School Grade Span Group Assignment Guidance
Consolidated Application guidance for the School Grade Span Group Assignments, which are used in the Title I, Part A School Student Counts Winter Release Consolidated Application Reporting System (CARS) data collection form.Grade Span Groups are assigned in consideration of the grade levels offered in a given school. There are 3 groups. Generally, Grade Span Code 1 is for elementary grades, Grade Span Code 2 is for middle grades, and Grade Span Code 3 is for high schools. Grade Span Codes 1, 2 and 3 are the only ones allowable. The table below provides a reference on which Grade Span Group Code to assign a school. If the school's grade levels are not reflected in the table, the local educational agency should exercise its own discretion in assigning the Grade Span Group to the school.
Note: If the grade levels of a school have changed, the district or county, county-district-school (CDS) Coordinators or Superintendents must submit updates through the Online Public Update for Schools – County-District-School (OPUS-CDS) application, which is located on the California Department of Education (CDE) OPUS-CDS web page. For further OPUS-CDS instructions, please follow the link.Additional Information on Grade-Span Option
The Educational Data Management Division within the CDE has established the following designations of grade spans based upon the grades served by a school.
Grade Span Code 1
| Grades | Grade Span Code |
|---|---|
| KK-KK | 1 |
| KK-01 | 1 |
| KK-02 | 1 |
| KK-03 | 1 |
| KK-04 | 1 |
| KK-05 | 1 |
| KK-06 | 1 |
| KK-07 | 1 |
| KK-08 | 1 |
| 01-01 | 1 |
| 01-02 | 1 |
| 01-03 | 1 |
| 01-04 | 1 |
| 01-05 | 1 |
| 01-06 | 1 |
| 01-07 | 1 |
| 01-08 | 1 |
| 02-02 | 1 |
| 02-03 | 1 |
| 02-04 | 1 |
| 02-05 | 1 |
| 02-06 | 1 |
| 02-07 | 1 |
| 02-08 | 1 |
| 03-03 | 1 |
| 03-04 | 1 |
| 03-05 | 1 |
| 03-06 | 1 |
| 03-07 | 1 |
| 03-08 | 1 |
| 04-04 | 1 |
| 04-05 | 1 |
| 04-06 | 1 |
| 04-07 | 1 |
| 05-05 | 1 |
| 05-06 | 1 |
| 06-06 | 1 |
Grade Span Code 2
| Grades | Grade Span Code |
|---|---|
| KK-09 | 2 |
| 01-09 | 2 |
| 02-09 | 2 |
| 03-09 | 2 |
| 04-08 | 2 |
| 04-09 | 2 |
| 05-07 | 2 |
| 05-08 | 2 |
| 05-09 | 2 |
| 06-07 | 2 |
| 06-08 | 2 |
| 06-09 | 2 |
| 07-07 | 2 |
| 07-08 | 2 |
| 07-09 | 2 |
| 08-08 | 2 |
| 08-09 | 2 |
Grade Span Code 3
| Grades | Grade Span Code |
|---|---|
| KK-10 | 3 |
| KK-11 | 3 |
| KK-12 | 3 |
| 01-10 | 3 |
| 01-11 | 3 |
| 01-12 | 3 |
| 02-10 | 3 |
| 02-11 | 3 |
| 02-12 | 3 |
| 03-10 | 3 |
| 03-11 | 3 |
| 03-12 | 3 |
| 04-10 | 3 |
| 04-11 | 3 |
| 04-12 | 3 |
| 05-10 | 3 |
| 05-11 | 3 |
| 05-12 | 3 |
| 06-10 | 3 |
| 06-11 | 3 |
| 06-12 | 3 |
| 07-10 | 3 |
| 07-11 | 3 |
| 07-12 | 3 |
| 08-10 | 3 |
| 08-11 | 3 |
| 08-12 | 3 |
| 09-09 | 3 |
| 09-10 | 3 |
| 09-11 | 3 |
| 09-12 | 3 |
| 10-10 | 3 |
| 10-11 | 3 |
| 10-12 | 3 |
| 11-11 | 3 |
| 11-12 | 3 |
| 12-12 | 3 |
Questions:
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Last Reviewed: Monday, February 9, 2026
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