Cities in California by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024

Mill Valley, CA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 375 cities in 2024, at 100%. Tehachapi, CA had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 45.4% and the figure for California was 44.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest100Mill Valley, CA

Lowest0Tehachapi, CA

Median45.4375 cities

California44.6History

Top 40 cities, 2024

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2024 (%)	Change on 2023
1	Mill Valley, CA	100	+9.6 pts
1	Signal Hill, CA	100	0 pts
3	Artesia, CA	96.2	+13.9 pts
4	Piedmont, CA	91.5	+8.3 pts
5	Placerville, CA	91.4	+16.4 pts
6	Beverly Hills, CA	89.5	+3.6 pts
7	Sierra Madre, CA	88.3	+0.2 pts
8	San Marino, CA	86.9	+1.4 pts
9	Laguna Beach, CA	86.7	+3.3 pts
10	Culver City, CA	84.3	+1.9 pts
11	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	83.9	+12 pts
12	Lafayette, CA	83.1	+1.1 pts
12	Solana Beach, CA	83.1	+6 pts
14	Menlo Park, CA	80.5	+2.6 pts
15	Grover Beach, CA	80.2	-5.1 pts
16	Burlingame, CA	80.1	-3.9 pts
17	Redondo Beach, CA	79.4	+5.9 pts
18	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	79.3	-2.3 pts
19	Newport Beach, CA	79.1	+6.9 pts
20	Clayton, CA	78.4	-3.9 pts
21	Berkeley, CA	78.1	+8.5 pts
22	Orinda, CA	76.6	+0.8 pts
23	San Anselmo, CA	76.4	+12.7 pts
24	San Carlos, CA	76	+4.5 pts
25	Hermosa Beach, CA	75.9	+1.4 pts
26	Truckee, CA	75.9	+3.9 pts
27	Albany, CA	75.6	+0.4 pts
28	South Pasadena, CA	75.5	+8.5 pts
29	Agoura Hills, CA	75.4	-6 pts
30	Livermore, CA	75.3	+13 pts
31	Scotts Valley, CA	75.1	+14.6 pts
32	Saratoga, CA	73.7	+1.5 pts
33	El Cerrito, CA	73.3	-3.3 pts
34	Moraga, CA	73.2	+5.9 pts
35	San Francisco, CA	73.2	+1.3 pts
36	Hillsborough, CA	73	+4.4 pts
37	Santa Monica, CA	71.9	-6.6 pts
38	Benicia, CA	71.4	+7.9 pts
39	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	71.1	+3.1 pts
40	San Bruno, CA	70.4	+3.2 pts
41	La Verne, CA	70	-0.6 pts
42	Alameda, CA	69.8	+0.1 pts
43	Half Moon Bay, CA	69.5	+2.8 pts
44	Foster City, CA	69.5	-1.7 pts
45	Dana Point, CA	69.5	+4.9 pts
46	Calabasas, CA	69.4	+4.3 pts
47	Cupertino, CA	69.3	+0.2 pts
48	San Juan Capistrano, CA	69.1	-1 pts
49	Danville, CA	69.1	+2.8 pts
50	Larkspur, CA	68.7	+0.8 pts
51	Pacifica, CA	68.5	-5.8 pts
52	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	68.4	+8.4 pts
53	Atascadero, CA	68.1	+15 pts
54	Pacific Grove, CA	68	-7.6 pts
55	Martinez, CA	67.7	-6.5 pts
56	Novato, CA	67.7	+3.6 pts
57	Orange, CA	67.5	+0.9 pts
58	Morro Bay, CA	66.7	+12.8 pts
59	Los Altos, CA	66.6	-0.3 pts
60	Sunnyvale, CA	66.5	0 pts
61	San Luis Obispo, CA	66	+0.8 pts
62	Davis, CA	65.9	+9.1 pts
62	Torrance, CA	65.9	-5.2 pts
64	San Rafael, CA	65.8	-1 pts
65	Arcata, CA	65.6	-8.5 pts
66	Palo Alto, CA	65.3	+2.3 pts
67	Manhattan Beach, CA	64.9	-5.5 pts
68	Costa Mesa, CA	64.8	+1.3 pts
69	Pasadena, CA	63.9	+4.3 pts
70	Laguna Niguel, CA	63.9	-1.8 pts
71	Dublin, CA	63.8	+6.1 pts
72	Imperial, CA	63.5	+10 pts
73	Hercules, CA	63.3	+16.1 pts
74	Santa Clara, CA	63.3	+4 pts
75	South San Francisco, CA	63.2	+4.3 pts
76	Huntington Beach, CA	63.1	-1 pts
77	San Mateo, CA	63.1	+1.6 pts
78	Glendora, CA	62.7	+2.9 pts
79	Mountain View, CA	61.8	-1.9 pts
80	La Palma, CA	61.7	+16.6 pts
81	Fremont, CA	61.4	+6.2 pts
