DataQuest Update, Issue #31

November 13, 2026

DataQuest is the California Department of Education's (CDE) public data reporting website that provides meaningful data and statistics about California's K–12 public education system that supports a wide variety of informational, research, and policy needs. The purpose of the DataQuest Update is to provide: (1) announcements regarding public data releases and availability; (2) general information and analysis on various data reporting topics; and (3) practical tips on how to effectively use DataQuest to obtain information. For questions regarding DataQuest, please submit an email to dataquest@cde.ca.gov.

Release of New Data reports on DataRequest

The CDE has released the following DataQuest reports:

2024–25 Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcomes by Full-Time Equivalency (FTE)

• Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcomes by FTE
• Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcomes by FTE (with County Data)

The Teaching Assignment Monitoring Outcome (TAMO) reports are produced to meet federal reporting requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and to meet state reporting requirements pursuant to California Education Code (EC) Section 44258.9, which authorizes a data-sharing agreement between the CDE and California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) to facilitate the annual monitoring of teacher assignments. Detailed information about the TAMO reports and data is provided on the Information about the Teaching AMO Report web page.

2023–24 College-Going Rate for High School Completers Reports

• College-Going Rate for CA High School Students
• College-Going Rate for CA High School Students (with County data)
• College-Going Rate for CA High School Students by Postsecondary Institution Type
• College-Going Rate for CA High School Students by Postsecondary Institution Type (with County data)

The College-Going Rate (CGR) is defined as the percentage of California public high school students who completed high school each year and subsequently enrolled in any public or private postsecondary institution (in-state or out-of-state) in the United States within 12 or 16 months of completing high school. Detailed information about the CGR reports and data can be found on the Information about the College-Going Rate (CGR) web page.

Release of the Juvenile Court and County Community Schools Data

In compliance with the reporting requirements outlined in California Education Code (EC) Section 48648 , which requires the CDE to annually report information for Juvenile Court Schools and County Community Schools, has publicly posted the following four downloadable data files by topic based on Juvenile Court and County Community School students who were cumulatively enrolled during the 2024–25 academic year:

1. Students who leave juvenile court or county community schools and re-enroll in a district or charter school.
2. Students who leave juvenile court or county community schools and who do not re-enroll in a district or charter school.
3. Juvenile court or county community school pupil access and completion of A–G requirements, tests, and accredited courses.
4. Statewide summary of California School Dashboard (Dashboard) indicators by all juvenile court or county community schools.

These data files are available on the Juvenile Court and County Community Schools Data web page. For additional information about reporting requirements and the data available in each of these files, please visit the Information about the Juvenile Court and County Community Schools Data web page.

How to Access DataQuest Reports

Users may access these reports by performing the following steps:

• Navigate to the DataQuest Homepage
• Select the desired Level (State, County, District, or School)
  • Select desired report from drop down menu
• Select "Submit"
• Select the desired Year
  • 2024–25
• Select "Submit"
• Select the desired report from the menu
• Select "Submit"

The DataQuest TAMO and CGR reports included in this release are also accessible through the Data Reports by Topic web page under Staff Data and Post-Secondary Enrollment.

The reports listed above include Report Description, Report Glossary, and, where applicable, Report Filters and Options sections. To change the way the data are displayed in the report, open the expandable (+) Report Options and Filters section. Within this area, users can apply a variety of data filters. Additionally, users can apply one or more filters simultaneously to view data in a variety of configurations. Applied filters are viewable in the "Filters Enabled" section above each report where the filters can also be reset.

Supporting Downloadable Data Files

As part of this DataQuest report release, the CDE is also providing supporting downloadable data files for the above TAMO and CGR reports which can be found on the Downloadable Data Files by Topic web page under Staff Downloadable Data Files and Post-Secondary Enrollment Downloadable Files, respectively. Please refer to the File Structure web pages for important details about the associated data files, which data are contained in the file, data element definitions, and the levels at which data are provided (e.g., state, county, district, and school levels).

DataQuest Highlights

Please see the DataQuest Highlights web page for a summary overview of each data release, including an exploration of select data and key takeaways from the latest DataQuest reports.

Upcoming Data Releases

Please see the DataQuest Schedule web page for information about the DataQuest reports and downloadable data files that are scheduled for an upcoming release.

DataQuest Listserv Information

To subscribe to the DataQuest listserv, submit a blank email to: subscribe-dataquest@mlist.cde.ca.gov.
To unsubscribe to the DataQuest listserv, submit a blank email to: unsubscribe-dataquest@mlist.cde.ca.gov.