California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS)

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What's New

Latest Information

• CALPADS 2024−25 End-of-Year Submissions (Dated 09-Jul-2025)
  Letter sent to County and District Superintendents and Charter School Administrators.
• CALPADS Update Flash #308 (Dated 27-Jun-2025)
  Topics Include: Change in Migrant Student Data Collection.
• CALPADS Update Flash #307 (Dated 13-Jun-2025)
  Topics Include: Education Data Collection System: Supplemental SUN Bucks Data Collection Update.

CALPADS Updates

Regular CALPADS Updates (Flash memos) are located in CALPADS Communications.

Links and Resources

CALPADS Course Codes (formerly California Basic Educational Data System [CBEDS] Course Codes): Are you looking for CALPADS course codes? Refer to the CALPADS Code Sets document, which is located within the CALPADS System Documentation under the "CALPADS File Specifications" heading. The document is provided in Microsoft Excel format.

Education Data Collection System
The Education Data Collection System is used by the California Department of Education to collect data for a temporary program or data being evaluated for inclusion in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System.

CALPADS Listservs
Subscription to one-way communication from the CALPADS team to local educational agencies.

CALPADS Regional Update Meetings
Updates via webinar for local educational agencies (LEAs) regarding CALPADS.

CALPADS Background/History
CALPADS includes enrollment data, teacher assignment data, and other elements required to meet federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) reporting requirements.

CALPADS Legislation
Information on the Education Codes and their requirements within CALPADS.

California School Information Services (CSIS)
Information about the organization supporting CALPADS and local educational agencies (LEAs) in data submissions. CSIS Grants gives information about the funding available to CSIS for the support of state reporting and non-state reporting LEAs, and CSIS administration.

CALPADS Statewide Student Identifier (SSID)
An SSID is a unique student identifier that all K–12 public school students are required to have.

CALPADS/CBEDS Charter School Data Reporting Policy
Policy for reporting California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) and California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) data for charter schools.

CALPADS Differentiated Assistance
Legislation, eligibility criteria, and resources related to CALPADS Differentiated Assistance (DA).