Content Standards

The content standards adopted by the California State Board of Education are listed below: Printed publications can be purchased from CDE Press Educational Resources Catalog.

Current Standards

Search the California Content Standards
This application contains the 12 California content standards. The application is designed so educators can quickly find, search, and sort relevant standards across disciplines to aid in instructional planning and assessment. This is a web view of our available mobile application, which we encourage you to download. You can find more information about the mobile application on the CA Standards Mobile Application web page.

English Language Arts

• Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts, Adopted August 2010 (PDF; 2MB) (Modified March 2013 Publication Version)
• Word Version of Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts (DOC; 3MB)
  
• College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards
  
• Brochures for Parents/Guardians
  These brochures on the English Language Arts/literacy standards provide parent/guardians insight into what their children are learning as they progress through the grade levels. The brochures also offer suggestions for parents/guardians to support their students’ learning and a list of additional resources.
  
  
  • Kindergarten – Grade Two, English Language Arts/Literacy (PDF)
  • Grades 3–5, English Language Arts/Literacy (PDF)
  • Grades 6–8, English Language Arts/Literacy (PDF)
  • Grades 9–12, English Language Arts/Literacy (PDF)

  Spanish

  • Del kindergarten al segundo grado, artes del lenguaje de inglés (Spanish) (PDF)
  • Del tercer al quinto grado, artes del lenguaje de inglés (Spanish) (PDF)
  • Del sexto al octavo grado, artes del lenguaje de inglés (Spanish) (PDF)
  • Del noveno al décimo segundo grado, artes del lenguaje de inglés (Spanish) (PDF)
    
    
• 1997 English Language Arts Content Standards (PDF)

Mathematics

• Common Core State Standards for Mathematics, Adopted August 2010 and Modified January 2013 (PDF; 3MB) (April 2014 Electronic Version)
  The April 2014 Electronic Version of the standards includes the correction of printing errors listed on the Errata Sheet (DOC). Please note that these corrections may be found in the Errata Sheet of the printed standards publication (copyright 2013).
• Standards for Mathematical Practices
  
• Brochures for Parents/Guardians
  These brochures on the mathematics standards showcase example problems and highlight the progression of learning through the grade levels. The brochures also offer suggestions for parents/guardians to support their students’ learning and a list of additional resources.
  • Kindergarten–Grade Two, Mathematics (PDF)
  • Grades 3–5, Mathematics (PDF)
  • Grades 6–8, Mathematics (PDF)
  • Grades 9–12, Mathematics (PDF)

  Spanish

  • Del kindergarten al segundo grado, matemáticas (Spanish) (PDF)
  • Del tercer al quinto grado, matemáticas (Spanish) (PDF)
  • Del sexto al octavo grado, matemáticas (Spanish) (PDF)
  • Del noveno al décimo segundo grado, matemáticas (Spanish) (PDF)
    

English Language Development

• English Language Development 2012
  
• Brochures for Parents/Guardians
  These brochures on the ELA/literacy standards provide parents/guardians insights into what their children are learning as they progress through the grade levels. The brochures also offer suggestions for parents/guardians to support their students’ learning and a list of additional resources.
  • Kindergarten–Grade 12 (PDF)

  Spanish

  • Del kindergarten al décimo segundo grado, desarrollo de inglés ​ (PDF)
    

Career Technical Education

• Career Technical Education (Updated January 2013 Prepublication Version)
  

Computer Science

• Computer Science Content Standards Development
  

Health Education

• Health Education Content Standards March 2008 (PDF; 1MB)
  • Word version of Health Education Content Standards (DOC)

History-Social Science

• History-Social Science, Adopted October 1998 (PDF)
  • Word version of History-Social Science Content Standards (DOC)
  • Historical and Social Sciences Analysis Skills
    
    
• Brochures for Parents/Guardians
  These brochures on the history–social science framework provide parents/guardians insights into what their children are learning as they progress through the grade levels. The brochures also provide a brief summary of the instructional shifts in the framework.
  
  
  • The Elementary Grades, History–Social Science (PDF)
    
  • The Middle Grades, History–Social Science (PDF)
    
  • High School, History–Social Science (PDF)

Model School Library

• Model School Library Standards, Adopted September 2010 (PDF; 1MB)
  • Word version of Model School Library Standards (DOC)
    

Physical Education

• Physical Education Model Content Standards, Adopted Jan-2005 (PDF; 2MB)
  • Word version of Physical Education Model Content Standards (DOC)
    

Science

• California Next Generation Science Standards
  
• Brochures for Parents/Guardians
  These brochures on the science standards provide parents/guardians insights into what their children are learning as they progress through the grade levels. The brochures also offer suggestions for parents/guardians to support their students’ learning and a list of additional resources.
  • Kindergarten–Grade 2, Science (PDF)
  • Grades 3–5, Science (PDF)
  • Grades 6–8, Science (PDF)
  • Grades 9–12, Science (PDF)

  Spanish

  • Del kindergarten al segundo grado, ciencia (Spanish) (PDF)
  • Del tercer al quinto grado, ciencia (Spanish) (PDF)
  • Del sexto al octavo grado, ciencia (Spanish) (PDF)
  • Del noveno al décimo segundo grado, ciencia (Spanish) (PDF)
    

Arts Education

The State Board of Education (SBE) adopted the California Arts Standards for Public Schools, Prekindergarten Through Grade Twelve (Arts Standards) on January 9, 2019.To download the publication version of the standards, select the link below:

• Arts Standards (PDF)

Information about the 2019 Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards Revision is available on the California Arts Standards Web page.

World Languages

• Information about the 2019 World Languages Standards Revision is available on the World Languages Standards Web page

The State Board of Education (SBE) adopted the World Languages Standards for Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve on January 9, 2019. To download the publication version of the standards, select the link below:

• WL Standards (PDF)
  

Previous Content Standards

• English Language Arts, Adopted December 1997 (PDF)
  • Word version of English Language Arts Content Standards (DOC)
  • Braille version of Reading Standards (PDF)
    
    
• Mathematics, Adopted December 1997 (PDF)
  • Word version of Mathematics Content Standards (DOC)
  • Braille version of Mathematics Standards (PDF; 2MB)
    
    
• English Language Development, English Version (PDF)
  • Word version of English Language Development (DOC)
  • Desarrollo de inglés (Spanish) (PDF; 2MB)
    
    
• Science, Adopted October 1998 (PDF)
  • Word version of Science Content Standards (DOC)
    
    
• Career Technical Education, Adopted May 2005 (PDF; 4MB)
  • Word version of Career Technical Education (DOC; 1MB)
    
    
• Visual and Performing Arts, Adopted January 2001
  • Word version of Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards (DOC)