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Out of 513 students in William B. Bimat Elementary School, 15.6 percent were in fourth-grade during 2020-2021 school year

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Out of 513 students enrolled in William B. Bimat Elementary School, 15.6 percent were in fourth-grade during the 2020-2021 school year, according to the California Department of Education.

The grades with the highest concentration of students were third and fifth-grade, both with 16.2 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.

William B. Bimat Elementary School grade breakdown
GradeNumber of studentsTotal %
Kindergarten6612.9
First5711.1
Second6913.5
Third8316.2
Fourth8015.6
Fifth8316.2
Sixth7514.6

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