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Evaluation of California school district websites

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This page captures a snapshot of the information contributed by Sunshine Review users after they've studied the information made available on California school district websites.

See also: School districts websites, state-by-state comparison, to compare what you can find on California' school district websites to what can be found on school district websites in other states.

[edit] Reading the chart

In the chart below:

	means that information is included on the government website
	means that the information was not provided on the government website
P	means that information was partially provided

Check the Sunshine Review page about each school district for more detailed information about what information is available on the school district website, along with recommendations SR users have made for positive changes.

• See sample transparency legislation at the Sunshine Standard

[edit] Conclusions chart

• This chart currently only encompasses the 10 largest school districts of California, which averaged a "B" website transparency grade.

	Taxes?	Budget?	Meetings?	Elected officials?	Admin. Officials?	Audits?	Contracts?	Public records?	Academics?	Background checks?
Y	0	9	10	8	9	8	2	5	10	5
P	2	0	0	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
N	8	1	0	0	0	1	3	4	0	5

[edit] Comparison chart

School district	Grade	Taxes	Budget	Meetings	Elected Officials	Admin.Officials	Contracts	Audits	Public records	Academics	Background checks
Fresno Unified School District, California	B	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Kern High School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	P	N
Long Beach Unified School District, California	C	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	N	Y	N
Los Angeles Unified School District, California	B	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y
Newark Unified School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Newhall School District, California	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	P	Y	N
Newport-Mesa Unified School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Nicasio School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Norris School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
North County Joint Union School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
North Cow Creek School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
North Monterey County Unified School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Northern Humboldt Union High School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, California	D	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	N	Y	N
Novato Unified School District, California	F	P	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Nuestro Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	P	N
Nuview Union School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Oak Grove School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Oak Grove Union School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Oak Park Unified School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	P	N	N	N
Oak Run Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	P	N
Oak Valley Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Oakdale Joint Unified School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Oakland Unified School District, California	B	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
Oakley Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Ocean View Elementary School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Ocean View School District, California	D-	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	N	N	N
Oceanside Unified School District, California	F	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Ojai Unified School District, California	F	P	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Old Adobe Union School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	P	N	Y	N
Orange Center School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Orange Unified School District, California	D	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	Y	N	Y	N
Orchard Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Orcutt Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	N	N
Orick Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Orinda Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Orland Joint Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Oro Grande Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Oroville City Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Oroville Union High School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Owens Valley Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Oxnard Elementary School District, California	F	N	Y	P	P	P	N	P	N	Y	N
Oxnard Union High School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	P	N	P	N
Pacheco Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Pacific Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pacific Grove Unified School District, California	F	Y	Y	P	P	P	N	P	N	P	N
Pacific Union School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pacifica School District, California	F	P	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pajaro Valley Unified School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Palermo Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Palm Springs Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Palmdale School District, California	D-	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Palo Alto Unified School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Palo Verde Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, California	D-	Y	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District, California	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Paradise Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Paramount Unified School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Parlier Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Paso Robles Joint Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	P	N	Y	N
Patterson Joint Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Peninsula Union School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Perris Elementary School District, California	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Perris Union High School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	Y	N
Petaluma City Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Petaluma Joint Union High School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Piedmont Unified School District, California	F	P	P	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Pine Ridge Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Piner-Olivet Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Pioneer Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pittsburg Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pixley Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	N	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, California	F	N	P	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Placer Hills Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Placer Union High School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Placerville Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Plainsburg Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Planada Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pleasant Grove Joint Union School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pleasant Ridge Union School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Pleasant Valley School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	P	N	Y	N
Pleasant View Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pleasanton Unified School District, California	D-	N	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	P	Y	N
Plumas Unified School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Point Arena Joint Union High School District, California	F	N	P	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pollock Pines Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pomona Unified School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pond Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Pope Valley Union Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Porterville Unified School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Portola Valley Elementary School District, California	D	Y	Y	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Potter Valley Community Unified School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	P	N
Poway Unified School District, California	D-	N	P	Y	P	P	N	Y	N	Y	N
Princeton Joint Unified School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Rio Dell Elementary School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	N	Y	N
Rohnerville School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Sacramento City Unified School District, California	B	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N
San Bernardino City Unified School District, California	B	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	P	Y	Y
San Diego Unified School District, California	B-	P	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y	N
San Francisco Unified School District, California	A-	N	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y	Y
San Juan Unified School District, California	B-	N	Y	Y	P	Y	Y	Y	N	Y	Y
Santa Ana Unified School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Scotia Union School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
South Bay Union School District, California	F	N	N	N	N	P	N	N	N	P	N
Southern Humboldt Unified School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	P	N
Trinidad Union School District, California	F	N	N	N	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Twin Rivers Unified School District, California	F	N	N	Y	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N
Weaver Union School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	N	N
Winton School District, California	F	N	N	P	P	P	N	N	N	Y	N

[edit] School districts without websites

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[edit] Correcting errors

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