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

Rancho Mirage, CA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 375 cities in 2022, at 100%. Avenal, CA had the lowest, at 6.6%. The median was 45.9% and the figure for California was 44.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest100Rancho Mirage, CA

Lowest6.6Avenal, CA

Median45.9375 cities

California44.7History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Rancho Mirage, CA	100	+23.8 pts
2	Sierra Madre, CA	93	+1.8 pts
3	Mill Valley, CA	89.9	+0.2 pts
4	Solana Beach, CA	88.9	+8.7 pts
5	San Marino, CA	87.6	-2.7 pts
6	Signal Hill, CA	87	+29.7 pts
7	Lafayette, CA	86.7	-4.4 pts
8	Half Moon Bay, CA	86	+9.3 pts
9	Piedmont, CA	84.2	+9.4 pts
10	Beverly Hills, CA	83.5	-2.9 pts
11	Burlingame, CA	82.9	-4.7 pts
12	Culver City, CA	82.5	+4.8 pts
13	Orinda, CA	81.8	+8.5 pts
14	Truckee, CA	81.5	+7.9 pts
15	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	81.3	-8.2 pts
16	El Segundo, CA	80.4	+11.1 pts
17	Newport Beach, CA	80.1	+4.3 pts
17	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	80.1	-11.8 pts
19	Laguna Beach, CA	79.7	+3.5 pts
20	Calimesa, CA	79.7	-2.1 pts
21	Sonoma, CA	77.9	+12.1 pts
22	Clayton, CA	77.8	-9 pts
23	Hermosa Beach, CA	77.8	+1.7 pts
24	Moraga, CA	77.5	-8.2 pts
25	Santa Monica, CA	76.9	+2.6 pts
26	Manhattan Beach, CA	76	+12.4 pts
27	San Carlos, CA	76	-3.5 pts
28	El Cerrito, CA	75	+5.2 pts
29	Albany, CA	75	-3.5 pts
30	Ripon, CA	74.6	+8 pts
31	Berkeley, CA	74.6	+2.1 pts
32	Grover Beach, CA	74.4	+13.3 pts
33	Foster City, CA	74.2	-4.2 pts
34	Agoura Hills, CA	74.2	+6 pts
35	San Francisco, CA	74.1	+0.3 pts
36	Martinez, CA	73.6	+2.7 pts
37	Los Gatos, CA	73.4	+1 pts
38	Redondo Beach, CA	73.2	-3.3 pts
39	South Pasadena, CA	72.8	+0.9 pts
40	La Verne, CA	72.5	-4.7 pts
41	Saratoga, CA	72.4	-3.4 pts
42	Torrance, CA	72.4	+2.3 pts
43	Los Alamitos, CA	72.2	-0.1 pts
44	Pacific Grove, CA	71.9	+11.4 pts
45	Alameda, CA	71.2	-0.7 pts
46	Menlo Park, CA	71.2	-2.2 pts
47	San Juan Capistrano, CA	70.8	+4.6 pts
48	Calabasas, CA	70.7	+2.1 pts
49	Hillsborough, CA	69.9	-1.1 pts
50	Pacifica, CA	69.3	+0.6 pts
50	Selma, CA	69.3	+29.3 pts
52	Pasadena, CA	68.8	+1.2 pts
53	Benicia, CA	68	+11.7 pts
54	Arcata, CA	67.4	-16.5 pts
55	Healdsburg, CA	67.3	-5.8 pts
56	Brawley, CA	67.2	-7.4 pts
57	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	66.7	+1.2 pts
58	Los Altos, CA	66.6	+2 pts
59	Belmont, CA	66	-4.3 pts
60	Costa Mesa, CA	65.8	+1.8 pts
61	Cupertino, CA	65.7	+2 pts
62	Palm Desert, CA	65.7	+6.6 pts
63	Marina, CA	65.1	-7.8 pts
64	Irvine, CA	65	+1.9 pts
65	Orange, CA	65	+1.8 pts
66	Blythe, CA	64.8	+23 pts
67	San Rafael, CA	64.2	+1.4 pts
68	San Gabriel, CA	64	-2.8 pts
69	Artesia, CA	63.8	+0.4 pts
70	Huntington Beach, CA	63.7	+3 pts
71	San Luis Obispo, CA	63.6	-4.4 pts
72	West Hollywood, CA	63.5	+44.9 pts
73	Santa Barbara, CA	63.4	-2.5 pts
74	Santa Clara, CA	63.3	+3.6 pts
75	Arcadia, CA	62.9	-5.4 pts
76	Sunnyvale, CA	62.7	-2.4 pts
77	Arroyo Grande, CA	62.3	+0.1 pts
