The school proficiency index uses school-level data on the performance of 4th grade students on state exams to describe which neighborhoods have high-performing elementary schools nearby and which are near lower performing elementary schools.
Student Test Scores by School District, 2013-14
Layers display information about student performance on 4th grade English Language Arts standardized tests.
4th Grade Reading Proficiency, 2014-15
This layer displays reading proficiency rates for counties and school districts across the United States. Data are acquired from the US Department of Education (ED) EdFacts 2014-15 data tables. Z-Scores are calculated for counties within states displaying the magnitude of each county’s deviation above or below the state average.
4th Grade Reading Proficiency by school district and county, 2016-17
This layer displays reading proficiency rates for counties and school districts across the United States. Data are acquired from the US Department of Education (ED) EdFacts 2016-17 data tables. Z-Scores are calculated for counties within states displaying the magnitude of each county’s deviation above or below the state average.
4th Grade Reading Proficiency by school district and county, 2015-16
This layer displays reading proficiency rates for counties and school districts across the United States. Data are acquired from the US Department of Education (ED) EdFacts 2015-16 data tables. Z-Scores are calculated for counties within states displaying the magnitude of each county’s deviation above or below the state average.
Medical Debt in Collections, 2018
This layer displays debt information at the state and county levels from the Urban Institute’s 2019 Debt in America interactive platform. Data includes medical debt, student loan debt, automobile debt, retail debt and any debt in collections based on December 2018 credit bureau records.
Homeless Children and Youth by School District, 2017-18
This layer displays the number and percentage of homeless children and youth enrolled in the public school system during the latest report year.
Student Loan Debt in Collections, 2018
This layer displays debt information at the state and county levels from the Urban Institute’s 2019 Debt in America interactive platform. Data includes medical debt, student loan debt, automobile debt, retail debt and any debt in collections based on December 2018 credit bureau records.