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Main article: School board elections, 2020

Elections

Ballotpedia provides in-depth coverage of school board elections in America's largest school districts by enrollment. In addition to the 200 largest school districts in the nation, Ballotpedia covers the additional school districts that overlap with the 100 largest cities by population in the United States.

2020 California School Board Elections
District Primary General Election General Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2016-17 enrollment
Oakland Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 49,760
San Ramon Valley Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 32,425
Central Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 15,772
Clovis Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 42,746
Compton Unified School District N/A 3/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 23,452
Fowler Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 2,562
Fresno Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 73,356
Orange Center School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 5 5 832
Sanger Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 11,722
Washington Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 2,998
West Park Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 638
Bakersfield City School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 5 30,372
Beardsley School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 1,810
Fairfax Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 2,699
Fruitvale School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 3,211
General Shafter School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 3 146
Kern High School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 38,705
Lamont Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 3,075
Norris School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 4,098
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 17,900
Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 1,033
Rosedale Union Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 5,619
Standard Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 3,130
Vineland Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 726
Long Beach Unified School District 3/3/2020 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 76,428
Los Angeles Unified School District 3/3/2020 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 633,621
Anaheim Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 18,558
Anaheim Union High School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 30,964
Capistrano Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 53,613
Centralia Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 4,417
Garden Grove Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 44,223
Irvine Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 33,381
Magnolia School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 6,277
Newport-Mesa Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 21,581
Orange Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 28,522
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 25,798
Saddleback Valley Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 27,803
Santa Ana Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 54,505
Savanna Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 2,331
Tustin Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 24,130
Alvord Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 19,255
Corona-Norco Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 53,157
Moreno Valley Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 33,408
Riverside Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 42,769
Elk Grove Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 63,061
Natomas Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 14,631
Robla Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 2,284
Sacramento City Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 46,815
San Juan Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 49,255
Colton Joint Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 22,774
Fontana Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 38,014
Redlands Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 5 21,395
Rialto Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 25,684
San Bernardino City Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 53,152
Chula Vista Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 30,053
Coronado Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 3,064
Del Mar Union School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 4,413
Escondido Union High School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 9,578
Grossmont Union High School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 21,709
National Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 5,928
Poway Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 35,956
San Diego Unified School District 3/3/2020 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 128,040
San Dieguito Union High School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 12,951
San Pasqual Union Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5
San Ysidro Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 4,815
Santee School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 6,761
Solana Beach Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 3,012
Sweetwater Union High School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 40,671
Twin Rivers Unified School District N/A 3/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 31,979
Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 4,069
San Francisco Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 4 7 60,133
Lincoln Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 9,438
Lodi Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 30,797
Manteca Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 23,441
Stockton Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 40,984
Tracy Joint Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 16,426
Alum Rock Union School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 11,624
Berryessa Union School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 7,296
Cambrian School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 3,514
Campbell Union School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 7,465
Campbell Union High School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 7,810
Cupertino Union School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 18,598
East Side Union High School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 27,049
Evergreen Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 11,794
Franklin-McKinley School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 10,735
Fremont Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 35,171
Fremont Union High School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 10,869
Moreland School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 4,780
Morgan Hill Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 9,137
Mount Pleasant Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 2,371
Oak Grove School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 10,362
Orchard Elementary School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 2 5 894
San Jose Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 5 32,004
Santa Clara Unified School District N/A 11/3/2020 N/A 4 3 7 15,409


Academic performance

See also: Public education in California

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NAEP scores

See also: NAEP scores by state

The National Center for Education Statistics provides state-by-state data on student achievement levels in mathematics and reading in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The chart below presents the percentage of fourth and eighth grade students that scored at or above proficient in reading and math during school year 2012-2013. Compared to three neighboring states (Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon), California's fourth grade students fared the worst in mathematics, with 33 percent scoring at or above proficient in the 2012-2013 school year.[1]

