The Educational Demographics Office administers the CBEDS and Language Census data collections for California public schools on an annual basis. They also report out on some data collected through CALPADS, such as, enrollment, graduates, dropouts, staff assignments, and course enrollments. CBEDS data are collected in October of each year, Language Census data are collected in March of each year, and CALPADS data are collected at various times of the year depending on the type of data. For details on when data are collected through CALPADS, please refer to the CALPADS Calendar.
Although the certification of statewide data takes some time, the primary reason for the time "gap" between data submission dates and data release dates is that some districts do not submit complete data on time. All data collected are certified and released in stages as the data become available. Our projected release schedule is listed below.
Data Release Schedule
| Type of Data (Source) |
Projected Dates for Release of data in DataQuest |
Projected |
|---|---|---|
| Classified Staff (CBEDS) | April | May |
Course Enrollments (CALPADS) |
August |
September |
Dropouts (CALPADS) |
May |
June |
Educational Options Enrollment (CBEDS and CALPADS) |
May |
June |
English learner (EL) settings and services (Language Census) |
July |
August |
| EL and fluent-English-proficient (FEP) enrollment by language (CALPADS) | July |
August |
Enrollment (CALPADS) |
May |
June |
| Estimated Teacher Hires (CBEDS) | April | May |
Graduates (CALPADS) |
May |
June |
| School Information, such as Education Calendar, Computers, etc.) (CBEDS) | April | May |
Staffing (CBEDS) |
August |
September |
Staffing data for teachers providing services to ELs (Language Census) |
July |
August |
Release of Aggregate Data Files:
Our first priority is to prepare complete data files. All aggregate files will be updated as time permits.
Release of Data Reports:
Demographic data reports will not be available until after the data are certified. Viewable demographic data reports will be posted throughout the year to coincide with demand. Please note that reports that are available on DataQuest will not be posted on the Data Reports Web pages.
