Expanded Learning Programs 2025 - Legislative Report

Executive Summary

This report is required by California Education Code (EC) Section 8428, which mandates that the California Department of Education report to the Legislature biennially on the type and quality of its After School Education and Safety (ASES) and 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC), including After School Safety and Enrichment for Teens (ASSETs) programs and the characteristics of the students participating in them.

The 2025 Biennial Report highlights findings from the 2022–23 school year, during which California’s ASES, 21st CCLC, and ASSETs programs operated at 4,260 sites and served 769,228 students in grades kindergarten through twelve. The 2025 Biennial Report revealed the following key findings:

• Schools that received expanded learning program (ELP) funding served socioeconomically disadvantaged students and homeless and foster youths as well as students of color.
• Approximately one-third of students (32 percent) in grantee schools were also English learners, on average.
• In grantee schools, an average of 32.9 percent of students participated in ELPs, and participants were representative of the larger student body.
• Students participating in ELPs demonstrated increased school-day attendance, resulting in increased financial resources for schools totaling nearly $95 million.
• Students who participated in a high dosage of ELPs exhibited higher scores on the Smarter Balanced Mathematics assessment.
• Among English learner students, participation in ELPs resulted in increased English language proficiency scores for high school students.
• Twelfth-grade participants in ELPs were more likely to meet college and career readiness benchmarks.

If you have any questions regarding this report, please contact the Expanded Learning Division, by phone at 916-319-0923 or by email at expandedlearning@cde.ca.gov.

You can find this report at the California Department of Education Laws and Policy web page. If you need a copy of this report, please contact Erin Koepke, Education Programs Consultant, Expanded Learning Division by phone at 916-319-0351 or by email at ekoepke@cde.ca.gov.

Report to the Legislature, Legislative Analyst's Office and the Governor: Characteristics of Schools and Students Participating in Expanded Learning Programs 2025 Report (PDF)