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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…
Proficiency rates show how many students meet a performance standard at one point in time. Student growth measures show how much performance changes over time. They answer…
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…
A single rating or test score compresses different subjects, student groups, years, and assumptions into one number that looks more certain than it is. A better comparison…
Accountability designations are official, legally defined statuses that states assign under federal law and that trigger support and improvement obligations. School rankings are editorial products from publishers…
Participation affects assessment results in two ways: classroom engagement can improve learning and test performance, while assessment participation rates determine whose scores are counted. The evidence shows…
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