This dataset contains special education program characteristics and student demographics since 2019. It is a long file that contains multiple rows for each district, with rows for different years and indicators. For definitions of each indicator, please visit the RADAR Special Education Dashboard.

Resource Allocation and District Action Reports (RADAR) enable district leaders to compare their staffing, class size, special education services, school performance, and per-pupil spending data with similar districts. They are intended to support districts in making effective strategic decisions as they develop district plans and budgets.

This dataset is one of five containing the same data that is also published in the RADAR Special Education Dashboard:
Special Education Program Characteristics and Student Demographics
Special Education Placement Trajectory
Students Moving In and Out of Special Education Services
Special Education Indicators
Special Education Student Progression from High School through Postsecondary Education

List of Indicators

• Enrollment
• Gradespan
• Race/Ethnicity
• Gender
• EL and Low Income/Economically Disadvantaged
• In District/Out of District
• Placement
• Disability Type
• Special Education FTEs per 100 SWDs

Assess and compare how schools and districts allocate resources and serve students with disabilities. This dashboard provides district and comparison data on special education enrollment, staffing, and placement trajectories over several years.

This dataset contains special education indicators since 2017. It is a long file that contains multiple rows for each district, with rows for different years, comparing students with disabilities, students without disabilities, and all students on a wide range of indicators. Not all indicators are available for all years. For definitions of each indicator, please visit the RADAR Special Education Dashboard.

Resource Allocation and District Action Reports (RADAR) enable district leaders to compare their staffing, class size, special education services, school performance, and per-pupil spending data with similar districts. They are intended to support districts in making effective strategic decisions as they develop district plans and budgets.

This dataset is one of five containing the same data that is also published in the RADAR Special Education Dashboard:
Special Education Program Characteristics and Student Demographics
Special Education Placement Trajectory
Students Moving In and Out of Special Education Services
Special Education Indicators
Special Education Student Progression from High School through Postsecondary Education

Below is a list of indicators that are included within the dataset. Note: "Student progression from high school through second year of postsecondary education" and "Student progression from high school through postsecondary degree completion" are available for download in this companion dataset. These two indicators are separate from the main Special Education Indicators download since the data are in a different format.

Context

• Stability rate (enrolled all year)
• Student Enrollment

Student Outcomes

• 4-year cohort graduation rate
• 5-year cohort graduation rate
• 9th to 10th grade promotion rate (first-time 9th graders only)
• Annual dropout rate
• Chronically absent rate (% of students absent 10% or more each year)
• Student attendance rate
• Students absent 10 or more days each year
• Students suspended in school at least once
• Students suspended out-of-school at least once

Assessments (Next Gen MCAS)

• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in ELA (Grades 3-8)
• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in ELA (Grade 10)
• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in math (Grades 3-8)
• Average student growth percentiles (

The DARTs Staffing and Finance Report offers snapshots of district and school performance, allowing users to easily track select data elements over time, and make comparisons to the state. The data elements in each DART tool are linked to a broader strategic framework defining the characteristics of effective educational organizations and cover a broad range of district and school interests including demographic, assessment, student support, educator, financial, and achievement gap data.

The DART for English Learners (ELs) dashboard consolidate state data on English learners into a single tool. This tool can be used to understand EL students’ demographics, progress, and outcomes as well as to compare districts with each other and the state. The information contained in this report is closely tied with the Office of Language Acquisition's program review requirements.

The DARTs provide a gauge of the overall condition of a district or school, but do not have all available information. They should be treated as a good starting point for exploring the data and identifying areas of focus for further inquiry. Please see the Info tab on the dashboard for detailed data analysis considerations.

This page hosts resources to help users understand state aid to Massachusetts public schools. It contains information about legislation and regulations, spending requirements, analytic reports, and other features. It also includes two downloadable Excel workbooks:

• Chapter 70 District Profiles - Shows yearly spending and state aid totals since 1993 by district in comparison to the foundation budget.
Chapter 70 Trends in Aid and Local Contribution - Shows trend data for the key factors influencing Chapter 70 required local contributions and state aid calculations since 2007.

The Chapter 70 program is the major program of state aid to public elementary and secondary schools. In addition to providing state aid to support school operations, it also establishes minimum spending requirements for each school district and minimum requirements for each municipality's share of school costs.

This dashboard displays longitudinal wage outcomes of Massachusetts students by district, including College and Career Outcomes, Average Annual Earnings by Student Group, and Average Annual Earnings by Industry.

Wage records are obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (DUA) using a secure, anonymized matching process with limitations. For details on the process and suppression rules, please refer to the Employment and Earnings of High School Graduates dashboard itself.

The data in the dashboard is also published across three datasets in the E2C Hub:
Average Earnings by Student Group
Average Earnings by Industry
College and Career Outcomes

The DART: Success After High School Dashboard is a tool used to support the self-evaluation process for whole districts as well as individual schools. It contains a set of data elements provide an indication of the overall condition of a district or school's efforts to ensure all students are ready for their next steps as productive and contributing members of society.

This tool contains data elements that cover a range of school, district, post-secondary and career readiness information including demographics, high school indicators, high school performance, programs of study, post-secondary education outcomes, and career development education.

The DARTs provide a gauge of the overall condition of a district or school, but do not have all available information. They should be treated as a good starting point for exploring the data and identifying areas of focus for further inquiry. Please see the Info tab on the dashboard for detailed data analysis considerations.

This page hosts downloadable files with ACCESS for ELLs test results by district and school. ACCESS for ELLs scores provide information on students' English proficiency. They do not measure students' academic achievement or content knowledge.

Federal and state laws require that English learner (EL) students be assessed annually to measure their proficiency in reading, writing, listening, and speaking English, as well as the progress they are making in learning English. In fulfillment of these laws, EL students are required to participate in ACCESS for ELLs tests. ACCESS for ELLs tests are administered annually in January-February.