Public Data Sources
The following links provide access to publicly available data for California public schools.
California Dashboard (CDE)
- Level of data: district, school, subgroup
- Type of data: California's accountability reporting system
- Update frequency: December
CAASPP and ELPAC Results
- Level of data: state, district, school, grade, subgroup
- Type of data: Smarter Balanced and California Alternate Assessment (CAA) results
- Update frequency: annually in Fall
DataQuest
- Level of data: state, county, district, school, other
- Type of data: compilation of state-collected data
- Update frequency: ongoing (see change log)
Ed-Data
- Level of data: state, county, district, school, and comparisons
- Type of data: compilation of state-collected data with ability to compare
- Update frequency: ongoing
District/School Profiles
- Level of data: district, school
- Type of data: demographic, assessment, accountability, LCFF snapshot, LCAP, legacy report
- Update frequency: ongoing
CalSCHLS
- Level of data: district, school, grade
- Type of data: school climate survey for grades 5, 7, 9, 11
- Update frequency: every two years; posted in November
Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP)
- Level of data: district
- Type of data: the LCAP describes the goals, actions, services, and expenditures to support positive student outcomes that address state and local priorities.
- Update frequency: 3-year plan updated annually
School Accountability Report Cards (SARCs)
- Level of data: school
- Type of data: student achievement, environment, resources, and demographics
- Update frequency: annually in February
- Find a report: https://sarconline.org/
Single Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA)
- Level of data: school
- Type of data: goal setting
- Update frequency: annually
- Links to reports:
- Addison Elementary
- Barron Park Elementary
- Juana Briones Elementary
- Duveneck Elementary
- El Carmelo Elementary
- Escondido Elementary
- Fairmeadow Elementary
- Walter Hays Elementary
- Herbert Hoover Elementary
- Lucille M. Nixon Elementary
- Ohlone Elementary School
- Palo Verde Elementary
- Greendell
- Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle
- Ellen Fletcher Middle
- Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle
- Henry M. Gunn High
- Palo Alto High
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC)
- Level of data: high school
- Type of data: accreditation/current school priorities
- Update frequency: 4-6 year approval and mid-cycle reviews
- Links to reports: Henry M. Gunn High School; Palo Alto High School