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State of California Education Profile
 FISCAL YEAR: 2011-12
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California Department of Education (CDE)
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone (916) 319-0791
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This page includes:
Related links: This site reports data for California's K-12 public school system only.
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After steadily increasing for more than 15 years, enrollment in California schools is leveling off and even declining in some areas.
The percentage of Hispanic students continues to grow while the percentages of African-American and white students have declined. Remaining fairly constant is the percentage of students of Asian, Pacific Islander, and Philippine descent.
A continuing trend is the increase in the percentage of students with special needs and English learners. |  |
Students by Race/Ethnicity
State of California, 2011-12
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Enrollment |
Percent of Total |
| American Indian or Alaska Native |
42,539 |
0.7% |
| Asian |
535,829 |
8.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander |
34,944 |
0.6% |
| Filipino |
157,640 |
2.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino |
3,236,942 |
52.0% |
| Black or African American |
406,089 |
6.5% |
| White |
1,626,507 |
26.1% |
| Two or More Races |
130,947 |
2.1% |
| None Reported |
49,556 |
0.8% |
| Total |
6,220,993 |
100% |
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| Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Office (CBEDS, enr11 12/10/12)
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Special Programs
State of California, 2011-12
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| Special Programs data pending. |
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| Source: Educational Demographics Office, Language Census (elsch12 9/20/12); School Fiscal Services Division (frpm2011); District & School Improvement Division
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| | Numerous special programs serve students who meet certain criteria. Assistance is provided in different ways, such as a hot meal during the school day or extra instructional time. Participation may vary from year to year depending on student enrollment. Special Education is another specialized program that serves the unique needs of students with disabilities. For data and information about Special Education, visit DataQuest
and the
CDE Special Education Division.
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Alternative Education
State of California, 2011-12
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Alternative Enrollment |
Percent of Total Enrollment |
| Alternative Schools and Programs of Choice |
250,240 |
4.0% |
| Smaller Learning Communities |
156,349 |
2.5% |
| Thematic Schools |
79,199 |
1.3% |
| Magnet |
191,099 |
3.1% |
| Independent Study |
145,618 |
2.3% |
| Independent Study (at least 50% of classes) |
116,971 |
1.9% |
| Online Education |
38,765 |
0.6% |
| Online Education (at least 50% of classes) |
14,335 |
0.2% |
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| Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Office (cbedsora11a.txt 5/8/12, cbedsora11b.txt 5/8/12)
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| | A variety of alternative programs meet specific student needs in addition to the regular educational program. With the exception of independent study and magnets, these programs largely serve high school students. Some alternative programs, or "educational options," may be a program within a school, while others may constitute the entire enrollment of a school. Students may be engaged concurrently in more than one education option.
Note: In 2011-12, the California Department of Education added two new categories for alternative education. These categories—Independent Study (at least 50% of classes) and Online Education (at least 50% of classes)—are subsets of the Independent Study and Online Education categories respectively and their enrollments are included in the above categories. |
English Learners
State of California, 2011-12
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Number of Students |
Percent of Enrollment |
Percent of Prior Year's Enrollment |
| English Learners (ELs) |
1,387,665 |
22.3% |
N/A |
| Fluent-English-Proficient (FEP) Students |
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N/A |
| ELs Redesignated Fluent-English-Proficient (RFEP) Since Prior Year |
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N/A |
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| Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Office (Language Census, elsch12 9/20/12)
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| | About a quarter of California's public school students need to learn English in order to succeed in school. The percentages are highest in the early grades--about 38% of kindergartners were English learners in 2011-12.
Students are identified as English learners until they achieve district-specified scores on state achievement tests and meet other academic criteria. At that point, the district labels the student as RFEP. The FEP category includes both RFEP students and students whose primary language is not English but who scored high enough on a state test of English proficiency to be considered "initially fluent English proficient" (IFEP).
Note: For the 2011-12 Profile reports, RFEP and FEP data will be posted when it is available. |
Languages of English Learner Students
State of California, 2011-12
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Number of Students |
Percent of Enrollment |
| Spanish |
1,173,839 |
18.9% |
| Vietnamese |
33,065 |
0.5% |
| Filipino (Pilipino or Tagalog) |
20,203 |
0.3% |
| Cantonese |
18,969 |
0.3% |
| Hmong |
13,465 |
0.2% |
| All Other |
128,124 |
2.1% |
| Total |
1,387,665 |
22.3% |
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| Source: California Department of Education, Educational Demographics Office (language census, elsch12 9/20/12)
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| | About 85% of the English learners speak Spanish. A grade-by-grade list of over 55 languages (plus "other non-English") reported in California schools is at DataQuest.
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Student Performance Data
You can now see data on student performance on the California Standards Tests, the California High School Exit Exam, and Physical Fitness Tests on the Performance tab of the Accountability Report. Also available on this tab are data on dropouts, graduates, graduates with UC/CSU, and average SAT score.
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