Table 1.13. State-level accountability and reporting on Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans, by state: 2018

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State		Indicators and weights in ESSA plan
State	Rating in ESSA Plan	Elementary/middle school	High school

Alabama	Tiers of support	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 15% English language proficiency/progress - 5% Student achievement - 40% Student growth - 40%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% College and/or career readiness - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 5% High school graduation rates - 30% Student achievement - 20% Student growth - 25%
Alaska	Index	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 15% Literacy/reading: 3rd and/or 4th grade - 5% Student achievement - 30% Student growth - 40%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 20% Student achievement - 60%
Arizona	A-F	English language proficiency/progress - 10% Student achievement - 30% Student growth - 50% Other¹ (includes Literacy/reading: 3rd and/or 4th grade; Achievement gap; Students with disabilities; Attendance/chronic absenteeism) - 10%	College and/or career readiness - 20% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 20% Student achievement - 30% Student growth - 20%
Arkansas	Index	SQSS (Attendance/chronic absenteeism; Science achievement/growth; Literacy/reading) - 15% Student achievement - 35% Student growth (includes English language proficiency/progress)- 50%	High school graduation rates - 15% SQSS (Attendance/chronic absenteeism; Science achievement/growth; Literacy/reading; College entrance exam (Participation/achievement); On-track to high school graduation; Dual enrollment; Other¹) - 15% Student achievement - 35% Student growth (includes English language proficiency/progress)- 35%
California²	No summative rating	Attendance/chronic absenteeism English language proficiency/progress School discipline/suspension rate Student achievement Student growth	College and/or career readiness English language proficiency/progress High school graduation rates School discipline/suspension rate Student achievement
Colorado	Tiers of support	English language proficiency/progress - 12% SQSS (Attendance/chronic absenteeism; Science achievement/growth) - 16.7% Student achievement - 23.3% Student growth - 48%	English language proficiency/progress - 8% High school graduation rates - 15% Science achievement/growth - 10% Student achievement - 20% Student dropout/reenrollment rates - 15% Student growth - 32%
Connecticut³	Index	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 100 points English language proficiency/progress - 100 points On-track to high school graduation (middle school only) - 50 points Student achievement (includes science achievement/growth) - 300 points Student growth - 400 points	Arts access/participation - 50 points Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 100 points College and/or career readiness - 100 points English language proficiency/progress - 100 points High school graduation rates - 200 points On-track to high school graduation - 50 points Physical fitness - 50 points Postsecondary/career entrance - 100 points Student achievement (includes science achievement /growth) - 800 points
Delaware	Descriptive	English language proficiency/progress - 10% SQSS (Attendance/chronic absenteeism; Science achievement/growth; Social studies achievement/growth) - 20% Student achievement - 30% Student growth - 40%	English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 15% SQSS (Attendance/chronic absenteeism; Science achievement/growth; Social studies achievement/ growth; College and/or career readiness; On-track to high school graduation) - 35% Student achievement (includes student growth) - 40%
District of Columbia	1-5 stars	English language proficiency/progress - 5% SQSS (may include Attendance/chronic absenteeism; Student dropout/reenrollment rates; Early learning) - 25% Student achievement - 30% Student growth - 40%	English language proficiency/progress - 5% High school graduation rates - 11% SQSS (Attendance/chronic absenteeism; Student dropout/reenrollment rates; College and/or career readiness; Other¹) - 44% Student achievement - 40%
Florida⁴	A-F	Achievement gap - 200 points Middle school acceleration/high school readiness - 100 points Science achievement/growth - 100 points Student achievement - 200 points Student growth - 200 points	Achievement gap - 200 points College and/or career readiness - 100 points High school graduation rates - 100 points Science achievement/growth - 100 points Social studies achievement/growth - 100 points Student achievement - 200 points Student growth - 200 points
