These accountability reports are published by School Wise Press, a San Francisco-based publishing firm specializing in helping school districts and state departments of education report facts about their schools to the public. School Wise Press aims to raise the standards of accountability reporting, enable school districts to meet the higher requirements of state and federal law, and help parents gain a better understanding of the schools in their communities.

Data Sources

Most of the data in these reports comes directly from the California Department of Education (CDE), including test scores, the Academic Performance Index, and adequate yearly progress data. This data is from the previous school year.

Other data is self-reported by the schools and the district. Schools report staff and student counts, and demographic information about students and teachers to the CDE every year via a survey called the California Basic Education Data System (CBEDS).  School Wise Press obtains this survey from the CDE.

Data about suspensions and expulsions, special program enrollment, facilities, site spending, crimes on campus, and textbooks is self-reported by the school district to School Wise Press specifically for publication in school accountability reports. These data are also from the previous school year.

Data reporting college attendance of high school seniors comes from the California Post Secondary Education commission and usually dates back to two years prior to the current school year.

For more information about the data in these reports, please refer to the sources that appear within each report, or contact the school principal or district office.