Thornton High has a total attendance of 140 students during 2019-2020 school year

By San Mateo Sun

Feb 2, 2022

Thornton High had a total attendance of 140 students during the 2019-2020 school year, according to the California Department of Education. Compared to the previous year, the school had a 12.9 percent increase in the student population.

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 2017-2019. The state expected to see the largest drop in enrollment in New Mexico with a projected 12% decrease, while Washington D.C. is projected to see a 14% increase over the same 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% of the respondents said they didn’t view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.

Largest 200 California Schools by Enrollment

Rank	School	Attendance
1	Inspire Charter School - Kern	7,098
2	River Springs Charter School	6,670
3	Visions In Education	6,634
4	Granada Hills Charter High	5,124
5	Eleanor Roosevelt High	4,645
6	Inspire Charter School - South	4,492
7	Paramount High	4,361
8	Central High East Campus	4,252
9	Downey High	4,179
10	Heartland Charter School	4,171
11	Capistrano Connections Academy	4,039
12	Pacific Coast Academy	3,978
13	Polytechnic High	3,965
14	Five Keys Independence HS (SF Sheriff's)	3,729
15	Santiago High	3,710
16	Wilson High	3,704
17	California Virtual Academy @ Los Angeles	3,684
18	James Logan High	3,650
19	Pittsburg Senior High	3,604
20	Etiwanda High	3,588
21	Vista Murrieta High	3,574
22	San Marcos High	3,556
23	Fountain Valley High	3,530
24	El Camino Real Charter High	3,523
25	Earl Warren High	3,504
26	Millikan High	3,503
27	iLEAD Hybrid School	3,450
28	Madera South High	3,405
29	Rancho Cucamonga High	3,397
30	Dougherty Valley High	3,378
31	Highlands Community Charter	3,336
32	Chaffey High	3,277
33	Lakewood High	3,267
34	Santa Ana High	3,260
35	Sanger High	3,259
36	Berkeley High	3,255
37	Upland High	3,242
38	Great Oak High	3,203
39	Opportunities for Learning - Baldwin Park	3,185
40	Paloma Valley High	3,174
41	Centennial High	3,171
42	Dublin High	3,168
43	Los Alamitos High	3,160
44	Milpitas High	3,132
45	Redondo Union High	3,103
46	San Benito High	3,099
47	Arcadia High	3,087
48	Temecula Valley High	3,082
49	Birmingham Community Charter High	3,061
50	Vaughn Next Century Learning Center	3,058
50	Martin Luther King Jr. High	3,058
52	Assurance Learning Academy	3,056
53	Pacifica High	3,051
54	Grover Cleveland Charter High	3,050
55	Palisades Charter High	3,042
56	Aliso Niguel High	3,036
57	Sunnyside High	3,021
58	Anaheim High	3,016
59	Quartz Hill High	3,013
60	San Clemente High	2,992
61	Beaumont Senior High	2,990
62	Alisal High	2,988
63	Evergreen Valley High	2,978
64	Calexico High	2,974
65	Los Osos High	2,970
66	Cypress High	2,968
67	Cajon High	2,959
68	Huntington Beach High	2,951
68	Arnold O. Beckman High	2,951
70	El Camino High	2,950
71	Pioneer Valley High	2,947
72	Eastlake High	2,945
73	Clovis High	2,944
74	Chaparral High	2,924
75	William J. (Pete) Knight High	2,919
76	Bakersfield High	2,902
77	Santa Maria High	2,897
78	Lincoln High	2,894
79	California High	2,882
80	Independence High	2,879
81	Heritage High	2,878
82	Montclair High	2,876
83	Lowell High	2,871
84	Yucaipa High	2,866
85	Mayfair High	2,856
86	Castro Valley High	2,853
87	Franklin High	2,837
88	Ocean Grove Charter School	2,830
89	Rialto High	2,825
90	Santa Monica High	2,816
91	California High	2,813
92	San Juan Hills High	2,811
93	Chino Hills High	2,801
94	Liberty High	2,795
95	Trabuco Hills High	2,788
96	Katella High	2,785
97	Oxnard High	2,774
98	Westminster High	2,758
99	San Jacinto High	2,748
100	Channel Islands High	2,739
101	Ruben S. Ayala High	2,738
102	Amador Valley High	2,734
103	Highland High	2,733
103	Sweetwater High	2,733
105	Arroyo Valley High	2,732
106	Mission Hills High	2,717
107	Valencia High	2,713
108	San Leandro High	2,711
109	Buchanan High	2,706
109	Coachella Valley High	2,706
111	Valley View High	2,697
112	Arvin High	2,695
112	Valencia High	2,695
114	Salinas High	2,688
115	Ridgeview High	2,673
116	Lancaster High	2,669
117	Schurr High	2,663
118	Clovis East High	2,649
119	Crescenta Valley High	2,643
120	Diamond Bar High	2,625
121	Golden Valley High	2,620
122	Bullard High	2,611
123	Troy High	2,602
124	Van Nuys Senior High	2,599
125	Heritage High	2,595
126	Sheldon High	2,588
127	Alexander Hamilton Senior High	2,586
128	North Hollywood Senior High	2,579
129	Mira Monte High	2,576
130	La Serna High	2,566
131	Edison High	2,565
132	John H. Francis Polytechnic High School	2,555
132	Pleasant Grove High	2,555
134	Henry High	2,554
135	San Pedro Senior High	2,549
136	Folsom High	2,548
137	Turlock High	2,547
138	Freedom High	2,545
139	Mira Costa High	2,538
140	Burbank High	2,535
140	La Quinta High	2,535
142	Canyon Crest Academy	2,533
143	Palmdale High	2,530
143	James A. Garfield Senior High	2,530
145	Oak Hills High	2,529
146	Saugus High	2,526
147	Summit High	2,524
148	Clovis North High	2,523
149	Bell Gardens High	2,520
150	American High	2,519
151	Eastside High	2,518
151	Tesoro High	2,518
151	Alta Loma High	2,518
151	San Diego Workforce Innovation High	2,518
155	Polytechnic High	2,515
156	Community Collaborative Virtual - Sage Oak Charter	2,514
157	Modesto High	2,507
158	Hemet High	2,486
159	Segerstrom High	2,480
160	Fontana High	2,479
160	Torrey Pines High	2,479
162	Orange Vista High	2,474
163	Oak Ridge High	2,470
164	Monte Vista High	2,467
165	Burroughs High	2,463
166	Del Norte High	2,459
167	Riverside Preparatory	2,456
168	Helix High	2,449
169	Ernest Righetti High	2,435
170	Edison High	2,433
170	Menlo-Atherton High	2,433
172	Phineas Banning Senior High	2,430
172	Homestead High	2,430
172	Newbury Park High	2,430
175	Murrieta Mesa High	2,429
176	Silver Creek High	2,428
177	Foothill High	2,424
177	Eisenhower Senior High	2,424
179	Corona del Mar High	2,416
180	Woodbridge High	2,413
181	Marina High	2,411
182	San Ysidro High	2,409
183	C.K. McClatchy High	2,407
184	Olympian High	2,406
185	Carlsbad High	2,404
185	Redwood High	2,404
187	California Virtual Academy @ San Diego	2,402
188	Chula Vista Senior High	2,398
189	Otay Ranch Senior High	2,396
190	Patriot High	2,388
191	East Bakersfield High	2,386
192	Highland High	2,384
193	Jordan High	2,380
194	Westview High	2,376
195	Montebello High	2,375
195	Bloomington High	2,375
197	Edison High	2,372
198	Irvington High	2,367
199	James C. Enochs High	2,363
200	Wilmer Amina Carter High	2,361