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Out of 541 students in Ontario Center, 17 percent were in first-grade during 2020-2021 school year

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Out of 541 students enrolled in Ontario Center, 17 percent were in first-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

The grade with the highest concentration of students was third-grade with 17.7 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.

Ontario Center grade breakdown
GradeNumber of studentsTotal %
Kindergarten7814.4
First9217
Second9517.6
Third9617.7
Fourth8515.7
Fifth9517.6

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