SchoolReality editorial method

SchoolReality guides help parents understand public school district data. Our editorial team writes in plain English, links important claims to named sources and separates official data from research estimates.

What we publish

• Explanations of the measures parents see in district profiles and explorers.
• Practical comparisons that preserve the source, year and limitations.
• Questions families can ask a district before making a decision.

Our standards

• We do not invent missing values or turn suppressed values into zero.
• We do not blend measures that are not genuinely comparable.
• We do not reduce a district to a single rating.
• We link to primary sources and correct substantive errors when identified.

Updates and corrections

Articles are reviewed when major source files, definitions or product coverage change. A revised publication date appears only after a substantive update. To report an issue, use our contact page.

Browse all parent guides or review the full data methodology.