Library Evaluation
This is the annual online school library evaluation for California schools conducted each year.Background
California Education Code Section 18122 directs local governing boards to report to the California Department of Education (CDE) on the condition of school libraries. CDE created this online data collection evaluation tool to meet the Education Code requirement and to develop an accurate picture of the condition of school libraries across the state.
The annual online evaluation is closed. It will be open to collect information from the individual schools about their libraries in the 2023–24 academic year starting in 2025. Prior year evaluation responses are available as well.
For district or county downloads, or to schedule a training, contact Renée Ousley-Swank at 916-319-0449 or ROusleySwank@cde.ca.gov for assistance.
Evaluation Participation and Responses
Thank you for taking the time and effort to complete this evaluation. Your answers are invaluable to us as we develop a picture of library programs across the state, and you now have much more detailed data to look closely at your school library program. Special thanks to the following districts who had a 100 percent response rate.
Districts with 100 Percent Response Rate
| County | Districts |
|---|---|
| Alameda | Emery Unified, Fremont Unified |
| Alpine | Alpine County Unified |
| Butte | Bangor Union Elementary, Durham Unified, Gridley Unified, Manzanita Elementary |
| Contra Costa | Liberty Union High, Oakley Union Elementary, Orinda Union Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified |
| El Dorado | Camino Union Elementary, Gold Oak Union Elementary, Gold Trail Union Elementary, Rescue Union Elementary |
| Fresno | Burrel Union Elementary, Caruthers Unified, Central Unified, Clovis Unified, Coalinga-Huron Unified, Kingsburg Elementary Charter, Laton Joint Unified, Pine Ridge Elementary, Sanger Unified, Selma Unified |
| Glenn | Lake Elementary, Orland Joint Unified, Plaza Elementary, Princeton Joint Unified, Stoney Creek Joint Unified |
| Humboldt | Cutten Elementary, Fieldbrook Elementary, Hydesville Elementary, Jacoby Creek Elementary, Pacific Union Elementary, Trinidad Union Elementary |
| Imperial | Magnolia Union Elementary, Seeley Union Elementary |
| Kern | Arvin Union, Buttonwillow Union Elementary, Di Giorgio Elementary, Fruitvale Elementary, Greenfield Union, Norris Elementary, Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary, Rosedale Union Elementary |
| Kings | Pioneer Union |
| Los Angeles | ABC Unified, Azusa Unified, El Segundo Unified, Glendale Unified, Hawthorne |
| Madera | Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary, Chowchilla Union High, Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary |
| Marin | Ross Valley Elementary |
| Mariposa | Mariposa County Office of Education, Mariposa County Unified |
| Merced | El Nido Elementary, McSwain Union Elementary, Plainsburg Union Elementary, Weaver Union |
| Mono | Mono County Office of Education |
| Napa | Napa Valley Unified |
| Nevada | Nevada City Elementary, Twin Ridges Elementary |
| Orange | Anaheim Union High, Cypress Elementary, Huntington Beach Union High, Irvine Unified, Laguna Beach Unified, Magnolia Elementary, Saddleback Valley Unified, Santa Ana Unified, Savanna Elementary, Tustin Unified |
| Placer | Colfax Elementary, Foresthill Union Elementary, Placer Hills Union Elementary |
| Riverside | Banning Unified, Hemet Unified, Jurupa Unified, Riverside Unified, Temecula Valley Unified, Val Verde Unified |
| San Bernardino | Barstow Unified, Etiwanda Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Redlands Unified, Rialto Unified, San Bernardino City Unified, Victor Vally Union High |
| San Diego | San Pasqual Union Elementary, Vallecitos Elementary |
| San Joaquin | Lammersville Joint Unified, Tracy Joint Unified |
| San Luis Obispo | Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary |
| San Mateo | Hillsborough City Elementary, Las Lomitas Elementary |
| Santa Barbara | Guadalupe Union Elementary, Montecito Union Elementary, Orcutt Union Elementary |
| Santa Clara | Berryessa Union Elementary, Cambrian, Cupertino Union, Evergreen Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, Palo Alto Unified |
| Shasta | Grant Elementary, Igo, Ono, Platina Union Elementary, Millville Elementary, Shasta Union Elementary |
| Solano | Fairfield-Suisun Unified |
| Sonoma | Cinnabar Elementary, Dunham Elementary, Geyserville Unified, Guerneville Elementary, Harmony Union Elementary, Montgomery Elementary, Roseland, West Side Union Elementary |
| Stanislaus | Ceres Unified, Gratton Elementary, Keyes Union, Knights Ferry Elementary, Modesto City Elementary, Modesto City High, Paradise Elementary, Roberts Ferry Union Elementary, Sylvan Union Elementary, Waterford Unified |
| Trinity | Trinity Center Elementary |
| Tulare | Allensworth Elementary, Buena Vista Elementary, Dinuba Unified, Hot Springs Elementary, Kings River Union Elementary, Palo Verde Union Elementary, Strathmore Union Elementary, Tipton Elementary |
| Tuolumne | Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified, Curtis Creek Elementary |
| Ventura | Briggs Elementary, Conejo Valley Unified, Fillmore Unified, Hueneme Elementary, Mesa Union Elementary, Moorpark Unified, Mupu Elementary, Oak Park Unified, Ocean View, Ojai Unified, Oxnard, Oxnard Union High, Pleasant Valley, Rio Elementary, Santa Clara Elementary, Santa Paula Unified, Simi Valley Unified, Somis Union, Ventura County Office of Education, Ventura Unified |
| Yolo | Woodland Joint Unified |
Evaluation Participation and Responses
Check to see which schools participated in and completed prior evaluations. To see the evaluation responses, select the evaluation name and year from the drop-down menu. Then, click on the county, the district, and then the school’s name. The responses will be displayed on the screen. Use the navigation back buttons and not the browser’s back button.
