State overview
California
985 regular public school districts · 5,250,692 students
Academic standing
42nd percentile
Estimate from 826 districts and 4,355,840 assessments
What stands out
Chronic absence is higher than in a typical state.
27.8% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 26% above a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within California.
Multi-year state tests
834 district trends available
Comparable official results are available for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. Open a district profile to see math, reading and science trends where the state reported them.
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Compare districts across California
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Public school districts in California
The list includes regular public school districts and excludes charter, service and other education agencies. It is ranked by the selected topic when a comparable measure exists.
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