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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 2023–24 academic year starting in 2025. 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 Emery Unified, Fremont Unified
Alpine Alpine County Unified
Butte Bangor Union Elementary, Durham Unified, Gridley Unified, Manzanita Elementary
Contra Costa Liberty Union High, Oakley Union Elementary, Orinda Union Elementary, West Contra Costa Unified
El Dorado Camino Union Elementary, Gold Oak Union Elementary, Gold Trail Union Elementary, Rescue Union Elementary
Fresno Burrel Union Elementary, Caruthers Unified, Central Unified, Clovis Unified, Coalinga-Huron Unified, Kingsburg Elementary Charter, Laton Joint Unified, Pine Ridge Elementary, Sanger Unified, Selma Unified
Glenn Lake Elementary, Orland Joint Unified, Plaza Elementary, Princeton Joint Unified, Stoney Creek Joint Unified
Humboldt Cutten Elementary, Fieldbrook Elementary, Hydesville Elementary, Jacoby Creek Elementary, Pacific Union Elementary, Trinidad Union Elementary
Imperial Magnolia Union Elementary, Seeley Union Elementary
Kern Arvin Union, Buttonwillow Union Elementary, Di Giorgio Elementary, Fruitvale Elementary, Greenfield Union, Norris Elementary, Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary, Rosedale Union Elementary
Kings Pioneer Union
Los Angeles ABC Unified, Azusa Unified, El Segundo Unified, Glendale Unified, Hawthorne
Madera Alview-Dairyland Union Elementary, Chowchilla Union High, Raymond-Knowles Union Elementary
Marin Ross Valley Elementary
Mariposa Mariposa County Office of Education, Mariposa County Unified
Merced El Nido Elementary, McSwain Union Elementary, Plainsburg Union Elementary, Weaver Union
Mono Mono County Office of Education
Napa Napa Valley Unified
Nevada Nevada City Elementary, Twin Ridges Elementary
Orange Anaheim Union High, Cypress Elementary, Huntington Beach Union High, Irvine Unified, Laguna Beach Unified, Magnolia Elementary, Saddleback Valley Unified, Santa Ana Unified, Savanna Elementary, Tustin Unified
Placer Colfax Elementary, Foresthill Union Elementary, Placer Hills Union Elementary
Riverside Banning Unified, Hemet Unified, Jurupa Unified, Riverside Unified, Temecula Valley Unified, Val Verde Unified
San Bernardino Barstow Unified, Etiwanda Elementary, Mountain View Elementary, Redlands Unified, Rialto Unified, San Bernardino City Unified, Victor Vally Union High
San Diego San Pasqual Union Elementary, Vallecitos Elementary
San Joaquin Lammersville Joint Unified, Tracy Joint Unified
San Luis Obispo Pleasant Valley Joint Union Elementary
San Mateo Hillsborough City Elementary, Las Lomitas Elementary
Santa Barbara Guadalupe Union Elementary, Montecito Union Elementary, Orcutt Union Elementary
Santa Clara Berryessa Union Elementary, Cambrian, Cupertino Union, Evergreen Elementary, Oak Grove Elementary, Palo Alto Unified
Shasta Grant Elementary, Igo, Ono, Platina Union Elementary, Millville Elementary, Shasta Union Elementary
Solano Fairfield-Suisun Unified
Sonoma Cinnabar Elementary, Dunham Elementary, Geyserville Unified, Guerneville Elementary, Harmony Union Elementary, Montgomery Elementary, Roseland, West Side Union Elementary
Stanislaus Ceres Unified, Gratton Elementary, Keyes Union, Knights Ferry Elementary, Modesto City Elementary, Modesto City High, Paradise Elementary, Roberts Ferry Union Elementary, Sylvan Union Elementary, Waterford Unified
Trinity Trinity Center Elementary
Tulare Allensworth Elementary, Buena Vista Elementary, Dinuba Unified, Hot Springs Elementary, Kings River Union Elementary, Palo Verde Union Elementary, Strathmore Union Elementary, Tipton Elementary
Tuolumne Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified, Curtis Creek Elementary
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
Yolo Woodland Joint 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.

Library evaluation completion rates by county. Details available in the table below.

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 138 37% 232 63% 370
Alpine 3 100% 0 0% 3
Amador 11 79% 3 21% 14
Butte 17 19% 73 81% 90
Calaveras 6 27% 16 73% 22
Colusa 2 11% 17 89% 19
Contra Costa 106 39% 168 61% 274
Del Norte 0 0% 15 100% 15
El Dorado 31 46% 37 54% 68
Fresno 249 70% 105 30% 354
Glenn 25 86% 4 14% 29
Humboldt 30 34% 58 66% 88
Imperial 16 23% 55 77% 71
Inyo 0 0% 25 100% 25
Kern 114 42% 156 58% 270
Kings 21 32% 45 68% 66
Lake 2 5% 38 95% 40
Lassen 1 5% 21 95% 22
Los Angeles 817 37% 1,369 63% 2,186
Madera 47 57% 35 43% 82
Marin 10 14% 62 86% 72
Mariposa 14 100% 0 0% 14
Mendocino 6 9% 58 91% 64
Merced 53 49% 55 51% 108
Modoc 1 8% 11 92% 12
Mono 8 62% 5 38% 13
Monterey 3 2% 133 98% 136
Napa 32 80% 8 20% 40
Nevada 11 32% 23 68% 34
Orange 243 39% 383 61% 626
Placer 33 26% 95 74% 128
Plumas 6 50% 6 50% 12
Riverside 298 59% 205 41% 503
Sacramento 146 38% 240 62% 386
San Benito 0 0% 26 100% 26
San Bernardino 286 50% 284 50% 570
San Diego 208 27% 552 73% 760
San Francisco 12 10% 107 90% 119
San Joaquin 85 35% 160 65% 245
San Luis Obispo 23 28% 60 72% 83
San Mateo 49 28% 123 72% 172
Santa Barbara 34 28% 89 72% 123
Santa Clara 223 55% 181 45% 404
Santa Cruz 0 0% 80 100% 80
Shasta 23 26% 67 74% 90
Sierra 0 0% 6 100% 6
Siskiyou 1 2% 45 98% 46
Solano 67 65% 36 35% 103
Sonoma 55 31% 120 69% 175
Stanislaus 104 56% 82 44% 186
Sutter 3 7% 40 93% 43
Tehama 8 21% 31 79% 39
Trinity 2 10% 18 90% 20
Tulare 105 54% 89 46% 194
Tuolumne 6 24% 19 76% 25
Ventura 212 100% 0 0% 212
Yolo 21 34% 40 66% 61
Yuba 1 2% 40 98% 41
Total 4,028 40% 6,051 60% 10,079


A Statistical Snapshot of California School Libraries
is also available.

We are currently working on analyzing the submissions to update the California School Libraries Viewer GeoHub External link opens in new window or tab..

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Last Reviewed: Friday, November 1, 2024
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