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Downloadable Data Files

Downloadable files about California's students, teachers, and schools by topic area, including enrollment, assessment and accountability, English learners, foster youth, free or reduced-price meal, graduates and dropouts, and staff and course data.

Available Downloadable Data Files by Topic

Absenteeism
Accountability
Annual Enrollment
Assessment
CALPADS Unduplicated Pupil Count (UPC)
CBEDS School/District Information
Discipline
District of Choice
English Learners
Foster Youth
Free or Reduced-Price Meal (FRPM)
Graduate and Dropout
Homeless Children and Youth
Post-Secondary Enrollment
Private Schools Data
Public School and District
Stability Rate Data
Staff and Course Enrollment
Students with Disabilities
Student-Level Data Files


Absenteeism

The Absenteeism Downloadable Files page provides access to data about student absenteeism, including chronic absenteeism and absenteeism by reason counts and rates, disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, student program group, and grade span.

Accountability

The Accountability Downloadable Files page provides access to data about how districts and schools are performing, including information regarding the state and local indicators and additional reports included in the California School Dashboard (Dashboard) External link opens in new window or tab. and data from the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) External link opens in new window or tab..

Annual Enrollment

The Annual Enrollment Downloadable Files page provides access to data about the number of students enrolled in California public K–12 schools and districts disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, grade, and student program group.

Assessment

The Assessment Downloadable Files page provides access to data about how students are performing on the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), the English Language Proficiency Assessments (ELPAC), and other assessments.

CALPADS Unduplicated Pupil Count (UPC)

The CALPADS UPC Downloadable Files page provides access to data about the Unduplicated Pupil Count (UPC) of students who are eligible for free or reduced-price meals (FRPM), English learners (EL), and/or foster youth which is used in the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF).

CBEDS School/District Information

The CBEDS School/District Information Downloadable Files page provides access to data collected through the California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) regarding estimated teacher hires, kindergarten program types, school calendars, and languages of instruction, and classified staff.

Discipline

The Discipline Downloadable Files page provides access to data about student discipline and the use of behavioral restraints or seclusion disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, student program group, and grade span.

District of Choice

The District of Choice page provides access to information and data about the District of Choice program including files about district of choice and district of residence. 

English Learners

The English Learners Downloadable Files page provides access to data about English learners (ELs) disaggregated by grade, language, and school.

Foster Youth

The Foster Youth Downloadable Files page provides access to enrollment and statewide assessment data pertaining to foster youth.

Free or Reduced-Price Meal (Student Poverty)

The Free or Reduced-Price Meal Downloadable Files page provides access to data about students who are eligible for Free or Reduced-Price Meals (FRPM).

Graduate and Dropout

The Graduate and Dropout Downloadable Files page provides access to data about cohort graduation rates and outcomes, and one-year graduate and dropout counts disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, and student program group.

Homeless Children and Youth

The Homeless Enrollment Downloadable Files page provides access to data about homeless students, including enrollment by dwelling type data disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, student group, and grade level.

Post-Secondary Enrollment

The Post-Secondary Enrollment Downloadable Files page provides access to data about the College-Going Rate (CGR) for California high school completers disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, and student program group. 

Private Schools Data

The Private Schools Data page provides access to data about California’s private schools, including directory information, as well as information filed through the annual Private School Affidavit.

Public Schools and Districts

The Public Schools and Districts Downloadable Files page provides access to data files containing general information about California's public schools and districts found in the California School Directory.

Stability Rate Data

The Stability Rate Downloadable Files page provides access to data about student stability, including adjusted cumulative enrollment counts, stability and non-stability counts, and stability and non-stability rates disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, student group, and grade level.

Staff and Course Data

The Staff and Course Downloadable Files page provides access to data about certificated staff (e.g., staff demographics and assignments), classified staff full-time equivalency (FTE), and course enrollment information.

Students with Disabilities

The Special Education Downloadable Files page provides access and data about students with disabilities, including enrollment by program setting data disaggregated by race/ethnicity, disability category, age range, grade span, gender, and English learner status.

Student-Level Data Files

The Student Online Accountability Record Status (SOARS) System allows authorized users at local educational agencies (LEAs) and charter schools to download specific student-level data during a limited timeframe. For further details, please refer to the SOARS System Frequently Asked Questions web page.

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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, January 30, 2024
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