California School Dashboard
California School Dashboard
The California School Dashboard is a state website that reports how schools and districts are doing on several measures of student success, from transitional kindergarten through grade twelve. Results are shown for every district and school, and broken out by student group.
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The state decides what data is collected, gathers it from every school, and publishes the Dashboard. It is updated once a year.
How Performance is Reported
For each state measure, a district or school receives one of five performance levels, shown as a color. The level is based on how results compare to the prior year as well as current performance, so a school can move up by improving even if it has not yet reached a high level.
The two growth indicators work differently. They use several years of data and are reported in five categories, from Minimal to Moderate, Average, Accelerated, and Exceptional.
State Measures
State measures are calculated the same way everywhere, which is what makes it possible to compare schools and districts.
Academic Performance
English Language Arts and Mathematics
How well students are meeting proficiency standards in reading, writing, and math.
Based on: Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments and the California Alternate Assessments, taken each spring in grades 3–8 and grade 11
Science
What students know and can do against the California Next Generation Science Standards.
Based on: California Science Test and the CAA for Science, in grades 5 and 8 and once in high school
ELA Growth and Math Growth
Academic growth, measuring the average progress students make from one grade level to the next. Every student can show growth regardless of where they started.
Based on: Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments, grades 4–8
English Learner Progress
The progress English learners are making toward English proficiency. Proficiency in English is a first step for students to do well across all their subjects.
Based on: Summative ELPAC and Summative Alternate ELPAC, taken each spring
Attendance and School Climate
Chronic Absenteeism
How many students were absent for 10 percent or more of the instructional days they were expected to attend. A student expected to attend 180 days who misses 18 or more of them is chronically absent. Students who are chronically absent miss out on important classroom instruction.
Suspension Rate
The percentage of students with at least one full-day suspension. This highlights lost instructional time and helps identify suspension patterns across schools and student groups. Each student is counted once, no matter how many times or how long they were suspended.
Graduation and Readiness
Graduation Rate
The number of students who received a regular high school diploma by the end of grade twelve. A diploma represents mastery of foundational skills and completion of a course of study, and is the minimum requirement for most entry-level jobs.
College and Career
How well districts and schools are preparing graduates for college, a career, or both. It draws on several measures, including completion of coursework, work experience, and exam results.
Local Measures
Local measures are based on information districts collect and report themselves. Unlike the state measures, they are not reported by color, and with one exception they are reported for the district rather than for each school.
What districts report
- Basic services and conditions — teacher assignments, safe and clean buildings, and instructional materials for all students
- Implementation of state academic standards
- School climate — students' perception of safety and connection to their school
- Parent and family engagement
- Access to a broad course of study
School-level information is not available for local measures, except for teacher assignment data.
Student Groups
Results are reported for all students and separately for student groups, so schools and families can see where outcomes differ. Groups include racial and ethnic groups, socioeconomically disadvantaged students, English learners, long-term English learners, students experiencing homelessness, foster youth, and students with disabilities.