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Out of 602 students in Lawton Alternative Elementary School, 11 percent were in eighth-grade during 2020-2021 school year

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Out of 602 students enrolled in Lawton Alternative Elementary School, 11 percent were in eighth-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

The grade with the highest concentration of students was first-grade with 11.5 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.

Lawton Alternative Elementary School grade breakdown
GradeNumber of studentsTotal %
Kindergarten6711.1
First6911.5
Second6711.1
Third6611
Fourth6811.3
Fifth6510.8
Sixth6711.1
Seventh6711.1
Eighth6611

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