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

Larkspur, CA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 375 cities in 2021, at 92.7%. Rio Vista, CA had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 47.8% and the figure for California was 45.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest92.7Larkspur, CA
Lowest0Rio Vista, CA
Median47.8375 cities
California45.6History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Larkspur, CA: 92.7 %Larkspur, CA92.7Palos Verdes Estates, CA: 91.9 %Palos Verdes Estates, CA91.9Sierra Madre, CA: 91.3 %Sierra Madre, CA91.3Lafayette, CA: 91.1 %Lafayette, CA91.1San Marino, CA: 90.3 %San Marino, CA90.3Mill Valley, CA: 89.7 %Mill Valley, CA89.7La Cañada Flintridge, CA: 89.5 %La Cañada Flintridge, CA89.5Burlingame, CA: 87.6 %Burlingame, CA87.6Clayton, CA: 86.8 %Clayton, CA86.8Beverly Hills, CA: 86.5 %Beverly Hills, CA86.5Moraga, CA: 85.7 %Moraga, CA85.7Arcata, CA: 84 %Arcata, CA84Calimesa, CA: 81.8 %Calimesa, CA81.8Solana Beach, CA: 80.2 %Solana Beach, CA80.2San Carlos, CA: 79.5 %San Carlos, CA79.5Albany, CA: 78.5 %Albany, CA78.5Foster City, CA: 78.5 %Foster City, CA78.5Culver City, CA: 77.8 %Culver City, CA77.8La Verne, CA: 77.2 %La Verne, CA77.2Half Moon Bay, CA: 76.8 %Half Moon Bay, CA76.8Redondo Beach, CA: 76.6 %Redondo Beach, CA76.6Rancho Mirage, CA: 76.2 %Rancho Mirage, CA76.2Laguna Beach, CA: 76.1 %Laguna Beach, CA76.1Hermosa Beach, CA: 76.1 %Hermosa Beach, CA76.1Newport Beach, CA: 75.8 %Newport Beach, CA75.8Saratoga, CA: 75.8 %Saratoga, CA75.8Seal Beach, CA: 75.7 %Seal Beach, CA75.7Piedmont, CA: 74.8 %Piedmont, CA74.8Brawley, CA: 74.6 %Brawley, CA74.6Santa Monica, CA: 74.3 %Santa Monica, CA74.3San Francisco, CA: 73.9 %San Francisco, CA73.9Truckee, CA: 73.6 %Truckee, CA73.6Menlo Park, CA: 73.4 %Menlo Park, CA73.4Orinda, CA: 73.3 %Orinda, CA73.3Healdsburg, CA: 73.1 %Healdsburg, CA73.1Marina, CA: 72.9 %Marina, CA72.9Berkeley, CA: 72.4 %Berkeley, CA72.4Los Gatos, CA: 72.4 %Los Gatos, CA72.4Los Alamitos, CA: 72.3 %Los Alamitos, CA72.3Alameda, CA: 71.9 %Alameda, CA71.9Larkspur, CA: 92.7 %Larkspur, CA92.7Palos Verdes Estates, CA: 91.9 %Palos Verdes Estates, CA91.9Sierra Madre, CA: 91.3 %Sierra Madre, CA91.3Lafayette, CA: 91.1 %Lafayette, CA91.1San Marino, CA: 90.3 %San Marino, CA90.3Mill Valley, CA: 89.7 %Mill Valley, CA89.7La Cañada Flintridge, CA: 89.5 %La Cañada Flintridge, CA89.5Burlingame, CA: 87.6 %Burlingame, CA87.6Clayton, CA: 86.8 %Clayton, CA86.8Beverly Hills, CA: 86.5 %Beverly Hills, CA86.5Moraga, CA: 85.7 %Moraga, CA85.7Arcata, CA: 84 %Arcata, CA84Calimesa, CA: 81.8 %Calimesa, CA81.8Solana Beach, CA: 80.2 %Solana Beach, CA80.2San Carlos, CA: 79.5 %San Carlos, CA79.5Albany, CA: 78.5 %Albany, CA78.5Foster City, CA: 78.5 %Foster City, CA78.5Culver City, CA: 77.8 %Culver City, CA77.8La Verne, CA: 77.2 %La Verne, CA77.2Half Moon Bay, CA: 76.8 %Half Moon Bay, CA76.8Redondo Beach, CA: 76.6 %Redondo Beach, CA76.6Rancho Mirage, CA: 76.2 %Rancho Mirage, CA76.2Laguna Beach, CA: 76.1 %Laguna Beach, CA76.1Hermosa Beach, CA: 76.1 %Hermosa Beach, CA76.1Newport Beach, CA: 75.8 %Newport Beach, CA75.8Saratoga, CA: 