After a three-year hiatus, the California School Dashboard has been released, giving California educators and families a detailed snapshot of how the education system has been running post-pandemic.
The CSD is an online database, originally created in 2017, that shows how California’s education agencies and schools are performing on state and local indicators. It is a product of a 2013 law that changed how California funds public schools and holds local education agencies accountable for student performance.
The dashboard plays a pivotal role in the state’s school accountability system, providing up-to-date information on graduation rates, suspension rates, test scores, the progress of English learners, how prepared high school students are for success after graduation, chronic absenteeism and other more local indicators.
“It is our hope that the dashboard results will provide valuable information to educators about the effectiveness of learning acceleration efforts and other programs implemented to help all students thrive,” said California State Board of Education President Linda Darling-Hammond.
“Recovery from the pandemic has been a long process all across the country,” said Darling-Hammond. “While we have a long way to go, these results show that California is making strides, especially in enabling students to get to school and graduate ready for college and careers.”
The information released on Friday, Dec. 15 provides an overview of the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years.
So, how do you read it?
The CSD uses state and local indicators based on data collected from local agencies. Available to the public is data from all California public school districts and individual schools, including charter schools.
The state indicators are:• Academic (reported separately for English language arts/literacy and mathematics assessments)• English Learner Progress• Chronic Absenteeism• Graduation Rate• Suspension Rate•…
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