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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.

Just for the Kids

Just for the Kids - California - 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.

School Matters - School Matters is a public-private collaboration designed for parents, educators, and policymakers to improve school results using No Child Left Behind (NCLB) data. Created by Standard & Poor's, this website incorporates interactive tools from Standard & Poor's School Evaluation Services and the National Center for Educational Accountability's Just for the Kids. Available school, district, and state-level data that are required to be publicly reported under NCLB are included.

Date last updated: July 9, 2006

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