Sylmar Leadership Academy had 97 seventh-grade students during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School had the most seventh-grade students enrolled in California with 1,046.
According to the National Center for Education Services, California is expected to see public and secondary school enrollment decrease three percent 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 expected 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.
Largest 200 California Schools by Enrollment of Seventh-Grade Students
| Rank | School | Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alternative Education-San Joaquin High School | 1,046 |
| 2 | Rancho del Rey Middle School | 859 |
| 3 | Clark Intermediate | 779 |
| 4 | Washington Academic Middle School | 771 |
| 5 | Eastlake Middle School | 753 |
| 6 | Reyburn Intermediate | 744 |
| 7 | Alfred B. Nobel Charter Middle School | 713 |
| 8 | George Ellery Hale Charter Academy | 698 |
| 9 | River Springs Charter School | 697 |
| 10 | South Junior High School | 690 |
| 11 | Turlock Junior High School | 689 |
| 12 | Thomas Starr King Middle School Film and Media Magnet | 686 |
| 13 | Alta Sierra Intermediate | 685 |
| 14 | Sycamore Junior High School | 670 |
| 15 | Katherine L. Albiani Middle School | 663 |
| 16 | Thornton Junior High School | 648 |
| 17 | Toby Johnson Middle School | 647 |
| 18 | Jurupa Middle School | 646 |
| 19 | Paul Revere Charter Middle School | 632 |
| 20 | T.R. Smedberg Middle School | 617 |
| 20 | Arroyo Seco Junior High School | 617 |
| 22 | La Paz Middle School | 613 |
| 23 | Harden Middle School | 611 |
| 24 | Kastner Intermediate | 606 |
| 24 | River Heights Intermediate | 606 |
| 26 | Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate | 604 |
| 27 | Lexington Junior High School | 602 |
| 28 | Granite Ridge Intermediate | 598 |
| 29 | Ranchero Middle School | 597 |
| 30 | Edward Harris Jr. Middle School | 594 |
| 31 | Hesperia Junior High School | 586 |
| 32 | Inspire Charter School – Kern | 582 |
| 33 | Sutter Middle School | 577 |
| 33 | Gaspar De Portola Middle School | 577 |
| 35 | Washington Middle School | 574 |
| 35 | Stephen M. White Middle School | 574 |
| 37 | El Rancho Charter School | 571 |
| 38 | Sierra Vista Junior High School | 566 |
| 38 | Stonecreek Junior High School | 566 |
| 40 | Harriet G. Eddy Middle School | 558 |
| 41 | Rancho Santa Margarita Intermediate | 557 |
| 41 | Rosemont Middle School | 557 |
| 43 | Rudecinda Sepulveda Dodson Middle School | 556 |
| 44 | John Burroughs Middle School | 555 |
| 44 | Kraemer Middle School | 555 |
| 46 | Walter Reed Middle School | 554 |
| 47 | El Sausal Middle School | 550 |
| 48 | Cedar Middle School | 544 |
| 49 | Canyon Hills Junior High School | 543 |
| 50 | Santiago Middle School | 542 |
| 50 | Cesar E. Chavez Middle School | 542 |
| 50 | San Elijo Middle School | 542 |
| 53 | James Madison Middle School | 541 |
| 53 | Robert A. Millikan Affiliated Charter & Performing Arts Magnet Middle School | 541 |
| 53 | Rio Norte Junior High School | 541 |
| 56 | John M. Horner Junior High School | 540 |
| 57 | Culver City Middle School | 538 |
| 58 | Thompson Middle School | 536 |
| 59 | Tommie Kunst Junior High School | 535 |
| 60 | Lakeside Middle School | 533 |
| 61 | E.O. Green Junior High School | 530 |
| 62 | Dale Junior High School | 526 |
| 62 | Washington Intermediate | 526 |
| 64 | South Gate Middle School | 525 |
| 65 | William G. Jehue Middle School | 524 |
| 66 | Robert O. Townsend Junior High School | 518 |
| 66 | Serrano Intermediate | 518 |
| 68 | Wilmington Middle Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (STEAM) Magnet | 510 |
| 68 | Eleanor Murray Fallon School | 510 |
| 70 | Granite Oaks Middle School | 508 |
| 70 | Marshall Middle School | 508 |
| 70 | Oak Valley Middle School | 508 |
| 73 | Frank Augustus Miller Middle School | 507 |
| 74 | Richard Henry Dana Middle School | 506 |
| 74 | Toro Canyon Middle School | 506 |
| 76 | Hillsdale Middle School | 503 |
| 76 | El Roble Intermediate | 503 |
| 78 | Mountain View Middle School | 502 |
| 78 | Sequoia Middle School | 502 |
| 78 | Thomas Jefferson Middle School | 502 |
| 81 | Henry T. Gage Middle School | 500 |
| 82 | Isaac Fesler Junior High School | 499 |
| 83 | Citrus Hills Intermediate | 498 |
| 83 | Joe Walker Middle School | 498 |
| 83 | Placerita Junior High School | 498 |
| 86 | Bernardo Heights Middle School | 495 |
| 87 | Mary McLeod Bethune Middle School | 494 |
| 87 | Mayfair High School | 494 |
| 89 | La Colina Junior High School | 493 |
| 89 | Matthew Gage Middle School | 493 |
| 89 | Chipman Junior High School | 493 |
| 92 | Hughes Middle School | 492 |
| 93 | Gonzalo Felicitas Mendez Fundamental Intermediate | 490 |
| 93 | Vista Heights Middle School | 490 |