82	Selma, CA	61.2	-0.4 pts
83	Marysville, CA	61.1	+0.2 pts
84	Goleta, CA	61	+0.7 pts
85	Brea, CA	61	+15.9 pts
86	Placentia, CA	60.8	+1.5 pts
87	Temple City, CA	60.5	-3.6 pts
88	Brawley, CA	60.1	-11.2 pts
89	Los Gatos, CA	59.6	-2.3 pts
90	Irvine, CA	59.6	-1.9 pts
91	Marina, CA	59.5	-7.7 pts
92	Palm Desert, CA	59.4	+0.7 pts
93	San Fernando, CA	59.3	+11.5 pts
94	Laguna Hills, CA	59.1	+2.8 pts
95	Cypress, CA	59.1	+0.9 pts
96	Belmont, CA	58.9	-9.8 pts
97	Petaluma, CA	58.9	-3.3 pts
98	San Clemente, CA	58.7	+3.6 pts
99	Pinole, CA	58.4	+11.5 pts
100	Lompoc, CA	58.1	-5.3 pts
101	Milpitas, CA	58	-0 pts
102	Coronado, CA	58	+8.9 pts
103	McFarland, CA	57	+14.6 pts
104	East Palo Alto, CA	56.7	+23 pts
105	Glendale, CA	56.5	+1.3 pts
106	Mountain House, CA	56.3	+7 pts
107	Bell, CA	55.9	+2.5 pts
108	Ridgecrest, CA	55.7	-5.6 pts
109	Poway, CA	55.6	+9.2 pts
110	Redwood City, CA	55.6	-3.5 pts
111	Concord, CA	55.5	+2.9 pts
112	Windsor, CA	55.5	+8.2 pts
113	Dixon, CA	55.4	+2.8 pts
114	Santa Barbara, CA	55.4	-5.3 pts
115	Encinitas, CA	55.3	-8.6 pts
116	Carlsbad, CA	55.1	-3.8 pts
117	Los Alamitos, CA	54.9	-10.4 pts
118	Rancho Mirage, CA	54.7	+11.2 pts
119	Aliso Viejo, CA	54.3	-2.8 pts
120	San Jose, CA	54.3	-0.3 pts
121	Ripon, CA	54.2	-11.6 pts
122	Oakdale, CA	54	-3.7 pts
123	Buena Park, CA	54	+5.2 pts
124	Monterey Park, CA	53.5	+1.9 pts
125	Farmersville, CA	53.5	+28.1 pts
126	Eastvale, CA	53.4	-5.1 pts
127	San Diego, CA	53.3	+1.1 pts
128	Monterey, CA	53.2	+1.6 pts
129	Burbank, CA	53	+0.5 pts
130	West Hollywood, CA	52.7	-0.7 pts
131	Healdsburg, CA	52.5	+1.8 pts
132	Alhambra, CA	52.4	+1.8 pts
133	El Cajon, CA	52	+4 pts
134	Rosemead, CA	52	+7.8 pts
135	Moorpark, CA	52	+1.6 pts
136	Anaheim, CA	51.3	+2.2 pts
137	Lemon Grove, CA	51.2	+9.6 pts
138	Chula Vista, CA	51.1	+5.8 pts
139	Thousand Oaks, CA	51.1	-8.6 pts
139	Woodland, CA	51.1	-2.5 pts
141	Elk Grove, CA	51.1	+1.3 pts
141	Folsom, CA	51.1	-8.6 pts
143	Livingston, CA	51	+6 pts
143	Oakland, CA	51	-4.1 pts
145	Santa Clarita, CA	50.8	+6.8 pts
146	Santee, CA	50.7	+4.3 pts
147	Campbell, CA	50.6	+2.6 pts
148	San Leandro, CA	50.6	+3.4 pts
149	San Marcos, CA	50.5	+2.9 pts
150	Whittier, CA	50.4	+3.5 pts
151	El Segundo, CA	50.4	-11.2 pts
152	Redding, CA	50	+6.1 pts
153	Gardena, CA	49.9	+1.7 pts
154	Pico Rivera, CA	49.9	-3.5 pts
155	Millbrae, CA	49.6	-3.2 pts
156	Daly City, CA	49.4	-2 pts
156	Los Angeles, CA	49.4	-0.2 pts
158	Bell Gardens, CA	49.3	-3.1 pts
159	Yorba Linda, CA	49.2	-12.7 pts
160	Lindsay, CA	49.2	+1 pts
161	Duarte, CA	48.9	+5.4 pts
162	Arcadia, CA	48.9	-6 pts
163	Lincoln, CA	48.8	+4.2 pts
164	Monrovia, CA	48.7	-7.8 pts
165	El Monte, CA	48.2	+5.5 pts
166	Santa Rosa, CA	48.2	+1.2 pts
167	Cerritos, CA	48.1	-2.2 pts
167	Pleasanton, CA	48.1	-1.6 pts
169	Redlands, CA	47.6	-3 pts
170	Walnut Creek, CA	47.5	+1.1 pts
171	Newark, CA	47.3	+7.4 pts
172	Azusa, CA	47.3	-0.6 pts
173	Stanton, CA	47.2	-4.1 pts
174	Loma Linda, CA	47.1	+7.3 pts
175	Paradise, CA	46.9	+21.6 pts
176	Colton, CA	46.5	+7.4 pts
177	Union City, CA	46.3	-9.1 pts
178	San Ramon, CA	46.3	-8.8 pts
179	Walnut, CA	46.2	-1.5 pts
180	Arroyo Grande, CA	46	-4 pts
181	San Gabriel, CA	45.8	-3.8 pts
182	Delano, CA	45.6	+13.1 pts
182	Gilroy, CA	45.6	+2.1 pts
184	Seaside, CA	45.6	+11.7 pts
185	Garden Grove, CA	45.5	+3.6 pts
186	Calimesa, CA	45.5	+1.7 pts
