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

Signal Hill, CA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 375 cities in 2023, at 100%. Newman, CA had the lowest, at 12%. The median was 45.1% and the figure for California was 44.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest100Signal Hill, CA

Lowest12Newman, CA

Median45.1375 cities

California44.4History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	Signal Hill, CA	100	+13 pts
2	Mill Valley, CA	90.4	+0.5 pts
3	Sierra Madre, CA	88.1	-5 pts
4	Beverly Hills, CA	85.8	+2.3 pts
5	San Marino, CA	85.5	-2.1 pts
6	Grover Beach, CA	85.3	+10.9 pts
7	Burlingame, CA	84	+1.1 pts
8	Laguna Beach, CA	83.3	+3.7 pts
9	Piedmont, CA	83.2	-1 pts
10	Culver City, CA	82.5	-0 pts
11	Artesia, CA	82.3	+18.5 pts
12	Clayton, CA	82.3	+4.4 pts
13	Lafayette, CA	82	-4.7 pts
14	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	81.6	+0.3 pts
15	Agoura Hills, CA	81.4	+7.3 pts
16	Santa Monica, CA	78.5	+1.6 pts
17	Menlo Park, CA	77.9	+6.7 pts
18	Solana Beach, CA	77.1	-11.8 pts
19	El Cerrito, CA	76.5	+1.5 pts
20	Orinda, CA	75.9	-5.9 pts
21	Pacific Grove, CA	75.6	+3.7 pts
22	Albany, CA	75.2	+0.2 pts
23	Placerville, CA	75	+14.4 pts
24	Hermosa Beach, CA	74.5	-3.3 pts
25	Pacifica, CA	74.3	+5 pts
26	Martinez, CA	74.1	+0.5 pts
27	Arcata, CA	74.1	+6.7 pts
28	Redondo Beach, CA	73.6	+0.3 pts
29	Newport Beach, CA	72.2	-7.9 pts
30	Saratoga, CA	72.2	-0.3 pts
31	Truckee, CA	72	-9.5 pts
32	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	71.9	-8.2 pts
33	San Francisco, CA	71.9	-2.2 pts
34	San Carlos, CA	71.5	-4.5 pts
35	Brawley, CA	71.3	+4.1 pts
36	Foster City, CA	71.2	-3.1 pts
37	Torrance, CA	71.1	-1.3 pts
38	La Verne, CA	70.6	-1.9 pts
39	Manhattan Beach, CA	70.4	-5.6 pts
40	San Juan Capistrano, CA	70.1	-0.7 pts
41	Sonoma, CA	70	-7.9 pts
42	Alameda, CA	69.7	-1.5 pts
43	Berkeley, CA	69.7	-4.9 pts
44	Cupertino, CA	69.1	+3.4 pts
45	Belmont, CA	68.7	+2.6 pts
46	Hillsborough, CA	68.6	-1.3 pts
47	Larkspur, CA	68	+8.5 pts
48	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	67.9	+8.4 pts
49	Moraga, CA	67.3	-10.2 pts
50	San Bruno, CA	67.2	+9.3 pts
51	Marina, CA	67.2	+2.1 pts
52	South Pasadena, CA	67.1	-5.7 pts
53	Los Altos, CA	66.9	+0.2 pts
54	San Rafael, CA	66.8	+2.6 pts
55	Half Moon Bay, CA	66.8	-19.3 pts
56	Orange, CA	66.6	+1.6 pts
57	Sunnyvale, CA	66.5	+3.8 pts
58	Danville, CA	66.3	+7.6 pts
59	Ripon, CA	65.8	-8.9 pts
60	Laguna Niguel, CA	65.7	+7 pts
61	San Luis Obispo, CA	65.3	+1.6 pts
62	Los Alamitos, CA	65.2	-7 pts
63	Calabasas, CA	65.2	-5.5 pts
64	Dana Point, CA	64.6	+6.8 pts
65	Huntington Beach, CA	64.2	+0.5 pts
65	Temple City, CA	64.2	+9.3 pts
67	Novato, CA	64	+10.5 pts
68	Encinitas, CA	63.9	+4.2 pts
69	San Anselmo, CA	63.7	+6.5 pts
70	Mountain View, CA	63.7	+1.4 pts
71	Benicia, CA	63.5	-4.4 pts
72	Costa Mesa, CA	63.5	-2.3 pts
73	Lompoc, CA	63.4	+7.2 pts
74	Palo Alto, CA	63	+1.8 pts
75	Livermore, CA	62.3	+0.2 pts
76	Petaluma, CA	62.2	+19.8 pts
77	Yorba Linda, CA	61.9	+0.6 pts
78	Los Gatos, CA	61.9	-11.5 pts
