This conflicts with ESSA's stated goal to identify the schools where support is most needed, as the support system would effectively focus on only one
type of school because the
indicators used to measure
performance would not apply meaningfully to that school
type.
On average, states include school quality or student success
indicators as approximately 14 percent
of elementary and middle school ratings and 26 percent
of high school ratings.27 Prior to ESSA, these
types of indicators similarly averaged around 20 percent
of school classification systems.28 Notably, two plans — Washington, D.C.'s and North Dakota's — include measures
of school quality or student success as more than 50 percent
of high school ratings.29 The bulk
of these measures are college - and career - readiness
indicators, such as
performance on the SAT, ACT, or ACT WorkKeys; participation or
performance in advanced coursework; and earning industry - recognized credentials.