187	Lakewood, CA	45.4	+1 pts
188	Pittsburg, CA	45.4	+2.6 pts
189	Imperial Beach, CA	45.3	-0.4 pts
190	Chino Hills, CA	45.2	-1 pts
191	Chino, CA	45.2	-0.9 pts
192	Diamond Bar, CA	45.2	-7.6 pts
193	Galt, CA	45.1	+7.6 pts
194	Downey, CA	45	+4.4 pts
195	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	44.9	+4.7 pts
196	Chico, CA	44.8	+2.3 pts
196	Seal Beach, CA	44.8	-7.7 pts
198	Pleasant Hill, CA	44.6	-10.5 pts
199	Brentwood, CA	44.5	-9.3 pts
200	Port Hueneme, CA	44.3	+8.4 pts
201	Mission Viejo, CA	44	-7.5 pts
202	Long Beach, CA	44	+0.5 pts
203	Rocklin, CA	43.9	+0.7 pts
204	Carson, CA	43.7	+3.3 pts
205	Antioch, CA	43.7	+0.7 pts
206	Oceanside, CA	43.7	+6 pts
207	South Lake Tahoe, CA	43.6	-10.8 pts
208	Rancho Cordova, CA	43.5	+5 pts
209	Fountain Valley, CA	43.2	-2.8 pts
210	Shafter, CA	43.2	+12.1 pts
211	Riverbank, CA	43.1	+11.6 pts
212	Santa Ana, CA	43	-2.1 pts
213	Simi Valley, CA	42.7	-3.9 pts
214	Canyon Lake, CA	42.3	+5.7 pts
215	Morgan Hill, CA	42.2	-9.6 pts
216	Barstow, CA	42.2	+0.1 pts
216	Montebello, CA	42.2	-6 pts
218	Hollister, CA	42.2	-1.6 pts
219	Fullerton, CA	41.8	-4.2 pts
220	Anderson, CA	41.8	+10.1 pts
221	Reedley, CA	41.7	+2.8 pts
222	Inglewood, CA	41.6	+4.2 pts
223	Hayward, CA	41.4	+1.1 pts
224	Huntington Park, CA	41.3	+2.6 pts
225	Lancaster, CA	41.1	+2 pts
226	La Habra, CA	41.1	-2.7 pts
227	Riverside, CA	41.1	+4 pts
228	Temecula, CA	41	+0.6 pts
229	West Covina, CA	40.9	-0.5 pts
230	Maywood, CA	40.8	+7.2 pts
231	Lake Forest, CA	40.3	+1.5 pts
232	Patterson, CA	40	-8.5 pts
233	Yucca Valley, CA	40	+13.9 pts
234	Pomona, CA	39.6	+0.3 pts
235	Napa, CA	39.6	+7 pts
236	Stockton, CA	39.6	+4.6 pts
237	Eureka, CA	39.4	+2.6 pts
238	Montclair, CA	39.3	-5.5 pts
239	Roseville, CA	39.2	-6 pts
240	Ceres, CA	39.1	+0.2 pts
240	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	39.1	+0.4 pts
242	Richmond, CA	38.9	-4.8 pts
243	Norwalk, CA	38.8	+3 pts
244	Baldwin Park, CA	38.8	-1.6 pts
245	Rohnert Park, CA	38.8	+1.9 pts
246	Westminster, CA	38.8	-13.6 pts
247	Camarillo, CA	38.8	-1.6 pts
248	Shasta Lake, CA	38.7	-8.6 pts
249	Santa Cruz, CA	38.6	-1.6 pts
250	La Mesa, CA	38.6	+0.2 pts

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Children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school, including nursery school and preschool, at any time in the three months before the interview, as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Reported by households, so it includes private nursery schools. Small counties have only a few dozen children in the sample, and their rates can swing widely between periods.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in California by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/california-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in California by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/california-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in California by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024}},
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}

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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Mill Valley, CA, with 100% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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