Percent of students scoring at or above proficient, 2012-2013
Math - Grade 4 Math - Grade 8 Reading - Grade 4 Reading - Grade 8
California 33% 28% 27% 29%
Arizona 40% 31% 28% 28%
Nevada 34% 28% 27% 30%
Oregon 40% 34% 33% 37%
United States 41% 34% 34% 34%
Source: United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables"

Graduation, ACT and SAT scores

See also: Graduation rates by groups in state and ACT and SAT scores in the United States

The following table shows the graduation rates and average composite ACT and SAT scores for California and surrounding states during the 2012-2013 school year. All statements made in this section refer to that school year.[1][2][3]

In the United States, public schools reported graduation rates that averaged to about 81.4 percent. About 54 percent of all students in the country took the ACT, while 50 percent reported taking the SAT. The average national composite scores for those tests were 20.9 out of a possible 36 for the ACT, and 1498 out of a possible 2400 for the SAT.[4]

California schools reported a graduation rate of 80.4 percent, highest among its neighboring states.

In California, more students took the SAT than the ACT, earning an average SAT score of 1,505.

Comparison table for graduation rates and test scores, 2012-2013
State Graduation rate, 2013 Average ACT composite, 2013 Average SAT composite, 2013
Percent Quintile ranking** Score Participation rate Score Participation rate
California 80.4% Third 22.2 26% 1,505 57%
Arizona 75.1% Fifth 19.6 50% 1,551 35%
Nevada 70.7% Fifth 21.3 32% 1,454 48%
Oregon 68.7% Fifth 21.5 34% 1,539 49%
United States 81.4% 20.9 54% 1498 50%
**Graduation rates for states in the first quintile ranked in the top 20 percent nationally. Similarly, graduation rates for states in the fifth quintile ranked in the bottom 20 percent nationally.
Sources: United States Department of Education, "ED Data Express"
ACT.org, "2013 ACT National and State Scores"
The Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT scores by state, 2013"

Dropout rate

See also: Public high school dropout rates by state for a full comparison of dropout rates by group in all states

The high school event dropout rate indicates the proportion of students who were enrolled at some time during the school year and were expected to be enrolled in grades nine through 12 in the following school year but were not enrolled by October 1 of the following school year. Students who have graduated, transferred to another school, died, moved to another country, or who are out of school due to illness are not considered dropouts. The average public high school event dropout rate for the United States remained constant at 3.3 percent for both school year 2010–2011 and school year 2011–2012. The event dropout rate for California was higher than the national average at 4.2 percent in the 2010-2011 school year, and 4 percent in the 2011-2012 school year.[5]

State profile

State profile

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Partisan data

The information in this section was current as of January 23, 2020

Presidential voting pattern

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • Democrats held 10 and Republicans held one of California's 21 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
  • California's governor was Gavin Newsom (D).

State legislature

California Party Control: 1992-2025
Twenty years with Democratic trifectas  •  No Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Governor R R R R R R R D D D D D R R R R R R R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D
Assembly D D D S R D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

California quick stats
  • Became a state in 1850
  • 31st state admitted to the United States
  • As of 2018, California was the most populous state in the country.
  • Members of the California State Senate: 40
  • Members of the California State Assembly: 80
  • U.S. senators: 2
  • U.S. representatives: 53

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Demographic data for California
 CaliforniaU.S.
Total population:38,993,940316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):155,7793,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:61.8%73.6%
Black/African American:5.9%12.6%
Asian:13.7%5.1%
Native American:0.7%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.4%0.2%
Two or more:4.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.8%86.7%
College graduation rate:31.4%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$61,818$53,889
Persons below poverty level:18.2%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in California.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Pivot Counties

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

There are no Pivot Counties in California. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won California with 61.7 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 31.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. In the five presidential elections between 2000 and 2016, California voted Democratic all five times. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. The 55 electoral votes were 10.2 percent of all 538 available electoral votes and were 20.4 percent of the 270 electoral votes needed to win the election.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Assembly districts in California. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[6][7]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 66 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 40.3 points. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 22 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 12.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 14 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 13 points.

Additional elections

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