What is a School Accountability Report Card (SARC)?

The purpose of the SARC is to provide important information about each school so parents/caregivers can make meaningful comparisons between public schools that will enable them to make informed decisions on the school in which to enroll their children.

What information does the SARC contain?

State law requires that the SARC contain the following:

• Demographic data
• School safety and climate for learning information
• Academic data
• School completion rates
• Class sizes
• Teacher and staff information
• Curriculum and instruction descriptions
• Post-secondary preparation information
• Fiscal and expenditure data

To find more detailed information regarding the SARC, please visit A Parent's Guide to the SARC on the California Department of Education's (CDE) website.