79	Selma, CA	61.7	-7.7 pts
80	El Segundo, CA	61.6	-18.8 pts
81	San Mateo, CA	61.6	+0.9 pts
82	Irvine, CA	61.4	-3.6 pts
83	Ridgecrest, CA	61.3	+3.5 pts
84	Marysville, CA	60.9	+16.8 pts
85	Santa Barbara, CA	60.7	-2.8 pts
86	Scotts Valley, CA	60.5	+13 pts
87	Goleta, CA	60.3	+8.6 pts
88	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA	60	-6.6 pts
89	Glendora, CA	59.8	-1.8 pts
90	Folsom, CA	59.7	-1.3 pts
91	Thousand Oaks, CA	59.7	-0.5 pts
92	Pasadena, CA	59.6	-9.2 pts
93	Placentia, CA	59.3	+3.2 pts
93	Santa Clara, CA	59.3	-4 pts
95	Redwood City, CA	59.1	+1.4 pts
96	South San Francisco, CA	58.9	+14.9 pts
97	Carlsbad, CA	58.8	+0.4 pts
98	Palm Desert, CA	58.7	-7 pts
99	Eastvale, CA	58.5	+7.5 pts
100	Cypress, CA	58.2	+4.9 pts
101	Milpitas, CA	58.1	-1.5 pts
102	Oakdale, CA	57.8	+16.2 pts
103	Dublin, CA	57.6	-1.8 pts
104	Aliso Viejo, CA	57.1	+4.8 pts
105	Davis, CA	56.9	-1.9 pts
106	Monrovia, CA	56.5	-2.2 pts
107	Laguna Hills, CA	56.3	+1.8 pts
108	Union City, CA	55.4	-0.7 pts
109	Glendale, CA	55.3	-1.1 pts
110	Fremont, CA	55.2	-0.2 pts
111	San Clemente, CA	55.1	+1.9 pts
112	San Ramon, CA	55.1	-0.8 pts
113	Oakland, CA	55.1	0 pts
114	Pleasant Hill, CA	55.1	-3.8 pts
115	Arcadia, CA	54.9	-8 pts
116	San Jose, CA	54.6	+1.1 pts
117	South Lake Tahoe, CA	54.4	+1.9 pts
118	Morro Bay, CA	53.9	-4.9 pts
119	Brentwood, CA	53.9	-8.4 pts
120	Imperial, CA	53.6	+28.1 pts
120	Woodland, CA	53.6	+4.5 pts
122	Bell, CA	53.4	+3.2 pts
123	Pico Rivera, CA	53.4	+3.1 pts
124	West Hollywood, CA	53.3	-10.2 pts
125	Atascadero, CA	53.1	+8.7 pts
126	Diamond Bar, CA	52.7	+5 pts
127	Millbrae, CA	52.7	+10 pts
128	Concord, CA	52.6	-1.4 pts
129	Dixon, CA	52.6	+3.2 pts
130	Burbank, CA	52.5	+1.3 pts
130	Seal Beach, CA	52.5	-5.2 pts
132	Bell Gardens, CA	52.5	+3.8 pts
133	Westminster, CA	52.4	+2 pts
134	San Diego, CA	52.2	+1.8 pts
135	San Dimas, CA	52.2	-1.9 pts
136	Morgan Hill, CA	51.9	+0.4 pts
137	Monterey, CA	51.6	-0.1 pts
138	Monterey Park, CA	51.6	-2 pts
139	Mission Viejo, CA	51.5	-3.9 pts
140	Daly City, CA	51.4	-1.1 pts
141	Stanton, CA	51.3	+3.1 pts
142	Blythe, CA	51	-13.8 pts
143	Healdsburg, CA	50.8	-16.6 pts
144	Redlands, CA	50.7	+3.1 pts
145	Alhambra, CA	50.6	+5.7 pts
146	Moorpark, CA	50.3	+8.8 pts
147	Cerritos, CA	50.3	-5.9 pts
148	Arroyo Grande, CA	50	-12.3 pts
149	Elk Grove, CA	49.8	-0.9 pts
150	Pleasanton, CA	49.7	-7.8 pts
151	San Gabriel, CA	49.6	-14.4 pts
152	Los Angeles, CA	49.6	-1.2 pts
153	Mountain House, CA	49.3	+0.8 pts
154	Anaheim, CA	49.1	+0.9 pts
154	Coronado, CA	49.1	-5.3 pts
156	American Canyon, CA	49	-7.6 pts
157	Buena Park, CA	48.8	-3.1 pts
158	Patterson, CA	48.5	+1.5 pts
159	Montebello, CA	48.2	+9.5 pts
160	Gardena, CA	48.1	-3.8 pts
161	Lindsay, CA	48.1	-2.5 pts
162	Campbell, CA	48	-2.7 pts
163	El Cajon, CA	48	+0.6 pts
164	Azusa, CA	47.8	+2 pts
165	San Fernando, CA	47.8	+7.9 pts
166	Walnut, CA	47.7	+0.9 pts
167	San Marcos, CA	47.6	-9.9 pts
168	West Sacramento, CA	47.3	-7.1 pts
169	Windsor, CA	47.3	+1.5 pts
170	Shasta Lake, CA	47.3	-10.6 pts
