2024-25 California School Closures Dashboard
The 2024-25 school year saw…
School closures and disruptions by extreme weather event type in the 2024-25 school year
Percentage of California students impacted by learning disruptions from extreme weather events in the 2024-25 school year
Map: Disruptions and Closures in California’s 2024-25 School Year
Research suggests that student absenteeism from weather-related events causes outsized learning loss. For every week of school missed due to extreme weather:
Students in grades 3–5 lose at least two weeks of learning in math and reading
Students in grades 6–8 lose at least four weeks of learning in math and three weeks of learning in reading
The data above represent a conservative estimate of the impacts of climate-related school closures on student learning in California during the 2024-25 school year. With data pulled from news articles, the numbers below likely underestimate the true scope of impact.
The source of the figures above is our Extreme Weather and School Closures Map. Read about our data collection and methodology here.
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