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Administrator's Toolbox
Sources for National and State Data
The federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) and state accountability
initiatives have led to an increased need for school demographic, performance,
and financial data. Use these websites to find data and create statistical
reports.
DataQuest -
DataQuest is the California Department of Education's database on California
schools and districts. This site provides performance, demographic, and other
information on students, staffs, and schools.
Ed-Data (Education Data
Partnership) - This interactive database includes demographic and
performance data for each California school, school district, county, and the
state--plus detailed financial data at the school district, county, and
statewide levels.
EdResults
- School leaders, teachers, parents, and interested community members can
identify how their schools are performing compared to other schools in their
states with similar or more disadvantaged student populations, and learn what
the highest-performing schools are doing to raise test scores.
National Census Bureau - This
comprehensive site provides American and international demographic and economic
data. The site features the American FactFinder, a tool which helps users find
population, income, homeownership, education, and other demographic data on
their communities; and State and County QuickFacts.
National Center for Education Statistics
(NCES) - NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing
data related to education in the United States and other nations. This site
features data from school and district locator tools; numerous compendia of
education statistics; publications; and a searchable database of NCES tables and
figures. A new feature is Kids Site,
data designed especially for student use.
National Clearinghouse for English
Language Acquisition (NCELA) - NCELA collects, analyzes, synthesizes and
disseminates information and data about language instruction educational
programs for English language learners and related programs.
Date last updated: November 18, 2009
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