75.8 %Saratoga, CA75.8Seal Beach, CA: 75.7 %Seal Beach, CA75.7Piedmont, CA: 74.8 %Piedmont, CA74.8Brawley, CA: 74.6 %Brawley, CA74.6Santa Monica, CA: 74.3 %Santa Monica, CA74.3San Francisco, CA: 73.9 %San Francisco, CA73.9Truckee, CA: 73.6 %Truckee, CA73.6Menlo Park, CA: 73.4 %Menlo Park, CA73.4Orinda, CA: 73.3 %Orinda, CA73.3Healdsburg, CA: 73.1 %Healdsburg, CA73.1Marina, CA: 72.9 %Marina, CA72.9Berkeley, CA: 72.4 %Berkeley, CA72.4Los Gatos, CA: 72.4 %Los Gatos, CA72.4Los Alamitos, CA: 72.3 %Los Alamitos, CA72.3Alameda, CA: 71.9 %Alameda, CA71.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Larkspur, CA92.7
2Palos Verdes Estates, CA91.9
3Sierra Madre, CA91.3
4Lafayette, CA91.1
5San Marino, CA90.3
6Mill Valley, CA89.7
7La Cañada Flintridge, CA89.5
8Burlingame, CA87.6
9Clayton, CA86.8
10Beverly Hills, CA86.5
11Moraga, CA85.7
12Arcata, CA84
13Calimesa, CA81.8
14Solana Beach, CA80.2
15San Carlos, CA79.5
16Albany, CA78.5
17Foster City, CA78.5
18Culver City, CA77.8
19La Verne, CA77.2
20Half Moon Bay, CA76.8
21Redondo Beach, CA76.6
22Rancho Mirage, CA76.2
23Laguna Beach, CA76.1
24Hermosa Beach, CA76.1
25Newport Beach, CA75.8
25Saratoga, CA75.8
27Seal Beach, CA75.7
28Piedmont, CA74.8
29Brawley, CA74.6
30Santa Monica, CA74.3
31San Francisco, CA73.9
32Truckee, CA73.6
33Menlo Park, CA73.4
34Orinda, CA73.3
35Healdsburg, CA73.1
36Marina, CA72.9
37Berkeley, CA72.4
38Los Gatos, CA72.4
39Los Alamitos, CA72.3
40Alameda, CA71.9
41South Pasadena, CA71.9
42Hillsborough, CA71
43Martinez, CA70.9
44Belmont, CA70.4
45Torrance, CA70.1
46El Cerrito, CA69.8
47Carpinteria, CA69.4
48El Segundo, CA69.3
49Auburn, CA69.1
50Pacifica, CA68.7
51Calabasas, CA68.6
52Pinole, CA68.6
53Arcadia, CA68.4
54Agoura Hills, CA68.1
55San Luis Obispo, CA68
56Brentwood, CA67.7
57Pasadena, CA67.6
58San Gabriel, CA66.8
59Yorba Linda, CA66.7
60Ripon, CA66.6
61Glendora, CA66.4
62San Juan Capistrano, CA66.1
63Placerville, CA66
64Santa Barbara, CA65.9
65Sonoma, CA65.8
66Rancho Santa Margarita, CA65.5
67Temple City, CA65.3
68Palo Alto, CA65.2
69Morro Bay, CA65.1
70Sunnyvale, CA65
71Pleasanton, CA64.8
72Mission Viejo, CA64.7
73Pleasant Hill, CA64.7
74Los Altos, CA64.7
75San Clemente, CA64.6
76Claremont, CA64.1
77Costa Mesa, CA64.1
78Cupertino, CA63.7
79Manhattan Beach, CA63.6
80Artesia, CA63.4
81Orange, CA63.2
82Irvine, CA63.1
83San Bruno, CA63.1
84San Rafael, CA62.8
85Carlsbad, CA62.7
86Laguna Niguel, CA62.2
87Arroyo Grande, CA62.2
88Davis, CA62
89San Mateo, CA61.8
90Dana Point, CA61.3
91Grover Beach, CA61.1
92Livermore, CA60.9
93Mountain View, CA60.8
94Rosemead, CA60.8
95Ridgecrest, CA60.8
96San Ramon, CA60.8
97Dublin, CA60.7
98Huntington Beach, CA60.7
99Pacific Grove, CA60.5
100San Dimas, CA60.4
101Danville, CA60.3
102Santa Clara, CA59.7
103Dixon, CA59.7
104Rohnert Park, CA59.5
105Palm Desert, CA59.1
106San Marcos, CA59
107Thousand Oaks, CA58.7
108Gardena, CA58.4
109La Palma, CA58.4
110Shasta Lake, CA58.4
111South Gate, CA58.1
112Concord, CA58
113Marysville, CA57.9
114Rancho Palos Verdes, CA57.8
115Suisun City, CA57.4
116Milpitas, CA57.4
117Cypress, CA57.3
118Diamond Bar, CA57.3
119Signal Hill, CA57.3
