Student Performance & Accountability

The Office of Accountability’s mission is to improve academic outcomes for all New York City public school students. We accomplish this by enabling principals, teachers, parents, and students to use evaluative and support tools, data, and research to accelerate learning. You can learn more about all the resources we offer by clicking on specific program links below.

School Reports

Progress Reports grade each school with an A, B, C, D, or F to help you understand how well your school is doing — and compare it to other, similar schools. 
 
School Surveys gather information from the people who know most about how well our schools are serving the learning needs of students: teachers, parents, and students.

Quality Reviews provide more in-depth profiles of each school, based on 2-3-day visits by experienced educators who talk to parents, students, and staff, observe classrooms, and review how schools use information and set goals to improve learning for all students.

Assessment and Support Tools

The Office of Accountability coordinates yearly testing in city schools including New York State Tests and Regents Exams, high school admissions tests, accelerated assessments for eighth grade students, and the PSAT for students interested in applying to college.

The DOE also offers schools no-stakes Periodic Assessments tools to give teachers more information about what students have learned and help them plan instruction.

ARIS (Achievement Reporting and Innovation System) is a first of-its-kind data management system that allows educators to see and analyze important information on students’ learning.

The Children First Intensive (CFI) program trains educators to use these tools to accelerate student learning. For more information about the CFI Inquiry Team program, click here.