ESSA report card

ESSA requires each SEA and LEA that receives Title I funds to prepare and disseminate an annual report card. These “ESSA report cards” require certain information to be disaggregated by student groups, including students in foster care, on measures including student achievement and high school graduation rates.   

ESSA permits SEAs and LEAs to include additional information on the report card. This may include rates of participation in extracurricular activities, the percentage of students receiving special education services, and the average number of school placement changes. They can also disaggregate students in foster care a student group within additional required report card data elements, including measures of chronic absenteeism and postsecondary enrollment.