SAN DIEGO – Enrollment in the San Diego Unified School District is up by 705 students this fall, totaling 132,814 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, it was announced Wednesday. Enrollment grew for a second year in a row, despite predictions the district would lose about 500 students this school year, according to the SDUSD.

“We want to make sure our schools (are) the first choice for education in San Diego,” SDUSD Superintendent Terry Grier said in a statement. “This district's continued improvement on our test scores, providing more choices for our students and team San Diego – our great teachers and staff – have helped make that happen.”

The largest increase in enrollment was in the third grade, rising by 559 students, according to the SDUSD. Kindergarten increased by 408 students and 11th grade by 294.