School ratings can also influence the work of school personnel and the value of houses in the neighborhoods surrounding schools. [...] To the extent that the information they provide reflects schools’ demographics rather than students’ academic performance, consumer-oriented rating systems may also contrib- ute to the acceleration or deepening of residential and school segregation, particularly in the wake of the pandemic and widening test score gaps. [...] The findings suggest In addition to the amount, type, and format of infor- that families' access and mation in rating systems, the relative availability and responsiveness to different prominence of state-mandated and consumer-ori- sources of information is ented rating systems may also be influential. [...] Given that school ratings are among the factors shaping housing mar- kets and by extension the composition of neighborhoods and schools, consumer-oriented school rating systems focusing on status rather than growth metrics may contribute to the acceleration or deepening of residential and school segregation, particularly in the wake of the pandemic and widening status gaps. [...] Users can click on a link next to the rating that allows them to jump to the bottom of a school’s profile page and see individual reviews and the descriptive comments that accompany them.
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements 2
- NEPC Staff 2
- Consumer-Oriented School Rating Systems and Their Implications for Educational Equity 3
- I. Executive Summary 3
- Recommendations 4
- Consumer-Oriented School Rating Systems and Their Implications for Educational Equity 6
- II. Introduction 6
- III. Review of the Literature 7
- Types and Formats of Metrics Used in Rating Systems 7
- Organizations and Their Consumer-Oriented School Rating Systems 8
- What the Research Says 11
- Some research suggests that school ratings differ when based on status metrics or growth metrics. 12
- The findings suggest that families access and responsiveness to different sources of information is shaped by socioeconomic status and language. 15
- IV. Recent Developments 17
- V. Discussion and Analysis 17
- The lack of transparency in how metrics and ratings are calculated obscures how many measures are shaped by students race and class. 18
- VI. Recommendations 19
- Notes and References 21
