This page contains reports produced by various offices in the Boston Public Schools, as well as studies conducted by external partners. Many of the documents are in PDF format, which requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to be installed on your computer.
Report on Teaching & Learning (School Report Cards)
Companion to the "Report on Teaching & Learning"
Note: Each school's report card is posted on the school's page of the website.
Graduation / Dropout Rate
Four-Year High School Graduation Rate: 2008 Cohort
Five-Year High School Graduation Rate: 2007 Cohort
Dropout Rate: 2007-2008 School Year
Getting to the Finish Line: College Outcomes for the BPS Class of 2000
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) and NCLB Status 2008
NCLB Accountability Status Changes, 2007 to 2008
Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)
MCAS 2009 Student Growth Percentiles
Subgroup Performance: Spring 2008 MCAS
MCAS individual school results, 1998-2007
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA)
NAEP / TUDA 2009 results: Grades 4 & 8, Mathematics
NAEP / TUDA 2007 results: Grades 4 & 8, Reading/Mathematics
NAEP / TUDA 2007 results: Grade 8, Writing
SAT Reasoning Test
Boston Public Schools 2008 SAT results
Advanced Placement
AP Enrollment and Performance, SY04-05 - SY09-10
Arts Advantage 2010: BPS Arts Expansion Progress Report
Council of the Great City Schools Strategic Support Team Report on Special Education, 2009
The Arts Advantage: Expanding Arts Education in the Boston Public Schools, 2009
"Strategic Planning to Serve Off-Track Youth" - The Parthenon Group, 2007
Aspen Institute Case Study on BPS: "Strong Foundation, Evolving Challenges", 2006
Broad Prize for Urban Education: Winner, Boston Public Schools, 2006
The Citizen Commission on the Academic Success of Boston Children, 2006
Sarah Greenwood "School on the Move" Best Practice Case Study, 2006
Student Assignment Task Force Report, 2004
Many of our partner organizations produce additional research and reports about the Boston Public Schools. Please contact these organizations directly for more information:
Boston After School and Beyond
Boston Municipal Research Bureau
Center for Collaborative Education
Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University
Council of the Great City Schools
Mass Insight Education & Research Institute