SARC Links

What is a School Accountability Report Card (SARC)?

Since November 1988, state law has required all public schools receiving state funding to prepare and distribute a SARC. A similar requirement is also contained in the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The purpose of the report card is to provide parents and the community with important information about each public school. A SARC can be an effective way for a school to report on its progress in achieving goals. The public may also use a SARC to evaluate and compare schools on a variety of indicators.

What information does the SARC contain?

Although there is great variation in the design of school report cards, they generally begin with a profile that provides background information about the school and its students. The profile usually summarizes the school's mission, goals, and accomplishments. State law requires that the SARC contain information about demographics; school safety; academic data; class sizes; teacher and staff information; curriculum and instruction; and fiscal data.

In addition, SARCs contain reports concerning the "adequate yearly progress" of students in achieving state academic achievement standards; Title 1 Program Improvement; and the extent to which "highly qualified" teachers are teaching core academic subjects.

Each school's SARC can be found on the below links (a printed version is available upon request):

Cajon Park School

Carlton Hills School

Carlton Oaks School

Chet F. Harritt School

Hill Creek School

Pepper Drive School

PRIDE Academy at Prospect Avenue School

Rio Seco School

Sycamore Canyon School

Santee Alternative School

Santee Success Program