At Insideschools, we aim to provide up-to-date data on New York City public schools. This data includes official statistics from New York City and New York State and is available on the Department of Education website as well as the New York State Report Card site. Charter school data not included in city statistics was provided by The Charter School Center. Below is a list of the main sources for data along with what we post on our site from each source:
Progress Report - Attendance, graduation rate, college ready, college enrollment, high school ready
NYC School Survey - percentage of student who feel safe, percentage of teachers who trust principal
School Demographics and Accountability Snapshot - Enrollment, free and reduced lunch, percent of English language learners, percent of students receiving special education services, ethnicity
Achievement Results - ELA and math scores for grades 3-8
Period Attendance Reporting - Attendance, enrollment for new schools
Class Size Report schools.nyc.gov/AboutUs/data/
Elementary school directory gifted and talented, dual language, and magnet programs.
Elementary and middle school zone maps:
http://nycopendata.socrata.com/Education/School-Zones-2011-2012/dqkt-8x6u
School overcrowding: School Construction Authority utilization reports
All other data was provided by the Department of Education by special request.