Georgia	Index	Achievement gap - 7.5% Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 6.67% English language proficiency/progress - 3.5% Literacy/reading - 6.67% Science achievement/growth - 3.75% Social studies achievement/growth - 3.75% Student achievement - 22.5% Student growth - 31.5% Well-rounded education (Access/participation) - 6.67% Other¹ - 7.5%	Achievement gap - 5% Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 3% College and/or career readiness - 6% English language proficiency/progress - 3% High school graduation rates - 15% Literacy/reading - 3% Science achievement/growth - 7.5% Social studies achievement/growth - 7.5% Student achievement - 15% Student growth - 27% Well-rounded education (Access/participation) - 3% Other¹ - 5%
Hawaii	Index	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 10% Student achievement - 40% Student growth - 40%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 50% Student achievement - 30%
Idaho	No summative rating	English language proficiency/progress - 30% Student achievement - 60% Student/parent engagement - 10%	College and/or career readiness - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 22.5% High school graduation rates - 22.5% Student achievement - 45%
Illinois	Descriptive	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 20% English language proficiency/progress - 5% School climate/culture - 5% Student achievement - 20% Student growth - 50%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 7.5% College and/or career readiness - 6.25% English language proficiency/progress - 5% High school graduation rates - 50% On-track to high school graduation - 6.25% School climate/culture - 5% Student achievement - 20%
Indiana	A-F	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 5% English language proficiency/progress - 10% Student achievement - 42.5% Student growth - 42.5%	College and/or career readiness - 30% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 30% Student achievement - 15% Student growth - 15%
Iowa	Index	English language proficiency/progress - 10% School climate/culture - 5% Student achievement - 14% Student growth - 47% Test participation - 10% Other¹ - 14%	English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 15% School climate/culture - 5% Student achievement - 50% Test participation - 10% Other¹ - 10%
Kansas	Descriptive	Achievement gap - 25% English language proficiency/progress - 25% Student achievement - 25% Other¹ - 25%	Achievement gap - 20% English language proficiency/progress - 20% High school graduation rates - 20% Student achievement - 20% Other¹ - 20%
Kentucky	1-5 stars	Achievement gap - 15-25% School climate/culture Science achievement/growth and social studies achievement/growth - 15-25% Student achievement - 15-25% Student growth (includes English language proficiency/progress) - 20-30% Other¹ (includes Well-rounded education (access/participation), Attendance/chronic absenteeism, School climate/culture) - 5-10% Other¹ - 10-20%	High school graduation rates - 5-15% Achievement gap - 10-25% Science achievement/growth and social studies achievement/growth - 10-20% Student achievement - 10-40% Other¹ (includes Well-rounded education (access/participation), Attendance/chronic absenteeism, School climate/culture) - 10-20% Other¹ (includes English language proficiency /progress) - 15-30%
Louisiana	A-F	Science achievement/growth and social studies achievement/growth - 25% elementary, 23.33% middle school Student achievement (includes English language proficiency/progress) - 50% elementary, 46.67% middle school Student growth - 25% Other¹ - 5% middle school	College entrance exam (Participation/achievement) - 25% College and/or career readiness - 8.33% High school graduation rates - 41.67% Science achievement/growth and social studies achievement/growth - 4.17% Student achievement (includes English language proficiency/progress) - 20.83%
Maine	Descriptive	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 10% Student achievement - 42% Student growth - 38%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 40% Student achievement - 40%
Maryland	1-5 stars	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 15% English language proficiency/progress - 10% School climate/culture - 10% Student achievement - 20% Student growth - 25% Well-rounded education (access/participation) - 20%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 15% College and/or career readiness - 5% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 15% On-track to high school graduation - 5% School climate/culture - 10% Student achievement - 30%
Massachusetts	Descriptive	English language proficiency/progress - 10% SQSS (Science achievement/growth; Attendance/chronic absenteeism) - 25% Student achievement - 40% Student growth - 25%	English language proficiency/progress - 5% High school graduation rates - 5.8% SQSS (attendance/chronic absenteeism; College and/or career readiness; On-track to high school graduation; Science achievement/growth; Student dropout/reenrollment rates; Other¹) - 35.8% Student achievement - 33.3% Student growth - 20%