120American Canyon, CA56.8
121Buena Park, CA56.5
122Benicia, CA56.3
123Aliso Viejo, CA56.1
124Coronado, CA56.1
125Oakland, CA55.9
126Scotts Valley, CA55.8
127Laguna Hills, CA55.7
127Lompoc, CA55.7
129Fremont, CA55.7
130Goleta, CA55.7
131Redwood City, CA55.6
132Whittier, CA55.4
133Lawndale, CA55
134Burbank, CA55
135Folsom, CA54.7
136San Jose, CA54.6
137Fillmore, CA54
138Bell Gardens, CA54
139Campbell, CA54
140Daly City, CA53.8
141Palm Springs, CA53.7
142Grand Terrace, CA53.3
143Bellflower, CA52.8
144Monterey, CA52.7
145Glendale, CA52.4
146Los Angeles, CA52.4
147Westminster, CA52.3
148Monrovia, CA52.3
149Poway, CA52.3
150Simi Valley, CA52.2
151Camarillo, CA52.2
152Monterey Park, CA52
153Lincoln, CA51.5
154Santee, CA51.5
155Encinitas, CA51.2
156Union City, CA51.1
157Clearlake, CA51
158Redding, CA51
159Novato, CA50.6
160Windsor, CA50.6
161San Diego, CA50.5
162West Sacramento, CA50.4
163Montclair, CA50.3
164San Leandro, CA50.1
165Eastvale, CA50.1
166La Habra, CA50
167Morgan Hill, CA49.8
168Yucca Valley, CA49.7
169Roseville, CA49.4
170Susanville, CA49.1
171South Lake Tahoe, CA49
172Fullerton, CA48.9
173Livingston, CA48.8
174Imperial Beach, CA48.8
175San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA48.8
176Cerritos, CA48.7
177San Anselmo, CA48.7
178Brea, CA48.6
179Covina, CA48.6
180San Fernando, CA48.6
181Redlands, CA48.5
182Lindsay, CA48.5
183Mountain House, CA48.5
184Kingsburg, CA48.1
185Patterson, CA48
186Bell, CA47.9
187Merced, CA47.8
188Santa Clarita, CA47.8
189Moorpark, CA47.8
190Walnut Creek, CA47.7
191Elk Grove, CA47.1
192Walnut, CA46.9
193Santa Rosa, CA46.6
194Azusa, CA46.5
195Chula Vista, CA46.3
196South San Francisco, CA45.9
197Lake Forest, CA45.7
198East Palo Alto, CA45.6
199Alhambra, CA45.4
200Downey, CA45.3
201Stanton, CA45.1
202El Cajon, CA45
203Long Beach, CA44.8
204Carson, CA44.7
205Santa Ana, CA44.6
206Rocklin, CA44.5
207Paradise, CA44.3
208Barstow, CA44.2
209Lakewood, CA44.2
210Chino Hills, CA44.1
211Anaheim, CA44
212Rancho Cucamonga, CA43.7
213Petaluma, CA43.6
214Commerce, CA43.6
215Hayward, CA43.6
216Atwater, CA43.3
217Lomita, CA43.3
218Baldwin Park, CA43.3
219Norwalk, CA43.2
220La Mesa, CA43
221Garden Grove, CA42.5
222El Monte, CA42.5
223Turlock, CA42.3
224Placentia, CA42.1
225Grass Valley, CA42.1
226Galt, CA42
227Woodland, CA42
228Maywood, CA42
229Blythe, CA41.8
229Oakdale, CA41.8
231Chico, CA41.6
232Chino, CA41.5
233West Covina, CA41.5
234Yuba City, CA41.5
235Napa, CA41.5
236Imperial, CA41.1
237Seaside, CA41
238Atascadero, CA40.8
239Sacramento, CA40.8
240Hawthorne, CA40.8
241Pittsburg, CA40.1
242Cudahy, CA40.1
243Selma, CA40
244Ukiah, CA39.9
245San Jacinto, CA39.8
246Oroville, CA39.6
247Huntington Park, CA39.5
248Lemon Grove, CA39.4
249Corcoran, CA39.3
249Fresno, CA39.3

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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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/california-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

Larkspur, CA, with 92.7% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Rio Vista, CA, with 0% in 2021.

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