To maximize the value that they provide to policymakers, administrators, and educators, however, indicators used to classify school performance would ideally share all three. (americanprogress.org)
Federal law did allow states to classify schools using performance measures beyond test scores. (americanprogress.org)
For indicators used to inform decision - making at the district or school level, and not used to classify schools at the state level, differentiation of schools is less important. (americanprogress.org)