171	Hercules, CA	47.2	+6.2 pts
172	San Leandro, CA	47.1	+5.1 pts
173	Santa Rosa, CA	47	+0.3 pts
174	Whittier, CA	46.9	-0.1 pts
175	Pinole, CA	46.9	+0.8 pts
176	Simi Valley, CA	46.6	-1.8 pts
177	Poway, CA	46.4	+1.6 pts
178	Santee, CA	46.4	+2.3 pts
178	Walnut Creek, CA	46.4	+0.5 pts
180	Kerman, CA	46.3	+22.4 pts
181	Chino Hills, CA	46.2	+7.4 pts
182	Chino, CA	46.1	+2 pts
183	Fountain Valley, CA	46.1	+5.1 pts
184	Fullerton, CA	46	-3.6 pts
185	Imperial Beach, CA	45.7	+2.9 pts
186	Chula Vista, CA	45.4	+1.7 pts
187	Roseville, CA	45.2	-4.2 pts
188	La Palma, CA	45.1	-8.9 pts
189	Santa Ana, CA	45.1	-0.2 pts
190	Brea, CA	45.1	-1.4 pts
191	Livingston, CA	45	-5 pts
192	Montclair, CA	44.8	-0.6 pts
193	Lincoln, CA	44.6	-9.5 pts
194	Lakewood, CA	44.4	+0.9 pts
195	Rosemead, CA	44.2	-12.7 pts
196	Santa Clarita, CA	44	-0.3 pts
197	Redding, CA	43.9	-6.2 pts
198	Dinuba, CA	43.8	+20.4 pts
198	La Habra, CA	43.8	-4.1 pts
200	Calimesa, CA	43.8	-35.9 pts
200	Hollister, CA	43.8	+4.9 pts
202	Richmond, CA	43.7	+0.8 pts
203	Watsonville, CA	43.7	+6.6 pts
204	Gilroy, CA	43.5	+5.8 pts
205	Rancho Mirage, CA	43.5	-56.5 pts
206	Duarte, CA	43.5	+11.5 pts
207	Auburn, CA	43.5	+0.2 pts
208	Long Beach, CA	43.4	-1.8 pts
209	Rocklin, CA	43.2	+1.2 pts
210	Antioch, CA	43	+1.6 pts
211	Bellflower, CA	42.8	-10.1 pts
212	Pittsburg, CA	42.8	-2.7 pts
213	El Monte, CA	42.7	+0.8 pts
214	Chico, CA	42.5	+5.3 pts
215	McFarland, CA	42.3	+20.6 pts
216	Barstow, CA	42.1	+0.1 pts
217	Garden Grove, CA	41.9	+1 pts
218	South Gate, CA	41.8	-8.2 pts
219	Lemon Grove, CA	41.7	-5.2 pts
220	West Covina, CA	41.4	+0.4 pts
221	Claremont, CA	41.4	-9.1 pts
222	Carpinteria, CA	41.2	-17.5 pts
223	South El Monte, CA	41.2	+5.9 pts
224	Turlock, CA	41	+1.7 pts
225	Paramount, CA	40.9	+3.4 pts
226	Downey, CA	40.6	-0.9 pts
227	Baldwin Park, CA	40.5	+0.1 pts
228	Carson, CA	40.4	+0.6 pts
229	Upland, CA	40.4	-4.8 pts
230	Camarillo, CA	40.3	-2.9 pts
231	Temecula, CA	40.3	-0.1 pts
232	Santa Cruz, CA	40.3	+4.8 pts
233	Hayward, CA	40.2	+0.4 pts
234	Rancho Cucamonga, CA	40.2	-0.8 pts
235	Newark, CA	40	+5.1 pts
236	Loma Linda, CA	39.8	-8.6 pts
237	San Jacinto, CA	39.7	+0.5 pts
238	Coalinga, CA	39.4	+5.7 pts
239	Pomona, CA	39.3	-3 pts
240	Fillmore, CA	39.3	-14.5 pts
241	Lancaster, CA	39.2	-4.1 pts
242	Colton, CA	39.1	+1.5 pts
243	Reedley, CA	38.9	-1.7 pts
244	Ceres, CA	38.8	+2 pts
245	Lake Forest, CA	38.8	-8 pts
246	San Buenaventura (Ventura), CA	38.7	-0.7 pts
247	Huntington Park, CA	38.7	+1.8 pts
248	Yuba City, CA	38.6	-1.7 pts
249	La Mesa, CA	38.4	-7.9 pts
250	Rancho Cordova, CA	38.4	+3.2 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/california-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/california-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 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, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/california-cities?period=2023. Publisher attribution: 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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