The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) is required by federal law to measure school performance using an accountability system that is approved by the US Department of Education (USED) (you can read about how we measure...
When you open a DC School Report Card page, you may wonder, “where does OSSE get all of this information?” It is a lot of information – some of the underlying...
One of the questions we hear is “how do we know OSSE data is accurate?” The quick answer is that OSSE does not publish anything without confirming its accuracy. Collecting, confirming and publishing data is a year-round process that...
OSSE reports both four-year and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rates (ACGR) for public schools in the District, in accordance with US...