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Broad Foundation Posts Data From 100 Largest Districts Online

By Catherine Gewertz — February 03, 2009 1 min read
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The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation has made its trove of data on the nation’s 100 largest public school districts more user-friendly and posted it online as a comparative tool.

The Los Angeles-based foundation uses the data to analyze the performance of school districts in order to award its prize in urban education each year. An expanded version that enables users to better compare districts is now available at their .

Available data include districts’ demographic profiles, their performance trends in reading and mathematics, a calculation of how they outperform or underperform relative to their states’ averages, three different graduation rate calculations, their SAT or ACT exam passing rates, and Advanced Placement participation and passing rates.

A version of this article appeared in the February 04, 2009 edition of °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳

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