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California K-12 Students: Back to School by the Numbers

As millions of California children head back to school, kidsdata.org offers a round-up of recent data on how kids are faring in the state's public schools.

Public school enrollment in California—about 6.2 million students in 2013—has risen about 18% since 1994. Students of all backgrounds have made strides in graduation rates and test achievement:

• High school graduation rates have been on the rise in recent years.
• The overall percentage of 10th graders passing the high-school exit exam in math rose from 74% to 84% between 2004 and 2013.
• The percentage of third-graders proficient in reading is up from 33% in 2003 to about 45% in 2013.

• High School Graduation rates
• Passage of the High School Exit Exam
• Reading proficiency among students from different racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds

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• High School Graduation Rate
  • by Gender
  • by Race/Ethnicity
• High School Dropout Rate
  • by Race/Ethnicity
• Students Scoring Proficient or Higher on Algebra I CST
  • by Race/Ethnicity
  • by Socioeconomic Status
• Tenth Grade Students Passing the High School Exit Exam in Math
  • by Race/Ethnicity
  • by Socioeconomic Status
• High School Graduates Completing College Preparatory Courses
  • by Race/Ethnicity
• Third Grade Students Scoring Proficient or Higher on English Language Arts CST
  • by English Language Fluency
  • by Race/Ethnicity
  • by Socioeconomic Status
• Truant Students
• Truant Students (Self-Reported), by Grade Level
  • by Gender and Grade Level
  • by Level of Connectedness to School
  • by Race/Ethnicity
• Suspensions from School
• Expulsions from School
• School Health Centers

Helpful Links

California Dropout Research Project

National Center for Education Statistics

Child Trends: Educational Attainment

The Education Trust West

California Department of Education—DataQuest

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