
20.1% |
| Kindergarten*** | 6,130 |
370,750 |
365,002 |
355,391 |
-1.6% |
-2.6% |
| Grade 1 | 6,167 |
396,408 |
384,822 |
376,393 |
-2.9% |
-2.2% |
| Grade 2 | 6,183 |
414,486 |
402,871 |
387,083 |
-2.8% |
-3.9% |
| Grade 3 | 6,187 |
416,362 |
419,608 |
404,454 |
0.8% |
-3.6% |
| Grade 4 | 6,192 |
426,194 |
421,232 |
420,756 |
-1.2% |
-0.1% |
| Grade 5 | 6,203 |
430,596 |
430,679 |
422,499 |
0.0% |
-1.9% |
| Grade 6 | 4,564 |
433,670 |
431,899 |
428,672 |
-0.4% |
-0.7% |
| Grade 7 | 3,120 |
440,688 |
437,475 |
432,565 |
-0.7% |
-1.1% |
| Grade 8 | 3,194 |
443,063 |
444,760 |
438,949 |
0.4% |
-1.3% |
| Grade 9 | 2,183 |
466,915 |
474,921 |
462,206 |
1.7% |
-2.7% |
| Grade 10 | 2,392 |
477,313 |
462,072 |
465,089 |
-3.2% |
0.7% |
| Grade 11 | 2,527 |
470,608 |
465,015 |
445,930 |
-1.2% |
-4.1% |
| Grade 12 | 2,576 |
499,146 |
488,295 |
477,960 |
-2.2% |
-2.1% |
| Total | 9,947 |
5,837,690 |
5,806,221 |
5,731,260 |
-0.5% |
-1.3% |
*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.
Questions:
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Last Reviewed: Thursday, April 16, 2026
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