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Average Class Size and Distribution-Secondary

Requirements, definitions, and data sources for the 2006-07 School Accountability Report Card (SARC).

Specific Requirements

Progress toward reducing teaching loads, including the distribution of class sizes at the school site and the average class size.

Education Code Section 33126 (b)(4)

 

Definitions

For the most recent three-year period, as defined by California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS):

  • Distribution of class sizes at the school site by subject taught
  • Average class size by subject taught

 

Guidelines and Data Sources

For secondary schools with departmentalized programs, data are reported by subject area (English, mathematics, science, and social science) as the average class size and the number of classrooms within each of the following class sizes: 1-22, 23-32, and 33 or more.

The CBEDS calculations of the average class size by subject taught and the class size distribution by subject taught exclude classrooms of 50 or more students.

Data provided by the California Department of Education (CDE).

Questions: SARC Team | sarc@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0875 
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