California · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in California

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in California, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

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The 100 California schools listed here average 93.5% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

93.5%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 99.2%
highest rate (Sierra High): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Sierra High Azusa	119	Critical	99.2%
2	Federal Terrace Elementary Vallejo	228	Critical	99.1%
3	Vista Continuation High Bakersfield	221	Critical	99.1%
4	Leona Valley Elementary Leona Valley	79	Critical	98.7%
5	Costanoa Continuation High Santa Cruz	77	Critical	98.7%
6	Youthbuild Charter School of California Los Angeles	880	Critical	98.6%
7	Main Avenue Elementary Sacramento	361	Critical	98.6%
8	Calla High Manteca	140	Critical	98.6%
9	Kingsburg Independent Study High Kingsburg	67	Critical	98.5%
10	Helm Elementary Helm	60	Critical	98.3%
11	Park West High (Continuation) Pomona	225	Critical	98.2%
12	Ark Independent Studies Santa Cruz	56	Critical	98.2%
13	Ortega High Lake Elsinore	463	Critical	98.1%
14	Oakland International High Oakland	270	Critical	98.1%
15	Valley Los Banos Community Los Banos	160	Critical	98.1%
16	Desert Knolls Elementary Apple Valley	582	Critical	97.8%
17	Kings River High (Continuation) Sanger	89	Critical	97.8%
18	Sonoma County Special Education Santa Rosa	169	Critical	97.6%
19	Coronado High (Continuation) West Covina	120	Critical	97.5%
20	Hacienda Elementary California City	497	Critical	97.4%
21	Capistrano Union High San Juan Capistrano	103	Critical	97.1%
22	Crestline Elementary Barstow	371	Critical	97.0%
23	Robertson High (Continuation) Fremont	169	Critical	97.0%
24	Kern County Special Education Bakersfield	387	Critical	96.9%
25	Live Oak High (Continuation) Antioch	130	Critical	96.9%
26	Eel River Community Fortuna	64	Critical	96.9%
27	Holmes Avenue Elementary Los Angeles	125	Critical	96.8%
28	Pacific High Ventura	213	Critical	96.7%
29	Opportunity Academy Hayward	175	Critical	96.6%
30	Ukiah Independent Study Academy Ukiah	118	Critical	96.6%
31	Sherwood Willits	59	Critical	96.6%
32	Yellen Learning Center Palmdale	58	Critical	96.6%
33	Mountain Vista High Madera	162	Critical	96.3%
34	Hallmark Academy Sanger	287	Critical	96.2%
35	El Camino High (Continuation) La Mirada	256	Critical	96.1%
36	Carl B. Munck Elementary Oakland	151	Critical	96.0%
37	Shery (Kurt T.) High (Continuation) Torrance	119	Critical	95.8%
38	Hooper Avenue Primary Center Los Angeles	142	Critical	95.1%
39	Leataata Floyd Elementary Sacramento	201	Critical	95.0%
40	Slover Mountain High (Continuation) Bloomington	231	Critical	94.8%
41	Hoopa Valley High Hoopa	265	Critical	94.7%
42	Phoenix Camarillo	76	Critical	94.7%
43	Valley Robotics Academy Lodi	278	Critical	94.6%
44	North Point Academy Grass Valley	111	Critical	94.6%
45	Abraxas Continuation High Poway	216	Critical	94.4%
46	Summit High (Continuation) La Quinta	195	Critical	94.4%
47	Rudsdale Continuation High Oakland	333	Critical	94.3%
48	Sierra Home Mariposa	70	Critical	94.3%
49	Cesar E. Chavez High Santa Ana	350	Critical	93.7%
50	Ousd Edge Virtual Academy Orange	229	Critical	93.4%
51	Today's Fresh Start-Compton Los Angeles	374	Critical	93.0%
52	Eric Birch High (Continuation) Fontana	239	Critical	92.9%
53	Garfield High San Diego	226	Critical	92.9%
54	Centennial Continuation High Corning	67	Critical	92.5%
55	Quincy Junior/Senior High Quincy	310	Critical	92.3%
56	Sierra Vista High (Continuation) Dinuba	77	Critical	92.2%
57	Marin's Community San Rafael	64	Critical	92.2%
58	Sandpiper Elementary Redwood City	534	Critical	92.1%
59	Mission Continuation San Fernando	127	Critical	92.1%
60	Estrellita Continuation High Galt	76	Critical	92.1%
61	Davis School for Independent Study Davis	124	Critical	91.9%
62	California Creative Learning Academy Ms Los Angeles	98	Critical	91.8%
63	Robert P. Ulrich Elementary California City	503	Critical	91.7%
64	Manhattan Place Elementary Los Angeles	218	Critical	91.7%
65	Monarch San Diego	225	Critical	91.6%
66	Oasis Continuation High Kingsburg	59	Critical	91.5%
67	Big Picture Educational Academy Fresno	520	Critical	91.0%
68	Orange County Workforce Innovation High Anaheim	210	Critical	91.0%
69	Sonoma County Alternative Education Programs Santa Rosa	55	Critical	90.9%
70	John J. Cairns Continuation Lindsay	65	Critical	90.8%
71	Yuba Feather Elementary Challenge	96	Critical	90.6%
72	Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center Los Angeles	85	Critical	90.6%
73	Oak Tree Community Day Palmdale	63	Critical	90.5%
74	Vail High (Continuation) Montebello	219	Critical	90.4%
75	Lincoln High (Continuation) San Leandro	166	Critical	90.4%
76	East Stanislaus High Oakdale	83	Critical	90.4%
77	Discovery High Sacramento	130	Critical	90.0%
78	Castaic Middle Castaic	451	Critical	89.8%
79	Sybil N. Crookham Elementary Winton	362	Critical	89.8%
80	Deborah a. Williams Elementary Fresno	582	Critical	89.7%
81	Esteban Torres East La Performing Arts Magnet Los Angeles	243	Critical	89.7%
82	Pivot Charter School North Valley Ii Chico	105	Critical	89.5%
83	California City Middle California City	478	Critical	89.3%
84	Green Tree East Elementary Victorville	508	Critical	89.2%
85	Alameda County Community Hayward	73	Critical	89.0%
86	Ralston Intermediate Belmont	1,082	Critical	88.9%
87	Foundations Academy Mather	171	Critical	88.9%
88	New Vision High Stockton	105	Critical	88.6%
89	Innovations Academy Rancho Cordova	113	Critical	88.5%
90	Alta Vista High Mountain View	78	Critical	88.5%
91	Marin Oaks High Novato	69	Critical	88.4%
92	Mojave Elementary Mojave	420	Critical	88.3%
93	Rancho Tehama Elementary Corning	94	Critical	88.3%
94	Bret Harte Middle Oakland	337	Critical	88.1%
95	Marie L. Hare High Garden Grove	218	Critical	88.1%
96	Sem Yeto Continuation High Fairfield	311	Critical	87.8%
97	Kings Valley Academy Ii Hanford	1,090	Critical	87.7%
98	Glen View High Beaumont	130	Critical	87.7%
99	Central Elementary Lemoore	212	Critical	87.3%
100	Phoenix High San Jose	70	Critical	87.1%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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