Massachusetts High School Performance and Postsecondary Indicators

District and school performance data from Massachusetts includes multiple years, student groups, and indicators like graduation rates, attendance, and AP participation. The dataset is published by the state's educationtocareer.data.mass.gov organization and was last updated in March 2026. It provides a long-format structure with rows for different years, organizations, and demographic subgroups.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in 4-year cohort graduation rate and annual dropout rate over time using the SY and INDICATOR columns for specific ORG_NAME and STU_GRP.
• Compare SAT average score - Mathematics and reading across districts by filtering on INDICATOR and aggregating VALUE by DIST_NAME.
• Investigate equity by calculating the chronically absent rate for different STU_GRP categories like Economically Disadvantaged or Students With Disabilities.
• Model the relationship between student attendance rate and average student growth percentiles (SGP) in mathematics using VALUE and STU_CNT for schools.
• Track participation in Advanced Placement by assessing the indicator for Jr / Sr enrolled in one or more AP / IB courses across GRADES and years.

Strengths

• Contains 13 distinct columns for slicing data by organization, year, student group, and indicator.
• Includes a wide range of indicators from stability rates to AP performance and SAT scores.
• Data is structured for longitudinal analysis with SY column for multiple academic years.
• Published by an official state education organization (educationtocareer.data.mass.gov).

Limitations

• Total row count and sample size for each indicator are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Two key postsecondary progression indicators are stored in a separate companion dataset in a different format.
• Potential for missing values or inconsistencies across years and organizations is not documented.

Provenance

Source

educationtocareer.data.mass.gov, a Massachusetts state education data portal.

Collection Method

Collected through state administrative reporting systems for school and district performance.

Time Range

Multiple academic years, specific range not provided.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Geography

Massachusetts school districts and schools.