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88,914 schools graded

How Good Is Your
Kid's School?

Every U.S. public school graded A to F using NCES outcome data — proficiency rates, growth trends, and graduation rates. Not spending. Not reputation. What students actually achieve.

88,914
Schools
16,305
Districts
47
States
46,244,332
Students

Browse by School Level

E

Elementary Schools

Grades PK-5

M

Middle Schools

Grades 6-8

H

High Schools

Grades 9-12

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Most Improved

3-year growth

Browse by School Type

Charter

Charter Schools

Independently operated public schools

Magnet

Magnet Schools

Specialized STEM, arts, language programs

Title I

Title I Schools

Top-performing high-poverty schools

Top-Rated Schools

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Exeter High School

Exeter, NHHigh

74/1001,447 students
B

Gilford High School

Gilford, NHHigh

74/100499 students
B

Millburn High School

MILLBURN, NJHigh

74/1001,378 students
B

Dublin Jerome High School

Dublin, OHHigh

74/1001,944 students
B

Teutopolis High School

Teutopolis, ILHigh

73/100321 students
B

Mt Desert Island High School

Bar Harbor, MEHigh

73/100495 students
B

Eminence High

EMINENCE, MOHigh

73/100138 students
B

Arthur County High School

ARTHUR, NEHigh

73/10057 students
B

Middletown High School South

MIDDLETOWN, NJHigh

73/1001,474 students
B

Communications High School

WALL, NJHigh

73/100309 students
B

Northern Hills Academy

SPARTA, NJHigh

73/10033 students
B

Parker High School - 01

Parker, SDHigh

73/100157 students
B

Vel R Phillips School

Wauwatosa, WIHigh

73/100106 students
B

McLaughlin Secondary School

Anchorage, AKHigh

72/10065 students
B

Desert Vista High School

PHOENIX, AZHigh

72/1002,964 students
B

Steamboat Springs High School

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COHigh

72/100842 students
B

Haddam-Killingworth High School

Higganum, CTHigh

72/100546 students
B

Newsome High School

LITHIA, FLHigh

72/1003,203 students
B

Grace McWayne Elementary School

Batavia, ILElementary

72/100338 students
B

Roanoke-Benson High School

Roanoke, ILHigh

72/100135 students
B

Browse by State

Alabama

1,369 schools

C

Alaska

496 schools

C

Arizona

2,186 schools

C

Arkansas

1,069 schools

C

California

10,006 schools

C

Colorado

1,923 schools

C

Connecticut

1,005 schools

C

Delaware

223 schools

C

District of Columbia

243 schools

C

Florida

4,029 schools

C

Georgia

2,315 schools

C

Hawaii

295 schools

C

Idaho

778 schools

C

Illinois

3,845 schools

C

Kansas

1,354 schools

C

Louisiana

1,330 schools

C

Maine

570 schools

C

Maryland

1,383 schools

C

Massachusetts

1,831 schools

C

Michigan

3,399 schools

C

Mississippi

877 schools

D

Missouri

2,321 schools

C

Montana

826 schools

C

Nebraska

1,010 schools

C

Nevada

742 schools

D

New Hampshire

500 schools

C

New Jersey

2,509 schools

C

New Mexico

873 schools

C

New York

4,812 schools

C

North Carolina

2,703 schools

C

North Dakota

499 schools

C

Ohio

3,586 schools

C

Oklahoma

1,778 schools

C

Oregon

1,277 schools

C

Pennsylvania

2,930 schools

C

Rhode Island

309 schools

C

South Carolina

1,215 schools

C

South Dakota

698 schools

C

Tennessee

1,844 schools

C

Texas

9,061 schools

C

Utah

1,068 schools

C

Vermont

289 schools

C

Virginia

1,869 schools

C

Washington

2,465 schools

C

West Virginia

648 schools

C

Wisconsin

2,205 schools

C

Wyoming

351 schools

C

How the DataScore Works

35%
Academic Proficiency
Percentage of students meeting grade-level standards in reading and math
30%
Growth Trend
3-year improvement trajectory — is the school getting better or worse?
20%
Graduation Rate
Percentage graduating on time (high schools only; weight redistributed for elem/middle)
15%
Resource Access
Access to advanced courses, technology, counselors, and specialized instructors

All data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data. DataScores measure what students achieve, not what schools spend. Full methodology

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a DataScore?

The DataScore grades every school from A (best) to F (lowest) based on four factors: academic proficiency (35%), 3-year growth trend (30%), graduation rate (20%), and resource access (15%). Unlike other rating systems, DataScores measure outcomes — not inputs like funding or demographics.

Where does this data come from?

All data comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data, collected annually from every public school in America. This is the same federal data used by the US Department of Education.

How is this different from GreatSchools?

GreatSchools mixes inputs (demographics, funding) with outcomes. DataScores focus purely on measurable outcomes. We also weight 3-year growth heavily (30%) because a school that's rapidly improving may be a better choice than one that's slowly declining.

How often is the data updated?

NCES publishes updated school data annually, typically in the fall. We re-process and re-score all schools within a few weeks of each release.