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Credit: Shannon Cronin / CSU Monterey Bay

Credit: Shannon Cronin / CSU Monterey Bay

CSU campuses show vastly different results on graduation after 10 years and $3 billion

Amy DiPierro

Cal State Monterey Bay was among campuses with the largest graduation gains, while Chico State backslid on some metrics.

December 3, 2025
California State University
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Credit: Andrew Reed / EdSource

California School Dashboard shows progress and challenges

Diana Lambert, Betty Márquez Rosales, And Daniel J. Willis

California schools have made incremental gains in graduation rates, chronic absenteeism, academic achievement and college readiness, but many schools are still struggling with high levels of chronic absenteeism, and state test scores are still below pre-pandemic levels.

November 13, 2025
Testing and Accountability
Search and compare data from the California School Dashboard, 2025

Justin Allen, Daniel J. Willis, And Yuxuan Xie

The dashboard shows every school, charter school and school district’s yearly performance as measured by ratings on eight state indicators.

November 13, 2025
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Credit: Lasherica Thornton/ EdSource

Credit: Lasherica Thornton/ EdSource

Sanger Unified’s yearslong achievement tied to engaging instruction, focus on student growth

Lasherica Thornton

Engaged and balanced instruction, where “student talk” is key and writing is in all subjects, is how Sanger Unified schools outpace statewide growth.

October 22, 2025
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Despite test score gains, California students still lag behind pre-pandemic levels

October 9, 2025

Although there were some improvements, California students are still struggling to increase their scores to pre-pandemic levels.

Diana Lambert, Zaidee Stavely, Betty Márquez Rosales, And Daniel J. Willis

California Smarter Balanced Test Results: 2025

October 9, 2025

View statewide results and results for the state’s nearly 1,000 school districts and 10,000 schools on EdSource's interactive database.

Justin Allen, Daniel J. Willis, And Yuxuan Xie

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Frequent school changes harm California foster youth. How better data can help.

October 7, 2025

New research highlights the urgency of improving school mobility for students in foster care, particularly those with more complex needs.

Niu Gao

State suspension rates remain high despite reforms

August 26, 2025

California's most vulnerable students are still suspended at disproportionately high rates, with Black students in some districts losing up to 142 instructional days per 100 enrolled.

Betty Márquez Rosales And Mallika Seshadri

A deeper look at rising admissions at the University of California

August 8, 2025

New UC admissions data show gains at less selective schools. In-state admissions rise, but enrollment yield is on a decline, and uncertainty remains for international students.

Justin Allen

Map: California public schools located in or near fire hazard severity zones

July 31, 2025

Explore the map to see public schools located in or near fire hazard severity zones in California.

Yuxuan Xie, Justin Allen, And Daniel J. Willis

California releases long-awaited teacher data, revealing demographic shifts

July 17, 2025

The state added 3,000 classroom teachers and a significant number of new administrators over a five-year period ending in 2023-24, according to CDE data released on Thursday.

Diana Lambert And Daniel J. Willis

New 2024-25 data released: California schools see ongoing enrollment decline

May 23, 2025

Although the rise in transitional kindergarten (TK) enrollment in 2024–25 helped temper the overall decline, K–12 enrollment continues its downward trend.

Yuxuan Xie And Emma Gallegos

California launches first phase of long-anticipated Cradle-to-Career data system

April 22, 2025

California launched the first phase of its Cradle-to-Career data system on Tuesday. C2C will link education and workforce data to help students prepare for their futures.

Diana Lambert

California school vaccinations database

April 17, 2025

Use this resource to check vaccination rates at your own school. Filter by school type and vaccination rate, and use the search bar to find results by individual school name or district.