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California Department of Education
DataQuest

DataQuest Subjects

A description of reporting topics available in DataQuest.

School Performance:
  • Academic Performance Index (API) - API (Base) and API (Growth) reports.
  • Adequate Yearly Progress - discover whether a school or district meets AYP.
  • Title III Accountability Report - districts only.
  • Test Scores:
  • California High School Exit Exam
  • English Language Development Test (CELDT)
  • Physical Fitness Test
  • High school SAT/ACT/AP test results
  • STAR test results
  • Student Demographics:
  • Dropouts - numbers of dropouts and dropout rates by ethnic designation, grade and gender
  • Enrollment - K-12, alternative education, and GATE enrollment.
  • English Learners - includes data about English learners, Fluent-English-Proficient students and students redesignated to FEP. Also includes teacher and paraprofessional data.
  • Graduates - numbers of graduates, NCES graduation rate, grads who have completed UC/CSU required courses.
  • Special Education
  • School Staffing:
  • Staffing - Find data about teachers, administrators, pupil services and classified staff including years of experience, credential, and education level.
  • NCLB Teachers and Paraprofessionals
  • Projected Teacher Hires - Find out how many teachers the district is planning on hiring next year.
  • Student Misconduct & Intervention:
  • Expulsions - information about expelled students.
  • Subject Area/courses:
  • Course Enrollments - Reports include enrollment in upper level math and science courses, number of classes offered by subject and course enrollment data.
  • Technology
  • Technology Use and Proficiency
  • Create your own report
  • Create your own report, select from a large variety of data elements including pupil teacher ratio, average class size, free or reduced price meals, students per computer and much more!
  • Click here to view more detail about what you can find in each subject area.