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.
Top cities in California
1,010 cities represented. Click any to see its schools.
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.