Out of 7,533 students enrolled in Hueneme Elementary School District, 11.8 percent were in fourth-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
The grade with the highest concentration of students was fifth-grade with 11.9 percent of all students.
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 didn’t view the financial resources their local public school was getting as adequate.
| Grade | Number of students | Total % |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 766 | 10.2 |
| First | 779 | 10.3 |
| Second | 804 | 10.7 |
| Third | 886 | 11.8 |
| Fourth | 889 | 11.8 |
| Fifth | 895 | 11.9 |
| Sixth | 846 | 11.2 |
| Seventh | 835 | 11.1 |
| Eighth | 833 | 11.1 |
