Out of 398 students enrolled in Island Union Elementary School District, 9.5 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 sixth-grade with 13.1 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 | 50 | 12.6 |
| First | 42 | 10.6 |
| Second | 41 | 10.3 |
| Third | 43 | 10.8 |
| Fourth | 48 | 12.1 |
| Fifth | 38 | 9.5 |
| Sixth | 52 | 13.1 |
| Seventh | 41 | 10.3 |
| Eighth | 43 | 10.8 |
