For school-level proficiency data, the public should select the “all students” filter for a school.
An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that individual school proficiency rates were unavailable.
Parents might need help navigating the million data points in the Delaware Open Data portal.
Within the dataset on student assessment performance, much of the school-level data has been “redacted,” which means it’s been removed for publication in the case of the dataset for 2023 state assessments.
However, overall proficiency rates are available for individual schools, but parents must select the “all students” filter as well as the specific test they are trying to find data on. That could be the Smarter Balanced Assessment (tests grades three through eight in math and reading), the SAT (given to all 11th graders), the ACCESS Test (given to English language learners), DeSSA or other state-administered assessment.
The majority of data specific to race, gender or housing status is redacted for student privacy.
The Department of Education’s data release shows that just 40% of students in grades three through eight meet grade level expectations in English language arts, and 32% of students in that grade range scored at or above their grade’s proficiency level in math.
According to the Department of Education, if the proficiency rate is lower than 5% or higher than 95%, the actual number is redacted, and the data will simply show <5% or >95%.
This policy has been in place for at least 15 years, according to Alison May, the department’s public information officer.
Last year, 20 schools across the state had single-digit proficiency rates in either English language arts or math.
Raised in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, Jarek earned a B.A. in journalism and a B.A. in political science from Temple University in 2021. After running CNN’s Michael Smerconish’s YouTube channel, Jarek became a reporter for the Bucks County Herald before joining Delaware LIVE News.
