The California School Directory contains information about all California public schools, private schools, nonpublic nonsectarian schools, school districts, and county offices of education. The search feature below allows users to search for educational agencies in California by county, district, name, county-district-school (CDS) code, city, zip code, type, or status.
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Submitting Corrections
Public School/District Updates
District/County Office Personnel
- OPUS-CDS Web Application
To update information contained in the school directory, authorized local educational agency (LEA) CDS coordinators log into the OPUS-CDS application to submit updates. - E-mail Update Request Form
For changes that cannot be made through the OPUS-CDS Web application, authorized district personnel may use the e-mail update request form to submit changes to the CDE. - CDS Change Request Forms
For changes that cannot be made through the OPUS-CDS Web application, authorized district personnel may complete a CDS change request form and mail it to the CDE.
Public
- Changes initiated by the public must be routed through the LEA CDS coordinator.
Private School Updates
- For private school updates or questions, please send an e-mail to the Elementary Education Office at privateschools@cde.ca.gov.
Resources
- Schools & Districts
Access information on CDS Codes, CDS-related forms, school code assignments, and district reorganizations. - Educational Resources Catalog
Obtain printed and electronic copies of the California Public School Directory and other publications from the CDE’s Publications Office. - Public School Database (downloadable)
Downloadable file of California public schools and districts. - Private Schools
Obtain downloadable private school data. - County Offices of Education (COE)
Obtain links to all COE Web sites. - Search for public schools nationwide (Outside Source) on the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Web site.
- Search for private schools nationwide (Outside Source) on the National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) Web site.
- DataQuest
Access a variety of data for the state, counties, districts, and public schools.
