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Library Evaluation

This is the annual online school library evaluation for California schools conducted each year.

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 2022–2023 academic year starting in 2024. 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.

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.

County Districts
Butte Bangor Union Elementary, Biggs Unified
Contra Costa Liberty Union High
El Dorado Golden Oak Union Elementary, Gold Trail Union Elementary, Rescue Union Elementary
Fresno Alvina Elementary, Burrel Union Elementary, Caruthers Unified, Central Unified, Pacific Union Elementary, Selma Unified
Humboldt Cutten Elementary, Hydesville Elementary
Kern Alvin Union, Norris Elementry
Kings Central Union Elementary, Island Union Elementary, Lakeside Union
Los Angeles Eastside Union Elementary, El Sagundo Unified
Madera Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary, Chowchilla Union High
Napa Napa Valley Unified, Saint Helena Unified
Nevada Chicago Park Elementary, Nevada City Elementary
Orange Laguna Beach Unified, Tustin Unified
Riverside Jurupa Unified, Val Verde Unified
San Bernardino Chino Valley Unified, Colton Joint Unified, Etiwanda Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Rialto Unified
San Luis Obispo Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary
Santa Barbara Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Clara Alum Rock Union Elementary, Berryessas Union Elementary, Evergreen Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary
Shasta Igo, Ono, Platina Union Elementary, Shasta Union Elementary
Solano Fairfield-Suisun Unified
Sonoma Monte Rio Union Elementary, West Side Union Elementary, Wilmar Union Elementary
Stanislaus Sylvan Union Elementary
Tulare Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified, Dinuba Unified, Strathmore Union Elementary, Tipton Elementary, Woodville Union Elementary
Tuolumne Big Flat Oak-Groveland Unified, Curtis Creek Elementary, Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools
Ventura Briggs Elementary, Mesa Union Elementary, Ojai Unified, Oxnard, Pleasant Valley, Rio Elementary, Santa Clara Elementary, Santa Paula Unified, Simi Valley Unified, Somis Union

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.

This is a graph showing the percentage of library evaluation completion rates by each county in California.

Graph showing the percentage of library evaluation completion rates by each county in California. Table below displays data from graph.

School Library Evaluation Participation and Responses
County Respondents Total Schools Total Outstanding

Alameda

104

369

265

Alpine

0

3

3

Amador

3

14

11

Butte

34

90

56

Calaveras

0

22

22

Colusa

2

19

17

Contra Costa

100

274

174

Del Norte

0

15

15

El Dorado

31

67

36

Fresno

196

352

156

Glenn

6

29

23

Humboldt

9

88

79

Imperial

3

71

68

Inyo

0

22

22

Kern

93

269

176

Kings

24

66

42

Lake

4

39

35

Lassen

0

22

22

Los Angeles

581

2,199

1,618

Madera

32

82

50

Marin

1

72

71

Mariposa

12

14

2

Mendocino

4

64

60

Merced

9

107

98

Modoc

1

12

11

Mono

1

13

12

Monterey

6

137

131

Napa

31

38

7

Nevada

16

34

18

Orange

191

623

432

Placer

6

130

124

Plumas

3

12

9

Riverside

167

501

334

Sacramento

127

382

255

San Benito

0

26

26

San Bernardino

210

566

356

San Diego

188

762

574

San Francisco

6

119

113

San Joaquin

49

245

196

San Luis Obispo

20

83

63

San Mateo

43

173

130

Santa Barbara

22

123

101

Santa Clara

193

406

213

Santa Cruz

1

80

79

Shasta

3

90

87

Sierra

0

6

6

Siskiyou

1

45

44

Solano

30

103

73

Sonoma

30

178

148

Stanislaus

42

187

145

Sutter

3

43

40

Tehama

5

39

34

Trinity

1

18

17

Tulare

95

194

99

Tuolumne

7

25

18

Ventura

181

211

30

Yolo

5

61

56

Yuba

1

40

39

Total

2,933

10,074

7,141

A Statistical Snapshot of California School Libraries is also available. Please note the statistics have not been updated due to not enough data.

Questions:   Curriculum Frameworks and Instructional Resources Division | CFIRD@cde.ca.gov | 916-319-0881
Last Reviewed: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
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