Out of 301 students enrolled in Stratford Elementary School, 12 percent were in third-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
The grades with the highest concentration of students were kindergarten and fourth-grade, both with 13 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 | 39 | 13 |
| First | 33 | 11 |
| Second | 35 | 11.6 |
| Third | 36 | 12 |
| Fourth | 39 | 13 |
| Fifth | 30 | 10 |
| Sixth | 38 | 12.6 |
| Seventh | 21 | 7 |
| Eighth | 30 | 10 |
