Library Evaluation
This is the annual online school library evaluation for California schools conducted each year.Background
California Education Code Section 18122 directs local governing boards to report to the California Department of Education (CDE) on the condition of school libraries. CDE created this online data collection evaluation tool to meet the Education Code requirement and to develop an accurate picture of the condition of school libraries across the state.
The annual online evaluation is closed. It will be open to collect information from the individual schools about their libraries in the 2025–26 academic year starting in 2026. Prior year evaluation responses are available as well.
For district or county downloads, or to schedule a training, contact Renée Ousley-Swank at 916-319-0449 or ROusleySwank@cde.ca.gov for assistance.
Evaluation Participation and Responses
Thank you for taking the time and effort to complete this evaluation. Your answers are invaluable to us as we develop a picture of library programs across the state, and you now have much more detailed data to look closely at your school library program. Special thanks to the following districts who had a 100 percent response rate.
Districts with 100 Percent Response Rate
| County | Districts |
|---|---|
| Alameda | Castro Valley Unified Fremont Unified, Piedmont City Unified, Sunol Glen Unified |
| Butte | Bangor Union Elementary, Gridley Unified, Thermalito Union Elementary |
| Calaveras | Mark Twain Union Elementary |
| Colusa | Colusa Unified |
| Contra Costa | Knightsen Elementary, Liberty Union High, Oakley Union Elementary, Orinda Union Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified |
| El Dorado | Camino Union Elementary, El Dorado Union High, Gold Oak Union Elementary, Gold Trail Union Elementary, Mother Lode Union Elementary, Rescue Union Elementary |
| Fresno | Alvina Elementary, Caruthers Unified, Central Unified, Clovis Unified, Fowler Unified, Fresno Unified, Kingsburg Elementary Charter, Pine Ridge Elementary, Riverdale Joint Unified, Sanger Unified, Selma Unified, Washington Colony Elementary |
| Glenn | Capay Joint Union Elementary, Glenn County Office of Education, Lake Elementary, Orland Joint Unified, Plaza Elementary, Princeton Joint Unified, Willows Unified |
| Humboldt | Blue Lake Union Elementary, Cutten Elementary, Fieldbrook Elementary, Hydesville Elementary, Jacoby Creek Elementary, Orick Elementary, Pacific Union Elementary, Scotia Union Elementary, Trinidad Union Elementary |
| Imperial | Calexico Unified, Heber Elementary, Imperial Unified, Magnolia Union Elementary, Meadows Union Elementary, Seeley Union Elementary, Westmorland Union Elementary |
| Inyo | Big Pine Unified, Round Valley Joint Elementary |
| Kern | Arvin Union, Beardsley Elementary, Buttonwillow Union Elementary, Caliente Union Elementary, Delano Joint Union High, Di Giorgio Elementary, Edison Elementary, Fruitvale Elementary, Greenfield Union, Lamont Elementary, Lost Hills Union Elementary, Mojave Unified, Norris Elementary, Richland Union Elementary, Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary, South Fork Union, Standard Elementary |
| Kings | Central Union Elementary, Island Union Elementary, Kings County Office of Education, Kit Carson Union Elementary, Lakeside Union Elementary, Pioneer Union Elementary |
| Lassen | Ravendale-Termo Elementary |
| Los Angeles | Azusa Unified, Bassett Unified, Castaic Union, Centinela Valley Union High, El Segundo Unified, Garvey Elementary, Glendale Unified, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach City Elementary, La Canada Unified, Little Lake City Elementary, Los Nietos, Redondo Beach Unified, San Gabriel Unified, Whittier Union High |
| Madera | Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary, Chowchilla Union High, Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary |
| Marin | Reed Union Elementary, Ross Valley Elementary, San Rafael City Elementary, Tamalpais Union High |
| Mendocino | Mendocino County Office of Education |
| Merced | Atwater Elementary, Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint Unified, El Nido Elementary, Gustine Unified, Merced Union High, Weaver Union |
| Monterey | Graves Elementary, North Monterey County Unified, Salinas City Elementary, San Ardo Union Elementary |
| Napa | Howell Mountain Elementary, Napa Valley Unified, Pope Valley Union Elementary, Saint Helena Unified |
| Nevada | Grass Valley Union Elementary, Nevada City Elementary |
| Orange | Anaheim Union High, Buena Park Elementary, Centralia Elementary, Cypress Elementary, Huntington Beach Union High, La Habra City Elementary, Laguna Beach Unified, Magnolia Elementary, Ocean View, Saddleback Valley Unified, Santa Ana Unified, Savanna Elementary, Tustin Unified |
