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Thursday, November 21, 2024

Out of 541 students in Los Osos Middle School, 32.7 percent were in eighth-grade during 2020-2021 school year

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Out of 541 students enrolled in Los Osos Middle School, 32.7 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 seventh-grade with 35.3 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.

Los Osos Middle School grade breakdown
GradeNumber of studentsTotal %
Sixth17332
Seventh19135.3
Eighth17732.7

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