Kidsdata announces a comprehensive suite of data, Youth in Schools, including new and updated indicators across more than a dozen topics from the viewpoint of California’s students and school staff. These data are available for state, county, and school district levels, and student-reported data are easily customizable by grade level, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, parent education level and level of school connectedness.
Youth in Schools data come from the 2013-2015 California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) and California School Staff Survey (CSSS), the largest statewide surveys of school climate, risk behaviors, and protective factors in the nation. This data release is made possible by a partnership with WestEd who developed and administered these surveys for the California Department of Education.
The educational environment is one of the core foundations that shape children and is crucial to ensuring optimal health and well being. Positive school climate, supportive student services, and safe campuses are critical factors for promoting strong emotional, healthful and academic futures for our children.
Explore behaviors, identify disparities, and take action with hundreds of findings about Youth in Schools at your fingertips. A few findings for 2013-2015 include:
- About 19% of 7th grade students reported being cyberbullied in the previous year, but up to 36% of students reported cyberbullying in some counties
- Students who reported lower levels of school connectedness reported over twice the rate of feelings of depression compared with their more connected peers
- About 16% of high school staff strongly agree that students respect each other’s differences
- About 1 in 5 elementary, middle and high school staff strongly agree that their school collaborates well with community organizations
See a full list of data about Youth in Schools at kidsdata.org/YouthInSchools.
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