Evaluation Completions by County
This graph shows the percentage of library evaluation completions by county.
Participation and Responses by County
| County | Respondent Schools | Respondent Schools as a % of the County | Total Outstanding Schools | Outstanding Schools as a % of the County | Total Schools in the County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | 138 | 37% | 232 | 63% | 370 |
| Alpine | 3 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 3 |
| Amador | 11 | 79% | 3 | 21% | 14 |
| Butte | 17 | 19% | 73 | 81% | 90 |
| Calaveras | 6 | 27% | 16 | 73% | 22 |
| Colusa | 2 | 11% | 17 | 89% | 19 |
| Contra Costa | 106 | 39% | 168 | 61% | 274 |
| Del Norte | 0 | 0% | 15 | 100% | 15 |
| El Dorado | 31 | 46% | 37 | 54% | 68 |
| Fresno | 249 | 70% | 105 | 30% | 354 |
| Glenn | 25 | 86% | 4 | 14% | 29 |
| Humboldt | 30 | 34% | 58 | 66% | 88 |
| Imperial | 16 | 23% | 55 | 77% | 71 |
| Inyo | 0 | 0% | 25 | 100% | 25 |
| Kern | 114 | 42% | 156 | 58% | 270 |
| Kings | 21 | 32% | 45 | 68% | 66 |
| Lake | 2 | 5% | 38 | 95% | 40 |
| Lassen | 1 | 5% | 21 | 95% | 22 |
| Los Angeles | 817 | 37% | 1,369 | 63% | 2,186 |
| Madera | 47 | 57% | 35 | 43% | 82 |
| Marin | 10 | 14% | 62 | 86% | 72 |
| Mariposa | 14 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 14 |
| Mendocino | 6 | 9% | 58 | 91% | 64 |
| Merced | 53 | 49% | 55 | 51% | 108 |
| Modoc | 1 | 8% | 11 | 92% | 12 |
| Mono | 8 | 62% | 5 | 38% | 13 |
| Monterey | 3 | 2% | 133 | 98% | 136 |
| Napa | 32 | 80% | 8 | 20% | 40 |
| Nevada | 11 | 32% | 23 | 68% | 34 |
| Orange | 243 | 39% | 383 | 61% | 626 |
| Placer | 33 | 26% | 95 | 74% | 128 |
| Plumas | 6 | 50% | 6 | 50% | 12 |
| Riverside | 298 | 59% | 205 | 41% | 503 |
| Sacramento | 146 | 38% | 240 | 62% | 386 |
| San Benito | 0 | 0% | 26 | 100% | 26 |
| San Bernardino | 286 | 50% | 284 | 50% | 570 |
| San Diego | 208 | 27% | 552 | 73% | 760 |
| San Francisco | 12 | 10% | 107 | 90% | 119 |
| San Joaquin | 85 | 35% | 160 | 65% | 245 |
| San Luis Obispo | 23 | 28% | 60 | 72% | 83 |
| San Mateo | 49 | 28% | 123 | 72% | 172 |
| Santa Barbara | 34 | 28% | 89 | 72% | 123 |
| Santa Clara | 223 | 55% | 181 | 45% | 404 |
| Santa Cruz | 0 | 0% | 80 | 100% | 80 |
| Shasta | 23 | 26% | 67 | 74% | 90 |
| Sierra | 0 | 0% | 6 | 100% | 6 |
| Siskiyou | 1 | 2% | 45 | 98% | 46 |
| Solano | 67 | 65% | 36 | 35% | 103 |
| Sonoma | 55 | 31% | 120 | 69% | 175 |
| Stanislaus | 104 | 56% | 82 | 44% | 186 |
| Sutter | 3 | 7% | 40 | 93% | 43 |
| Tehama | 8 | 21% | 31 | 79% | 39 |
| Trinity | 2 | 10% | 18 | 90% | 20 |
| Tulare | 105 | 54% | 89 | 46% | 194 |
| Tuolumne | 6 | 24% | 19 | 76% | 25 |
| Ventura | 212 | 100% | 0 | 0% | 212 |
| Yolo | 21 | 34% | 40 | 66% | 61 |
| Yuba | 1 | 2% | 40 | 98% | 41 |
| Total | 4,028 | 40% | 6,051 | 60% | 10,079 |
A Statistical Snapshot of California School Libraries is also available.
We are currently working on analyzing the submissions to update the California School Libraries Viewer GeoHub
.