78	Brentwood, CA	62.3	-5.4 pts
79	Mountain View, CA	62.3	+1.5 pts
80	Livermore, CA	62.2	+1.3 pts
81	Glendora, CA	61.5	-4.8 pts
82	Yorba Linda, CA	61.3	-5.4 pts
83	Palo Alto, CA	61.2	-4 pts
84	Folsom, CA	61	+6.3 pts
85	San Mateo, CA	60.7	-1.2 pts
86	Placerville, CA	60.6	-5.4 pts
87	Thousand Oaks, CA	60.2	+1.5 pts
88	Encinitas, CA	59.7	+8.5 pts
89	Paradise, CA	59.7	+15.4 pts
90	Milpitas, CA	59.5	+2.1 pts
90	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	59.5	+1.7 pts
92	Larkspur, CA	59.4	-33.3 pts
93	Dublin, CA	59.4	-1.3 pts
94	Pleasant Hill, CA	58.9	-5.8 pts
95	Morro Bay, CA	58.8	-6.3 pts
96	Carpinteria, CA	58.7	-10.7 pts
96	Davis, CA	58.7	-3.2 pts
98	Monrovia, CA	58.7	+6.4 pts
99	Laguna Niguel, CA	58.6	-3.6 pts
100	Danville, CA	58.6	-1.7 pts
101	Carlsbad, CA	58.4	-4.3 pts
102	Shasta Lake, CA	57.9	-0.5 pts
103	San Bruno, CA	57.9	-5.1 pts
104	Ridgecrest, CA	57.8	-2.9 pts
105	Dana Point, CA	57.8	-3.5 pts
106	Seal Beach, CA	57.7	-18 pts
107	Redwood City, CA	57.7	+2.1 pts
108	San Marcos, CA	57.6	-1.4 pts
109	Pleasanton, CA	57.5	-7.3 pts
110	San Anselmo, CA	57.3	+8.6 pts
111	Rosemead, CA	56.9	-3.9 pts
112	American Canyon, CA	56.6	-0.2 pts
113	Glendale, CA	56.4	+4 pts
114	Cerritos, CA	56.2	+7.5 pts
115	Lompoc, CA	56.2	+0.4 pts
116	Placentia, CA	56.1	+14 pts
117	Union City, CA	56.1	+5 pts
118	San Ramon, CA	55.9	-4.9 pts
119	Fremont, CA	55.4	-0.3 pts
120	Mission Viejo, CA	55.4	-9.3 pts
121	Oakland, CA	55.1	-0.9 pts
122	Temple City, CA	54.9	-10.4 pts
123	Laguna Hills, CA	54.5	-1.2 pts
124	West Sacramento, CA	54.5	+4 pts
125	Coronado, CA	54.4	-1.6 pts
126	Lincoln, CA	54.1	+2.6 pts
127	San Dimas, CA	54.1	-6.3 pts
128	La Palma, CA	54	-4.4 pts
129	Concord, CA	54	-4 pts
130	Fillmore, CA	53.8	-0.2 pts
131	Monterey Park, CA	53.7	+1.7 pts
132	Novato, CA	53.5	+2.9 pts
133	San Jose, CA	53.4	-1.1 pts
134	Susanville, CA	53.3	+4.2 pts
135	Cypress, CA	53.2	-4.1 pts
135	San Clemente, CA	53.2	-11.4 pts
137	Bellflower, CA	53	+0.1 pts
138	Daly City, CA	52.5	-1.3 pts
139	South Lake Tahoe, CA	52.5	+3.5 pts
140	Aliso Viejo, CA	52.2	-3.9 pts
141	Gardena, CA	51.9	-6.5 pts
142	Buena Park, CA	51.8	-4.7 pts
143	Goleta, CA	51.7	-4 pts
143	Monterey, CA	51.7	-1 pts
145	Morgan Hill, CA	51.5	+1.7 pts
146	Commerce, CA	51.3	+7.7 pts
147	Burbank, CA	51.3	-3.7 pts
148	Rohnert Park, CA	51.2	-8.3 pts
149	Eastvale, CA	51	+1 pts
150	Los Angeles, CA	50.8	-1.5 pts
151	Campbell, CA	50.8	-3.2 pts
152	Elk Grove, CA	50.7	+3.6 pts
153	Lindsay, CA	50.6	+2.1 pts
154	Claremont, CA	50.6	-13.5 pts
155	San Diego, CA	50.5	-0.1 pts
156	Westminster, CA	50.4	-2 pts
157	Bell, CA	50.3	+2.4 pts
158	Pico Rivera, CA	50.2	+11.6 pts
159	Redding, CA	50.1	-0.9 pts
160	Livingston, CA	50	+1.2 pts
161	South Gate, CA	50	-8.1 pts
162	Fullerton, CA	49.6	+0.8 pts
163	Dixon, CA	49.4	-10.3 pts
164	Roseville, CA	49.4	-0 pts
165	Woodland, CA	49	+7 pts
166	Bell Gardens, CA	48.6	-5.4 pts
167	Mountain House, CA	48.5	0 pts
168	Simi Valley, CA	48.4	-3.8 pts
169	Loma Linda, CA	48.4	+18.5 pts
