School Districts

ABC Unified

Anywhere County, CA

Schools

ABC High

ABC Unified

ABC Middle

ABC Unified

Outbreak & Quarantine

Student Safety

School closures associated with public health emergencies due to outbreaks of disease, such as the flu or norovirus.
Year

Total Closure Days

3

< 1% of state total

Total Closure Days

45

< 1% of state total

Total Closure Days

6

< 1% of state total

Total Closure Days

1

< 1% of state total

Total Closure Days

20

1% of state total

Total Closure Days

0

Total Closure Days

0

Total Closure Days

1

< 1% of state total

Total Closure Days

0

Total Closure Days

0

Total Closure Days

86

8% of state total

Total Closure Days

1

< 1% of state total

Total Closure Days

1

< 1% of state total

Total Closure Days

0

Total Closure Days

0

Total Closure Days

0

Total Closure Days

0

Schools Impacted

1

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

22

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

5

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

1

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

4

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

1

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

36

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

1

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

1

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Schools Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

454

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

7,040

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

2,614

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

753

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

175

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

138

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

30,564

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

234

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

818

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

0

< 1% of state total

Students Impacted

0

< 1% of state total


Overall Closures

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Total Closures Days
Schools Impacted
Students Impacted

Schools in reason

School
District
Total Closure Days
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School
District
Total Closure Days
South Bay ElementarySouth Bay Union Elementary5
South Bay CharterSouth Bay Union Elementary5
Pine Hill ElementarySouth Bay Union Elementary5
Jarvis CampLos Angeles County Office of Education5
McNair CampLos Angeles County Office of Education5
Onizuka CampLos Angeles County Office of Education5
Smith CampLos Angeles County Office of Education5
Branham HighCampbell Union High5
Woodville ElementaryWoodville Union Elementary5
Indio HighDesert Sands Unified5
Art Haycox ElementaryHueneme Elementary4
Mission Bell ElementaryJurupa Unified4
Charles Blackstock Junior HighHueneme Elementary4
Cole ElementarySan Bernardino City Unified4
Harry Dewey Fundamental ElementarySan Juan Unified3
Imperial County Special EducationImperial County Office of Education3
Marin County Special EducationMarin County Office of Education3
Mountain View ElementaryVisalia Unified3
Washington ElementaryEl Centro Elementary3
McKinley ElementaryEl Centro Elementary3
Sunflower ElementaryEl Centro Elementary3
Della S. Lindley ElementaryPalm Springs Unified3
Catherine L. Zane MiddleEureka City Schools2
Zoe Barnum HighEureka City Schools2
Washington ElementaryEureka City Schools2
Lafayette ElementaryEureka City Schools2
Alice Birney ElementaryEureka City Schools2
Winship MiddleEureka City Schools2
Grant ElementaryEureka City Schools2
Eureka Senior HighEureka City Schools2
Lassen HighLassen Union High2
Lassen Community DayLassen Union High2
Lassen County Special EducationLassen County Office of Education2
Cesar Chavez CommunityYolo County Office of Education2
Coyote Creek ElementarySan Ramon Valley Unified2
Tamalpais HighTamalpais Union High2
Bahia Vista ElementarySan Rafael City Elementary2
Lone Tree ElementaryAntioch Unified2
Kennedy Gardens ElementaryCalexico Unified2
Clement MiddleRedlands Unified2
San Diego SCPASan Diego Unified2
Ruskin ElementaryBerryessa Union Elementary2
Moiola (Fred) ElementaryFountain Valley Elementary2
Mission Hills HighSan Marcos Unified2
Brentwood ElementaryBrentwood Union Elementary2
Linden ElementaryLinden Unified2
Ridgewood ElementaryCutten Elementary1
Cutten ElementaryCutten Elementary1
Eagle Prairie ElementaryRio Dell Elementary1
Monument MiddleRio Dell Elementary1
Norman G. Ambrosini ElementaryFortuna Elementary1
South Fortuna ElementaryFortuna Elementary1
Fortuna MiddleFortuna Elementary1
Toddy Thomas MiddleFortuna Elementary1
Dingle ElementaryWoodland Joint Unified1
Ramon S. Tafoya ElementaryWoodland Joint Unified1
Webster ElementarySanta Monica-Malibu Unified1
John Adams MiddleSanta Monica-Malibu Unified1
Sage CanyonDel Mar Union Elementary1
Dunsmuir ElementaryDunsmuir Elementary1
California Montessori Project - Capitol CampusSacramento City Unified1
Daves Avenue ElementaryLos Gatos Union Elementary1
Ruth O. Harris MiddleColton Joint Unified1
Rucker ElementaryGilroy Unified1
Miguel Hidalgo ElementaryBrawley Elementary1
Newbury Park HighConejo Valley Unified1
Sunnyside ElementarySunnyside Union Elementary1
Lytle Creek ElementarySan Bernardino City Unified1
Barton ElementarySan Bernardino City Unified1
Shandin Hills MiddleSan Bernardino City Unified1
Southside ElementarySouthside Elementary1
El Capitan MiddleCentral Unified1

Methodology and Data

In California, school districts that close schools for emergencies can request that the California Department of Education protect their attendance-based funding. Such requests, known as Form J-13A waivers, must list the closed schools, dates, number of lost days and reasons for the emergency. Using the California Public Records Act, CalMatters compiled the 17 years of these requests on file with the department to build a school-site level database of reported school closures.

Closure days were defined as one lost day of instruction at a single public school site. School that did not report any closures or where enrollment could not be verified were omitted.

School districts self-report their closure information to state education authorities, who hand-enter it into a database for internal use. For this reason, it may contain errors and inconsistencies. Because the state does not specify a deadline for requesting J-13A waivers, some districts submitted multiple school closure incidents on a single request, or submitted multiple requests for a single incident. In these cases, CalMatters manually cleaned and sorted the data.

If you have any questions about the database, discover any errors or have interest in downloading the data, please email ricardo@calmatters.org. Read more about our data in our full methodology.