Out of 3,094 students enrolled in Vaughn Next Century Learning Center, 8.5 percent were in fifth-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
The grade with the highest concentration of students was first-grade with 8.8 percent of all students.
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 didn’t view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 272 | 8.8 |
| First | 273 | 8.8 |
| Second | 270 | 8.7 |
| Third | 246 | 8 |
| Fourth | 263 | 8.5 |
| Fifth | 263 | 8.5 |
| Sixth | 244 | 7.9 |
| Seventh | 242 | 7.8 |
| Eighth | 235 | 7.6 |
| Ninth | 223 | 7.2 |
| 10th | 208 | 6.7 |
| 11th | 187 | 6 |
| 12th | 168 | 5.4 |