170	Anaheim, CA	48.2	+4.2 pts
171	Stanton, CA	48.2	+3.1 pts
172	Yucca Valley, CA	48	-1.7 pts
173	La Habra, CA	47.9	-2.1 pts
174	Diamond Bar, CA	47.8	-9.5 pts
175	Grand Terrace, CA	47.6	-5.7 pts
176	Redlands, CA	47.5	-1 pts
177	Scotts Valley, CA	47.5	-8.3 pts
178	El Cajon, CA	47.4	+2.5 pts
179	Patterson, CA	47	-0.9 pts
180	Whittier, CA	47	-8.4 pts
181	Lemon Grove, CA	46.9	+7.5 pts
182	Lake Forest, CA	46.8	+1.1 pts
183	Walnut, CA	46.8	-0.1 pts
184	Santa Rosa, CA	46.7	+0.2 pts
185	Brea, CA	46.5	-2.2 pts
186	La Mesa, CA	46.3	+3.3 pts
187	Pinole, CA	46.2	-22.4 pts
188	Walnut Creek, CA	45.9	-1.7 pts
189	Azusa, CA	45.9	-0.7 pts
190	Windsor, CA	45.7	-4.8 pts
191	Pittsburg, CA	45.5	+5.4 pts
192	Montclair, CA	45.4	-4.9 pts
193	Santa Ana, CA	45.3	+0.7 pts
194	Long Beach, CA	45.2	+0.5 pts
195	Upland, CA	45.2	+6.9 pts
196	Alhambra, CA	44.9	-0.5 pts
197	Poway, CA	44.8	-7.5 pts
198	Atascadero, CA	44.4	+3.6 pts
199	Santa Clarita, CA	44.3	-3.5 pts
200	Marysville, CA	44.1	-13.8 pts
201	Chino, CA	44.1	+2.5 pts
201	Santee, CA	44.1	-7.4 pts
203	South San Francisco, CA	44	-1.9 pts
204	Atwater, CA	44	+0.6 pts
205	Chula Vista, CA	43.6	-2.6 pts
206	Lakewood, CA	43.5	-0.6 pts
207	Lancaster, CA	43.3	+6.9 pts
207	Lomita, CA	43.3	-0.1 pts
209	Auburn, CA	43.3	-25.8 pts
210	Camarillo, CA	43.2	-9 pts
211	Richmond, CA	42.9	+4.3 pts
212	Imperial Beach, CA	42.8	-6 pts
213	Millbrae, CA	42.7	+8.3 pts
214	Apple Valley, CA	42.5	+4.2 pts
215	Anderson, CA	42.5	+7.1 pts
216	Petaluma, CA	42.4	-1.3 pts
216	Pomona, CA	42.4	+3.9 pts
218	Lawndale, CA	42.3	-12.7 pts
219	Napa, CA	42.2	+0.7 pts
220	San Leandro, CA	42.1	-8.1 pts
221	Rocklin, CA	42	-2.5 pts
222	Barstow, CA	42	-2.2 pts
223	El Monte, CA	41.9	-0.6 pts
224	Suisun City, CA	41.8	-15.5 pts
225	Oakdale, CA	41.6	-0.2 pts
226	Downey, CA	41.5	-3.8 pts
226	Moorpark, CA	41.5	-6.3 pts
228	Antioch, CA	41.4	+3 pts
229	Hercules, CA	41.1	+5.6 pts
230	Norwalk, CA	41.1	-2.2 pts
231	West Covina, CA	41	-0.5 pts
232	Chowchilla, CA	41	+5.1 pts
233	Fountain Valley, CA	41	+2.5 pts
234	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	41	-2.8 pts
235	Garden Grove, CA	40.9	-1.5 pts
236	Tracy, CA	40.9	+3.9 pts
237	Reedley, CA	40.6	+3 pts
238	Temecula, CA	40.4	+2 pts
239	Baldwin Park, CA	40.4	-2.9 pts
240	Yuba City, CA	40.3	-1.2 pts
241	King City, CA	39.9	+8.6 pts
242	Hayward, CA	39.9	-3.7 pts
243	San Fernando, CA	39.9	-8.7 pts
244	Carson, CA	39.8	-4.9 pts
245	Vista, CA	39.7	+1 pts
246	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	39.4	-9.4 pts
247	Kingsburg, CA	39.4	-8.8 pts
248	Turlock, CA	39.3	-3 pts
249	Merced, CA	39.3	-8.5 pts
250	San Jacinto, CA	39.2	-0.6 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/california-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, 2022}},
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}

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Rancho Mirage, CA, with 100% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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