Standards, Assessment, and Accountability Division
Issued spring 1999

Public schools throughout California are required to provide information about themselves to the community in the form of an annual School Accountability Report Card (SARC). These report cards provide a variety of data to allow the public to evaluate and compare schools in seven major areas:

  • demographic information
  • school safety and climate for learning
  • academic data
  • class size
  • teacher and staff information
  • curriculum and instruction
  • fiscal and expenditure data
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What is SARC?

Elementary
Elementary schools are schools with grade ranges that fall entirely within K-6.
Middle Level
Middle Level schools are schools with grade ranges that fall entirely within 6-9.
Senior High
Senior High schools are schools with grade ranges that fall entirely within 9-12.
Atypical
Atypical schools are schools with grade ranges that do not fall entirely within any of the above categories. For example, a K-8 school is considered an atypical school.
Alternative
Alternative schools are schools that serve students with special needs or require special considerations. These include special education, continuation, opportunity, independent study, and community day schools.
SARCs from Other Years