Progress Reports

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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.

Progress Report Results for 2007-08

Progress Report Results for 2006-07

Progress Report Overview

Schools that earn 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 constitutes 15% of a school's overall score.  This category consists of attendance and the results of parent, student, and teacher surveys.
  • Student Performance constitutes 25% of a school's overall score.  For elementary and middle schools, student performance is measured by 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 constitutes 60% of a school's overall score.  For elementary and middle schools, student progress measures average student improvement from last year to this year on the New York State tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For high schools, student progress is measured by credit accumulation and Regents completion and pass rates. 

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 up to 40 similar schools.  Schools can earn additonal credit when they help special education students, English Language Learners, and other high-need students make exemplary progress.  Families can use the Progress Report to identify areas in which their schools are performing well and to identify areas in which other schools are performing better.

Progress Reports have been developed for most General Education elementary, middle, and high schools.  Schools that are new this year and schools that are closing will not receive grades on their Progress Reports.  Progress Reports for schools serving transfer students will be released later this fall.  Progress Reports for Early Childhood schools and District 75 schools are currently in development.

Educator Guides

More information about Progress Reports is available in the Elementary/Middle School Progress Report Educator Guide and in the High School Progress Report Educator Guide.

Translation Guides

Elementary / Middle School

2007-08 Progress Report Translation Guides are available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu.

2006-07 Progress Report Translation Guides are available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu.

High School

2007-08 Progress Report Translation Guides will be available soon.

2006-07 Progress Report Translation Guides are available in Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Urdu.