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Out of 232 students in Santa Monica Alternative (K-8), 12.5 percent were in seventh-grade during 2020-2021 school year

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Out of 232 students enrolled in Santa Monica Alternative (K-8), 12.5 percent were in seventh-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

The grade with the highest concentration of students was eighth-grade with 12.9 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.

Santa Monica Alternative (K-8) grade breakdown
GradeNumber of studentsTotal %
Kindergarten2410.3
First239.9
Second239.9
Third2510.8
Fourth2812.1
Fifth219.1
Sixth2912.5
Seventh2912.5
Eighth3012.9

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