| Placer | Alta-Dutch Flat Union Elementary, Colfax Elementary, Foresthill Union Elementary, Loomis Union Elementary, Roseville City Elementary, Tahoe-Truckee Unified |
| Riverside | Alvord Unified, Hemet Unified, Jurupa Unified, Murrieta Valley Unified, Nuview Union, Romoland Elementary, Val Verde Unified |
| Sacramento | Aroche Union Elementary, Folsom-Cordova Unified |
| San Benito | Hollister, Panoche Elementary |
| San Bernardino | Barstow Unified, Colton Joint Unified, Etiwanda Elementary, Morongo Unified, Mountain View Elementary, Redlands Unified, Rialto Unified, Rim of the World Unified, San Bernardino City Unified, Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified |
| San Diego | Bonsall Unified, Del Mar Union Elementary, Encinitas Union Elementary, Fallbrook Union Elementary, Vallecitos Elementary |
| San Joaquin | Jefferson Elementary, Lammersville Joint Unified, Lincoln Unified, Oakview Union Elementary, Stockton Unified, Tracy Joint Unified |
| San Luis Obispo | Lucia Mar Unified, Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary |
| San Mateo | Belmont-Redwood Shores Elementary, Burlingame Elementary, La Honda-Pescadero Unified, Las Lomitas Elementary, San Bruno Park Elementary |
| Santa Barbara | Goleta Union Elementary, Guadalupe Union Elementary, Montecito Union Elementary, Orcutt Union Elementary, Santa Barbara County Office of Education, Santa Maria Joint Union High, Santa Ynez Valley Union High, SBE-Olive Grove Charter – Buellton, SBE-Olive Grove Charter – Lompoc, SBE-Olive Grove Charter – Orcutt/Santa Maria, SBE-Olive Grove Charter – Santa Barbara, Solvang Elementary, Vista Del Mar Union |
| Santa Clara | Berryessa Union Elementary, Evergreen Elementary, Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary, Moreland, Mountainview-Los Altos Union High, Oak Grove Elementary, Orchard Elementary, Palo Alto Unified, Union Elementary |
| Santa Cruz | Happy Valley Elementary, Mountain Elementary, Pacific Elementary, Santa Cruz City Elementary, SBE – Watsonville Prep |
| Shasta | Bella Vista Elementary, Enterprise Elementary, French Gulch-Whiskeytown Elementary, Grant Elementary, Igo, Ono, Junction Elementary, Platina Union Elementary, Millville Elementary, Mountain Union Elementary, Pacheo Union Elementary, Shasta Union Elementary |
| Siskiyou | Hornbrook Elementary, McCloud Union Elementary, Weed Union Elementary, Willow Creek Elementary |
| Sonoma | Bennette Valley Union Elementary, Dunham Elementary, Forestville Union Elementary, Geyserville Unified |
| Stanislaus | Ceres Unified, Gratton Elementary, Keyes Union, Knights Ferry Elementary, Modesto City Elementary, Modesto City High, Sylvan Union Elementary |
| Sutter | Franklin Elementary, Sutter Union High |
| Tehama | Antelope Elementary, Red Bluff Union Elementary |
| Trinity | Burnt Ranch Elementary, Douglas City Elementary |
| Tulare | Allensworth Elementary, Alpaugh Unified, Alta Vista Elementary, Buena Vista Elementary, Burton Elementary, Columbine Elementary, Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified, Dinuba Unified, Ducor Union Elementary, Earlimart Elementary, Exeter Unified, Farmersville Unified, Hope Elementary, Hot Springs Elementary, Kings River Union Elementary, Liberty Elementary, Lindsay Unified, Monson-Sultana Joint Union Elementary, Oak Valley Union Elementary, Outside Creek Elementary, Palo Verde Union Elementary, Pixley Union Elementary, Pleasant View Elementary, Porterville Unified, Richgrove Elementary, Rockford Elementary, Saucelito Elementary, Sequioa Union Elementary, Springville Union Elementary, Stone Corral Elementary, Strathmore Union Elementary, Sundale Union Elementary, Sunnyside Union Elementary, Terra Bella Union Elementary, Three Rivers Union Elementary, Tipton Elementary, Traver Joint Elementary, Tulare City, Tulare County Office of Education, Tulare Joint Union High, Visalia Unified, Waukena Joint Union Elementary, Woodlake Unified, Woodville Union Elementary |
| Tuolumne | Belleview Elementary, Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified, Columbia Union, Jamestown Elementary, Sonora Elementary, Soulsbyville Elementary, Summerville Elementary, Summerville Union High |
| Ventura | Briggs Elementary, Conejo Valley Unified, Fillmore Unified, Hueneme Elementary, Mesa Union Elementary, Moorpark Unified, Mupu Elementary, Oak Park Unified, Ocean View, Ojai Unified, Oxnard, Oxnard Union High, Pleasant Valley, Rio Elementary, Santa Clara Elementary, Santa Paula Unified, Simi Valley Unified, Somis Union, Ventura County Office of Education, Ventura Unified |
Evaluation Participation and Responses
Check to see which schools participated in and completed prior evaluations. To see the evaluation responses, select the evaluation name and year from the drop-down menu. Then, click on the county, the district, and then the school’s name. The responses will be displayed on the screen. Use the navigation back buttons and not the browser’s back button.
