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New York State publishes official school information through several NYSED systems, each built for a different purpose. The NYSED Data Site lists schools and their reported data…
The New York State Report Card is an annual public report from NYSED, required under ESSA, that covers state, district, and school performance. It includes accountability statuses,…
School accountability is the process of collecting information about how schools are performing and then using it to make decisions — recognizing progress, directing support, or requiring…
School data can be suppressed or missing for several reasons: privacy rules hide small groups, some categories do not apply, districts may not report a value, and…
New York State's official accountability designation for a school is assigned by the New York State Education Department under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act and is…
In New York State, four-year and five-year graduation rates measure the percentage of a ninth-grade cohort that earns a local or Regents diploma within four or five…
NYSED uses a 12-digit institution ID and a 12-digit SED code that is a BEDS code for P-12 schools or the institution ID for other institutions. BEDS…
A graduation cohort is the group of students who enter ninth grade for the first time in the same school year. States track that group, add verified…
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