This report informs the public about the welfare of California's children. Measuring the effectiveness of the efforts of all Californians, not just those of government agencies or other organizations responsible for children, the report measures California's performance on 27 benchmarks that, taken together, provide a statistical portrait of the whole child. The benchmarks are grouped into the five major categories of education, health, safety, teen years, and family life. Detailed data are provided for each of the 27 benchmarks. The benchmarks are: (1) dropout rate; (2) preschool education; (3) achievement scores; (4) SAT scores; (5) student-teacher ratio; (6) per pupil expenditures; (7) infant mortality; (8) late or no prenatal care; (9) inadequate immunization; (10) uninsured children; (11) use of a nutrition program; (12) mental health; (13) child abuse or neglect; (14) foster care; (15) drug exposed babies; (16) youth homicides; (17) college-bound students; (18) unemployed youth; (19) births to teens; (20) drug and alcohol use; (21) incarcerated juveniles; (22) child care; (23) homeless children; (24) public assistance payments; (25) hungry children; (26) child support; and (27) children in poverty. (TJQ)