The District Analysis and Review Tools (DARTs) offer snapshots of district and school performance, allowing users to easily track select data elements over time, and make sound, meaningful comparisons to the state or to "comparable" organizations.

This dataset is a long file that contains multiple rows for each school and district, with rows for different years, different student groups, and a wide range of indicators.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DART Detail:
Success After High School Online Dashboard

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 DART: Success After High School download since the data are in a different format.

Context

• Stability rate (enrolled all year)
• Student Enrollment

HS Indicators

• 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 out-of-school at least once

HS Performance

• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in ELA
• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in mathematics
• Grade 10 students meeting or exceeding expectations in ELA
• Grade 10 students meeting or exceeding expectations in mathematics
• Jr / Sr AP test takers scoring 3 or above
• Jr / Sr enrolled in one or more AP / IB courses
• Jr / Sr who took AP courses and participated in one or more AP tests
• SAT average score - Mathematics
• SAT average score - reading
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - All subjects
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - Art
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - English
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - Foreign Language
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - History/Social Science
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - Mathematics
• Test takers scoring 3 or above on the Advanced Placement (AP) by category - Science

Postsecondary Outcomes

• College students persistently enrolled in postsecondary education for the first two years
• Grade 12 students who completed FAFSA
• High school graduates enrolled in 2-year postsecondary education
• High school graduates enrolled in 4-year postsecondary education
• Students enrolled in postsecondary education in the immediate fall after high school graduation
• Student progression from high school through postsecondary degree completion
• Student

This dataset contains Advanced Placement (AP) score data for all Massachusetts public and charter schools and districts since 2007. It shows the number of students who received each possible score (1-5) on AP exams, as well as the percent of students scoring 1-2 or 3-5 on those exams, disaggregated by student group.

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and has been used again since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site:
Advanced Placement Performance

Arts

• 2-D Art and Design
• 3-D Art and Design
• Drawing
• Music Theory
• Studio Art: 2-D Design
• Studio Art: 3-D Design
• Studio Art: Drawing

English Language Arts

• English Lang/Comp
• English Lit/Comp

Foreign Languages

• Chinese Lang
• French Lang
• French Lit
• German Lang
• Italian Lang
• Japanese Lang
• Latin: Lit
• Latin: Vergil
• Spanish Lang
• Spanish Lit

History and Social Science

• Art History
• Economics: Macro
• Economics: Micro
• Govt & Pol: Comp
• Govt & Pol: U.S.
• Govt RAD: Comp
• Govt RAD: U.S.
• History: European
• History: U.S.
• History: World
• Human Geography
• Psychology
• World History: Modern

Math and Computer Science

• Calculus AB
• Calculus BC
• Computer Sci A
• Computer Sci AB
• Computer Sci Principles
• Statistics

Science and Technology

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Sci
• Physics 1
• Physics 2
• Physics B
• Physics C: E
• Physics C: E&M
• Physics C: Mech

Capstone

• Capstone Research
• Capstone Seminar

The District Analysis and Review Tools (DARTs) turn the Department's vast amount of data into valuable, easily consumable information. The DARTs offer snapshots of district and school performance, allowing users to easily track select data elements over time, and make sound, meaningful comparisons to the state or to "comparable" organizations. 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 DARTs, in combination with other tools found on this website, may be utilized by district and school leaders in enacting each of the six district standards upon which district reviews, improvement planning, and other forms of accountability and assistance are based: Leadership & Governance, Curriculum & Instruction, Assessment, Human Resources & Professional Development, Student Support, and Financial & Asset Management.

This dataset reports the number of students in all Massachusetts public schools who took one or more Advanced Placement (AP) exams since 2007. Results are disaggregated by test subject and student group.

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and has been used again since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site:
Advanced Placement Participation

Arts

• 2-D Art and Design
• 3-D Art and Design
• Drawing
• Music Theory
• Studio Art: 2-D Design
• Studio Art: 3-D Design
• Studio Art: Drawing

English Language Arts

• English Lang/Comp
• English Lit/Comp

Foreign Languages

• Chinese Lang
• French Lang
• French Lit
• German Lang
• Italian Lang
• Japanese Lang
• Latin: Lit
• Latin: Vergil
• Spanish Lang
• Spanish Lit

History and Social Science

• Art History
• Economics: Macro
• Economics: Micro
• Govt & Pol: Comp
• Govt & Pol: U.S.
• Govt RAD: Comp
• Govt RAD: U.S.
• History: European
• History: U.S.
• History: World
• Human Geography
• Psychology
• World History: Modern

Math and Computer Science

• Calculus AB
• Calculus BC
• Computer Sci A
• Computer Sci AB
• Computer Sci Principles
• Statistics

Science and Technology

• Biology
• Chemistry
• Environmental Sci
• Physics 1
• Physics 2
• Physics B
• Physics C: E
• Physics C: E&M
• Physics C: Mech

Capstone

• Capstone Research
• Capstone Seminar

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 District Analysis and Review Tools (DARTs) offer snapshots of district and school performance, allowing users to easily track select data elements over time, and make sound, meaningful comparisons to the state or to "comparable" organizations. The waterfall data shows a cohort of high school students and their progression through high school graduation, college enrollment and persistence in higher education to a second year or college completion.

This is a companion dataset to the main DART: Success After High School dataset. It contains two indicators published separately from the main dataset since the data are in a different format: "Student progression from high school through second year of postsecondary education" and "Student progression from high school through postsecondary degree completion". For all other DART: Success After High School indicators, please visit the main DART: Success After High School dataset.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DART Detail:
Success After High School Online Dashboard

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.