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DataQuest Schedule

An overview of the DataQuest reports expected to be released in the coming year.

Overview

Each year, local educational agencies (LEAs) submit information to the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) on student outcomes such as graduation, discipline, absenteeism, demographic information for students and staff, and annual student enrollment. These data are used to produce reports on DataQuest External link opens in new window or tab.. To assist data users with their planning, this web page covers the schedule of reports to be released this year.

Upcoming Data Releases

Note: This information was last updated in June 2024.

During the 2024 year, the California Department of Education (CDE) plans to release the following reports related to teachers that will encompass the last five years of data spanning from 2019–20 to 2023–24:

  • Certificated staff by demographics,
  • Certificated staff by education data, and
  • Certificated staff by experience.

The CDE also anticipates publishing the following report also related to teachers:

  • Teacher Assignment Monitoring (for 2022–23)

Furthermore, in 2024, the CDE will continue to release the following reports on DataQuest:

  • Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) and Outcome Reports
  • Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rates and Outcome Reports
  • Suspension Data Reports
  • Expulsion Data Reports
  • Stability Rate Reports
  • Homeless Student Enrollment by Dwelling Type
  • Chronic Absenteeism Reports
  • Absenteeism by Reason Reports

Released Reports

To date, the CDE has released the following reports for 2024:

Future Releases

Moving forward, the CDE is actively working on the release of course enrollment data that will contain multiple years of data.

In addition, the CDE also anticipates the release of the Annual Reclassified Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) Counts and Rates Report that will also include multiple years of data.

Updates and Listserv

To receive updates on the reports published on DataQuest, subscribe to the DataQuest listserv by submitting a blank email to: subscribe-dataquest@mlist.cde.ca.gov. These updates are also available on the CDE DataQuest Update web page.

Questions: Data Reporting Office | dro@cde.ca.gov | 916-327-0219 
Last Reviewed: Thursday, June 20, 2024
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