Student & School Data Files (Downloadable)

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• Data Availability
  
• Public K-12 Data
  
• Resources

Data Availability

• DataQuest
  Helps you find facts about California schools and districts. Posted approximately two weeks after data release.
  
  
• DataQuest Reporting Schedule
  Schedule of release dates for data posted in DataQuest. For additional information, please refer to the contacts listed for each subject.

Please note, not all data listed for each page are available for all years. Please refer to the corresponding file structure for details on what is included in each file.

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Public K-12 Data

• Enrollment Data
• Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) and Outcome Data
• Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rate and Outcome Data
• College-Going Rate (CGR) Data
• CALPADS Unduplicated Pupil Count (UPC) Data
• Student Poverty - Free and Reduced-Price Meals (FRPM) Data
• English Learner (EL) Data
• Expulsion and Suspension Data
• Absenteeism Data
• One-Year Graduates Data
• One-Year Dropout Data
• Transitional Kindergarten Participation Data
• CBEDS School/District Data
• Historical Data Files

Enrollment Data

• Enrollment by School
  Downloadable data files for school-level enrollment by racial/ethnic designation, gender, and grade.
  
  
• Primary and Short-Term Enrollment by School
  Downloadable data files for primary and short-term school-level enrollment by racial/ethnic designation, gender, and grade.

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Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) and Outcome Data

• Four-Year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) and Outcome Data
  Four-year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) and Outcome data, including cohort dropouts, from the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) reported by race/ethnicity, program subgroup, and gender.

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Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rate and Outcome Data

• Five-Year Cohort Graduation Rate and Outcome Data
  Five-year Cohort Graduation Rate and Outcome data, including cohort dropouts, from the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) reported by race/ethnicity, program subgroup, and gender.

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California College Going Rate (CGR)

• College-Going Rate (CGR) 12 Months After High School Completion
  College-Going Rate (CGR) for California high school completers 12 months after high school completion reported by race/ethnicity, student group, and academic year.
  
  
• College-Going Rate (CGR) 16 Months After High School Completion
  College-Going Rate (CGR) for California high school completers 16 months after high school completion reported by race/ethnicity, student group, and academic year.

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CALPADS Unduplicated Pupil Count (UPC) Data

• CALPADS UPC Source File (K–12)
  Downloadable data files pertaining to the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) UPC Source File for grades K–12.
  
  
• CALPADS UPC Source File (9–12)
  Downloadable data files pertaining to the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) UPC Source File for grades 9–12, pursuant to the data reporting requirement outlined in Education Code Section 41580(g).

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Student Poverty - Free and Reduced-Price Meals (FRPM) Data

• Student Poverty - FRPM Data
  Downloadable data files pertaining to students eligible for Free and Reduced-Price Meals (FRPM).

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English Learner (EL) Data

• English Learners by Grade and Language
  Downloadable data files for English learners (ELs) by grade, language, and school.

• Fluent-English Proficient Students by Grade and Language
  Downloadable data files for fluent-English-proficient (FEP) students by grade, language, and school.

• EL Reclassification Data
  Downloadable data files for students reclassified from English learner (EL) to fluent English proficient (FEP) since the last census.

• EL Services, Reclassification, and Waiver
  Downloadable data files for English learner (EL) instructional services and settings, reclassified ELs, and parental exception waiver data.

• Enrollment by ELAS, LTEL, and At-Risk by Grade
  Downloadable data files of enrollment by English Language Acquisition Status (ELAS), Long-Term English Learner (LTEL) status, and At-Risk of becoming LTEL status by grade.

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Expulsion and Suspension Data

• Expulsion Data
  Downloadable data files containing student expulsion data by race/ethnicity, gender, and program subgroup. Expulsion counts, cumulative enrollment, and expulsion rate data are provided.

• Suspension Data
  Downloadable data files containing student suspension data by race/ethnicity, gender, and program subgroup. Suspension counts, cumulative enrollment, and suspension rate data are provided.

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Absenteeism Data

• Chronic Absenteeism Data
  Downloadable data files containing student absenteeism data by race/ethnicity, gender, program subgroup, and grade span. Chronic absenteeism counts, cumulative enrollment, and chronic absenteeism rate data are provided.

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One-Year Graduate Data

• One-Year Graduate Counts
  Downloadable data file of one-year graduate counts by race/ethnicity, student program subgroup, and gender.
  

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One-Year Dropout Data

Note: The California Department of Education (CDE) is in the process of revising the collection of one-year dropout data through the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) and the aggregate reporting of these data through DataQuest reports and as downloadable data files. While the CDE makes these changes, the one-year dropout reports in DataQuest will not be updated and the previously available one-year dropout downloadable data files have been moved to the Historical Data Files section. Information about high school dropouts can be found in the Four-year Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) and Outcome and the Five-year Cohort Graduation Rate and Outcome downloadable data files and corresponding DataQuest reports. Local educational agencies looking for information about middle school dropouts can obtain information from CALPADS snapshot report 1.14: Dropouts Count – State View (filtered for grades 7 and 8). Further questions can be sent by e-mail to the Data Reporting Office at dro@cde.ca.gov.

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Transitional Kindergarten Data

• Transitional Kindergarten Data
  Downloadable data files containing transitional kindergarten program participation data by ethnicity and subgroup.

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CBEDS School/District Data

• CBEDS Data about Schools and Districts
  California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) downloadable data files for data about schools and districts including educational options enrollment, technology, educational calendars, estimated teacher hires, and graduation requirements.

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Historical Data Files

• Adult Education by Program and District (1988–1997)
  Historical downloadable data files for adult education data by program and district.
  
  
• Dropouts by Race and Gender (1992–2017)
  Historical downloadable data files for grade seven through twelve dropouts and enrollment by race/ethnic designation and gender by school.
  
  
• Enrollment by County (1948–1980)
  Historical downloadable data files for enrollment by county for years 1948–49 through 1980–81.
  
  
• Graduates by Ethnicity and School (1990–2017)
  Historical downloadable data files for graduates by racial/ethnic group and school.
  
  
• Graduates by Race and Gender (1993–2017)
  Historical downloadable data files for graduates and graduates meeting University of California (UC)/California State University (CSU) entrance requirements by race/ethnic designation and gender by school.
  
  
• Graduates Meeting UC/CSU Entrance Requirements (1985–2017)
  Historical downloadable data files for graduates meeting University of California/California State University (UC/CSU) entrance requirements.

• NCES Graduation Rate (2009–2010)
  Historical downloadable data files for National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) graduation rates by school. Includes statewide, county, and district total

• Truancy Data (2012–2015)
  Historical downloadable data files containing aggregate truancy data at the state, county, district, and school levels, including Census Day enrollment, cumulative enrollment, and rate.
  

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Resources

• Historical CBEDS Forms and Manuals
  Listing of California Basic Educational Data Systems (CBEDS) forms and administrative manuals from prior year data collections.

• Public Schools and Districts Data Files
  Downloadable files containing general information about California's public schools and districts.

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