Progress Reports grade each school with an A, B, C, D, or F. These reports help parents, teachers, principals, and others understand how well schools are doing—and compare them to other, similar schools. Most schools received pilot Progress Reports for the 2005-06 school year in spring 2007. Progress Reports for Early Childhood and Special Education schools will be piloted during the 2007-08 academic year.

To search for the Progress Report for your school, click here. This will bring you to the school’s Web page. You can also ask your parent coordinator for a copy of your school’s Progress Report or e-mail PR_Support@schools.nyc.gov with questions. Click here to view a summary of the Progress Report results for all schools Citywide. Click here to view all Progress Report measures and peer groups for elementary, middle, and K-8 schools. Click here to view all Progress Report measures and peer groups for high schools.

Schools that get As and Bs on their Progress Reports will be eligible for rewards. The Department of Education will work with schools that get low grades to help them improve. Schools that get low grades will also face consequences, such as leadership changes or closure. This is an important part of our work to hold children’s schools accountable for living up to the high standards we all expect them to achieve.

School grades are based on three elements:

• School Environment (15% of score), including attendance and the results of parent, student, and teacher surveys.
• Student Performance (30% of score), as measured by elementary and middle school students’ scores each year on the New York State tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For high schools, student performance is measured by diplomas and graduation rates.
• Student Progress (55% of score), as measured by how much schools help students progress during the school year in subjects such as reading, writing, math, science, and history. Schools’ progress scores also rise when they help English Language Learners, special education students, and students who are not performing well at the start of the year improve.

A school’s results in each area are compared to results of all schools serving the same grades throughout the City. Results are also compared to a peer group of 40 similar schools. Families can use the Progress Report to identify areas in which their schools are performing well and also to identify areas in which other schools are performing better.

For more information about Progress Reports, please visit the Progress Report Educator Guide. To download the Elementary / Middle School Progress Report Educator Guide, please click here. To download the High School Progress Report Educator Guide, please click here.