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Search, compare, and understand 7 schools across Californiausing official NCES, EDFacts, and California School Dashboard data. Free to use, always.

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Schools
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Cities / Districts
0.0M
Students
39.5M
State population
School profiles

Everything you need, in one profile

We bring together data from NCES, EDFacts, the Civil Rights Data Collection, and California's state accountability system so you can make informed decisions.

Performance & Accountability

ELA, Math and Science proficiency from EDFacts — plus California School Dashboard ratings, contextualised against state averages.

Attendance & Engagement

Chronic absenteeism rates from EDFacts — the federal standard for attendance reporting since 2016.

Equity & Disadvantage

Free/Reduced Lunch %, Title I status, and attainment gaps between economically disadvantaged and other students.

Enrichment & Opportunity

AP course access, IB programmes, gifted enrollment, and athletics — from the biennial Civil Rights Data Collection.

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Data sources

WhatSchool California is built on federal and state-level public education data — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, Civil Rights Data Collection, and California DOE. Profiles are refreshed annually as new releases drop. We do not charge schools or parents, and we don't display advertising to children.