| 95 | Mary R. Stauffer Middle School | 489 |
| 96 | James Rutter Middle School | 487 |
| 96 | Centerville Junior High School | 487 |
| 98 | Gerald P. Carr Intermediate | 484 |
| 98 | Walker Junior High School | 484 |
| 100 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 482 |
| 100 | Shivela Middle School | 482 |
| 100 | Horace Ensign Intermediate | 482 |
| 100 | Ladera Ranch Middle School | 482 |
| 104 | William Hopkins Junior High School | 481 |
| 105 | Samuel Jackman Middle School | 480 |
| 105 | Palm Desert Charter Middle School | 480 |
| 105 | Dorothy McElhinney Middle School | 480 |
| 108 | Ysmael Villegas Middle School | 479 |
| 108 | La Mesa Junior High School | 479 |
| 108 | Robert Frost Middle School | 479 |
| 108 | Palms Middle School | 479 |
| 112 | Chester W. Nimitz Middle School | 478 |
| 112 | Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle School | 478 |
| 114 | Pinacate Middle School | 474 |
| 115 | Chaboya Middle School | 472 |
| 115 | Norris Middle School | 472 |
| 115 | Southeast Middle School | 472 |
| 118 | Griffith Middle School | 471 |
| 118 | Eleanor J. Toll Middle School | 471 |
| 120 | Sequoia Middle School | 470 |
| 120 | Ladera Vista Junior High School of the Arts | 470 |
| 120 | Barbara Worth Junior High School | 470 |
| 123 | Kings Canyon Middle School | 467 |
| 124 | Earl Warren Junior High School | 466 |
| 125 | Wayne Ruble Middle School | 464 |
| 126 | Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate | 463 |
| 126 | Folsom Middle School | 463 |
| 128 | Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School | 462 |
| 128 | Lennox Middle School | 462 |
| 130 | Sutter Middle School | 461 |
| 130 | Manhattan Beach Middle School | 461 |
| 130 | Abraham Lincoln Middle School | 461 |
| 133 | Canyon Middle School | 459 |
| 133 | John Muir Middle School | 459 |
| 135 | Willis Jepson Middle School | 458 |
| 136 | Brookhurst Junior High School | 457 |
| 136 | Pacific Trails Middle School | 457 |
| 138 | Wendy Lopour Doty Middle School | 456 |
| 138 | Ramona Middle School | 456 |
| 140 | Vista Middle School | 449 |
| 141 | Brea Junior High School | 448 |
| 142 | Amelia Earhart Middle School | 447 |
| 143 | Sunnymead Middle School | 446 |
| 143 | Valley View Middle School | 446 |
| 143 | Ernest Lawrence Middle School | 446 |
| 143 | Serrano Middle School | 446 |
| 143 | Glacier Point Middle School | 446 |
| 148 | Evelyn Hanshaw Middle School | 445 |
| 148 | D. Russell Parks Junior High School | 445 |
| 148 | Sierra Middle School | 445 |
| 148 | El Cerrito Middle School | 445 |
| 152 | Valley Oak Middle School | 443 |
| 152 | Hilltop Middle School | 443 |
| 152 | Robert E. Peary Middle School | 443 |
| 152 | University Heights Middle School | 443 |
| 156 | Imogene Garner Hook Junior High School | 442 |
| 157 | Gordon Griffiths Middle School | 441 |
| 157 | Etiwanda Intermediate | 441 |
| 159 | Cerro Villa Middle School | 439 |
| 160 | Cope Middle School | 438 |
| 160 | Bella Vista Middle School | 438 |
| 162 | Ball Junior High School | 437 |
| 163 | Chemawa Middle School | 435 |
| 164 | Alexander Fleming Middle School | 433 |
| 165 | Jack G. Desmond Middle School | 431 |
| 166 | Colton Middle School | 430 |
| 166 | Scandinavian Middle School | 430 |
| 168 | San Gorgonio Middle School | 429 |
| 169 | Rincon Valley Middle School | 428 |
| 169 | Quimby Oak Middle School | 428 |
| 171 | Lynwood Middle School | 426 |
| 172 | Itliong-Vera Cruz Middle School | 425 |
| 172 | Thomas A. Edison Middle School | 425 |
| 172 | South Pasadena Middle School | 425 |
| 172 | William Mulholland Middle School | 425 |
| 176 | Arrowview Middle School | 424 |
| 176 | Hollenbeck Middle School | 424 |
| 176 | Lodi Middle School | 424 |
| 179 | Menifee Valley Middle School | 423 |
| 179 | Bonita Vista Middle School | 423 |
| 179 | Los Banos Junior High School | 423 |
| 182 | Kenilworth Junior High School | 422 |
| 182 | Olive Vista Middle School | 422 |
| 182 | California Middle School | 422 |
| 182 | Orangeview Junior High School | 422 |
| 186 | Edison Computech School | 421 |
| 186 | Joseph Kerr Middle School | 421 |
| 188 | Oak Avenue Intermediate | 419 |
| 189 | Charles Drew Middle School | 418 |
| 189 | Richard E. Byrd Middle School | 418 |
| 189 | Oakdale Junior High School | 418 |
| 189 | Creekside Junior High School | 418 |
| 193 | El Sereno Middle School | 417 |
| 193 | Ridgeview Middle School | 417 |
| 193 | California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles | 417 |
| 196 | Woodrow Wilson Middle School | 416 |
| 197 | Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle School | 415 |
| 197 | Ethan A. Chase Middle School | 415 |
| 199 | Terrace Hills Middle School | 413 |
| 200 | Francisco Sepulveda Middle School | 412 |
