2026 data report

Fully credentialed teachers (%) in California public schools

Statewide trends and county leaderboards for fully credentialed teachers (%), sourced directly from CDE SARC. Higher is better.

From CDE SARC, cycles 22-23, 23-24, 24-25. Last refreshed 2026-05-15.

Statewide trend

Median (plum line) and p25–p75 band (mist), all California public schools per cycle.

Best 25 counties — Fully credentialed teachers (%)

  1. 1Marin93.8
  2. 2Orange91.8
  3. 3Placer91.5
  4. 4Napa91.4
  5. 5Riverside90.3
  6. 6Santa Clara90.1
  7. 7San Diego90.0
  8. 8Los Angeles89.4
  9. 9Merced89.2
  10. 10Sacramento89.2
  11. 11Sonoma88.9
  12. 12Ventura88.5
  13. 13San Luis Obispo88.3
  14. 14San Bernardino88.1
  15. 15Santa Barbara87.9
  16. 16Sutter87.2
  17. 17Yolo86.9
  18. 18Imperial86.7
  19. 19Stanislaus86.6
  20. 20Fresno86.5
  21. 21Kings86.5
  22. 22Yuba86.5
  23. 23San Mateo85.9
  24. 24Tulare85.3
  25. 25Tehama84.7

Worst 25 counties — Fully credentialed teachers (%)

  1. 1Sierra57.6
  2. 2Plumas61.8
  3. 3Modoc63.1
  4. 4Lake63.2
  5. 5Mariposa65.2
  6. 6Tuolumne68.5
  7. 7Inyo69.2
  8. 8Lassen70.4
  9. 9Mendocino71.4
  10. 10Siskiyou75.9
  11. 11Trinity76.0
  12. 12San Joaquin76.2
  13. 13Glenn79.3
  14. 14Humboldt79.7
  15. 15Madera80.8
  16. 16Mono81.4
  17. 17San Francisco82.2
  18. 18Monterey82.3
  19. 19Nevada82.7
  20. 20San Benito83.0
  21. 21Shasta83.3
  22. 22Kern83.5
  23. 23Solano84.2
  24. 24Santa Cruz84.3
  25. 25Tehama84.7

How we score this

Every California public school's raw number is mapped to a 0–10 score using the absolute anchor table below — no peer-relative ranking.

Fully credentialed teachers (%)

Higher is better

Column: SPFUL_Y1

PercentileRaw valueScore
5th38.170
50th885
95th10010

Values between the 5th and 95th percentile are linearly interpolated. Outside that range, scores clamp at 0 or 10.

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