Evaluation Completions by County
This graph shows the percentage of library evaluation completions by county.
Participation and Responses by County
| County | Respondent Schools | Respondent Schools as a % of the County | Total Outstanding Schools | Outstanding Schools as a % of the County | Total Schools in the County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alameda |
176 |
47 |
196 |
53 |
372 |
Alpine |
2 |
67 |
1 |
33 |
3 |
Amador |
5 |
36 |
9 |
64 |
14 |
Butte |
39 |
43 |
52 |
57 |
91 |
Calaveras |
8 |
38 |
13 |
62 |
21 |
Colusa |
8 |
42 |
11 |
58 |
19 |
Contra Costa |
117 |
43 |
158 |
57 |
275 |
Del Norte |
1 |
6 |
15 |
94 |
16 |
El Dorado |
49 |
73 |
18 |
27 |
67 |
Fresno |
271 |
77 |
82 |
23 |
353 |
Glenn |
26 |
90 |
3 |
10 |
29 |
Humboldt |
29 |
32 |
61 |
68 |
90 |
Imperial |
36 |
51 |
35 |
49 |
71 |
Inyo |
4 |
15 |
22 |
85 |
26 |
Kern |
140 |
52 |
129 |
48 |
269 |
Kings |
34 |
52 |
32 |
48 |
66 |
Lake |
11 |
28 |
29 |
73 |
40 |
Lassen |
6 |
26 |
17 |
74 |
23 |
Los Angeles |
1098 |
50 |
1091 |
50 |
2189 |
Madera |
52 |
64 |
29 |
36 |
81 |
Marin |
28 |
38 |
45 |
62 |
73 |
Mariposa |
13 |
87 |
2 |
13 |
15 |
Mendocino |
8 |
13 |
56 |
88 |
64 |
Merced |
48 |
44 |
60 |
56 |
108 |
Modoc |
2 |
17 |
10 |
83 |
12 |
Mono |
0 |
0 |
14 |
100 |
14 |
Monterey |
45 |
33 |
93 |
67 |
138 |
Napa |
35 |
92 |
3 |
8 |
38 |
Nevada |
14 |
40 |
21 |
60 |
35 |
Orange |
374 |
60 |
249 |
40 |
623 |
Placer |
95 |
71 |
38 |
29 |
133 |
Plumas |
5 |
42 |
7 |
58 |
12 |
Riverside |
304 |
61 |
191 |
39 |
495 |
Sacramento |
193 |
50 |
190 |
50 |
383 |
San Benito |
13 |
50 |
13 |
50 |
26 |
San Bernardino |
369 |
65 |
195 |
35 |
564 |
San Diego |
229 |
30 |
534 |
70 |
763 |
San Francisco |
10 |
8 |
111 |
92 |
121 |
San Joaquin |
154 |
63 |
90 |
37 |
244 |
San Luis Obispo |
45 |
54 |
38 |
46 |
83 |
San Mateo |
78 |
45 |
95 |
55 |
173 |
Santa Barbara |
46 |
37 |
77 |
63 |
123 |
Santa Clara |
256 |
63 |
150 |
37 |
406 |
Santa Cruz |
35 |
44 |
45 |
56 |
80 |
Shasta |
51 |
55 |
41 |
45 |
92 |
Sierra |
1 |
17 |
5 |
83 |
6 |
Siskiyou |
9 |
20 |
35 |
80 |
44 |
Solano |
40 |
38 |
64 |
62 |
104 |
Sonoma |
34 |
19 |
144 |
81 |
178 |
Stanislaus |
95 |
51 |
93 |
49 |
188 |
Sutter |
11 |
25 |
33 |
75 |
44 |
Tehama |
12 |
31 |
27 |
69 |
39 |
Trinity |
2 |
10 |
19 |
90 |
21 |
Tulare |
194 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
194 |
Tuolumne |
19 |
76 |
6 |
24 |
25 |
Ventura |
211 |
100 |
0 |
0 |
211 |
Yolo |
27 |
44 |
34 |
56 |
61 |
Yuba |
0 |
0 |
41 |
100 |
41 |
Total |
5217 |
52 |
4872 |
48 |
10089 |
We are currently working on analyzing the submissions to update the California School Libraries Viewer GeoHub
.
Statistics About California School Libraries is also available.