NYC School Survey

Your School. Your Voice. Take Your School Survey by April 12!

Parents and Students: Take the School Survey in English or choose another language below.

Teachers, Guidance Counselors, Paraprofessionals, and Parent Coordinators: Take the School Survey here.

Information for Survey Coordinators

Find a school's School Survey report.
Review preliminary response rates for your school.
Review your school's survey delivery schedule.
Survey Coordinators are invited to register for an optional training session.
Review this this year's training materials and a quick reference guide for survey coordinators.
Review theCode of Ethicsfor guidance on open and fair administration of the School Survey.
Review guidance on distributing survey materials to school staff members.
Review and download a template for a letter from your Principal to parents about the survey.
Print and distribute this flyer with important information about this year's survey to members of your school community.
Download survey graphics for 2013.

School Survey Overview

Every year, all parents, all teachers, and students in grades 6 - 12 take the NYC School Survey. The survey ranks among the largest surveys of any kind ever conducted nationally.

The Survey helps school leaders understand what key members of the school community say about the learning environment at each school. The information captured by the survey is designed to support a dialogue among all members of the school community about how to make the school a better place to learn.

Survey results provide insight into a school's learning environment and contribute a measure of diversification that goes beyond test scores on the Progress Report. NYC School Survey results contribute 10% - 15% of a school's Progress Report grade (the exact contribution to the Progress Report is dependent on school type). Survey questions assess the community's opinions on academic expectations, communication, engagement, and safety and respect. School leaders can use survey results to better understand their own school's strengths and target areas for improvement.

Results from the 2012 School Survey

A record 967,009 New York City parents, students, and teachers completed the 2012 School Survey. Feedback gathered by the survey is aggregated at the citywide level and also summarized and reported for each individual school.

View the citywide analysis of survey results.
View the citywide report of survey responses from community schools.
View the citywide report of survey responses from District 75 schools.
Download the 2012 survey data for community schools.
Download the 2012 survey data for District 75 schools.
View the 2012 Scoring Guide for community schools.
View the 2012 Scoring Guide for District 75 schools.
View the 2012 surveys.

Survey Archives

The NYC School Survey has been taken annually since its inception in 2007. Survey information from 2007 through 2011 is archived below.

2011 School Survey

2010 School Survey

2009 School Survey

2008 School Survey

2007 School Survey