Michigan	Index	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 4% English language proficiency/progress - 11.11% Student achievement - 32.22% Student growth - 37.78% Test participation - 3.33% Well-rounded education (Access/participation) - 4% Other¹ - 1%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 4% College and/or career readiness - 3% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 10% Postsecondary/career entrance - 2% Student achievement - 29% Student growth - 34% Test participation - 3%
Minnesota⁵	Descriptive	Attendance/chronic absenteeism English language proficiency/progress Student achievement Student growth	Attendance/chronic absenteeism English language proficiency/progress High school graduation rates Student achievement
Mississippi	A-F	Achievement gap - ~27% English language proficiency/progress - 5% Science achievement/growth - 14% Student achievement - ~28% Student growth - ~54%	Achievement gap - ~19% College entrance exam (Participation/achievement) - ~4.75% College and/or career readiness -~4.75% English language proficiency/progress - 5% High school graduation rates - 19% Science achievement/growth - ~4.75% Social studies achievement/growth - ~4.75% Student achievement - ~20% Student growth - ~38%
Missouri	Index	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 20% Student achievement - 40% Student growth - 30%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 20% High school graduation rates - 30% Student achievement - 40%
Montana	Other⁶	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 20% English language proficiency/progress - 10% School climate/culture - 5% Science achievement/growth - 10% Student achievement - 25% Student growth - 30%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 15% College and/or career readiness - 15% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 25% School climate/culture - 5% Student achievement - 30%
Nebraska⁷	Descriptive	Attendance/chronic absenteeism Student achievement Student growth Test participation	Attendance/chronic absenteeism High school graduation rates Student achievement Student growth Test participation
Nevada	1-5 stars	Achievement gap - 20% English language proficiency/progress - 10% SQSS (Attendance/chronic absenteeism; Middle school acceleration/high school readiness; Science achievement/growth) - 10% School climate/culture - bonus 2% Student achievement (includes Literacy/reading: 3rd and/or 4th grade) - 25% Student growth - 35%	High school graduation rates- 30% English language proficiency/progress - 10% SQSS (Attendance/chronic absenteeism; College entrance exam (Participation/achievement); On-track to high school graduation; Other¹; Science achievement/growth) - 35% School climate/culture - bonus 2% Student achievement - 25%
New Hampshire⁸	Tiers of support	Achievement gap English language proficiency/progress Student achievement Student growth	College and/or career readiness English language proficiency/progress High school graduation rates Student achievement
New Jersey	Descriptive	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 20% Student achievement - 30% Student growth - 40%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 20% High school graduation rates - 40% Student achievement - 30%
New Mexico	A-F	English language proficiency/progress - 10% School climate/culture - 10% Science achievement/growth - 5% Student achievement - 33% Student growth (includes Achievement gap) - 42%	College and/or career readiness - 12% English language proficiency/progress - 5% High school graduation rates - 9% School climate/culture - 10% Science achievement/growth - 5% Student achievement - 25% Student growth (includes Achievement gap) - 30% Other¹ - 4%
New York⁹	Tiers of Support	Attendance/chronic absenteeism English language proficiency/progress Student achievement Student growth	Attendance/chronic absenteeism College and/or career readiness High school graduation rates Student achievement Student growth
North Carolina¹⁰	A-F	English language proficiency/progress - 1 point Science achievement/growth Student achievement - 2 points Student growth	College entrance exam (Participation/achievement) - 1 point English language proficiency/progress - 1 point High school graduation rates - 1 point On-track to high school graduation - 1 point Science achievement/growth - 1 point Student achievement - 2 points Student growth Other¹ - 1 point
North Dakota	No summative rating	English language proficiency/progress - 10% School climate/culture - 30% Student achievement - 30% Student growth - 30%	College and/or career readiness - 21% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 16% School climate/culture - 20% Student achievement - 25% Other¹ - 8%
Ohio	A-F	Achievement gap - 20% Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 0.63% English language proficiency/progress - 10% Science achievement/growth - 11.46% Student achievement - 21.88% Student growth - 29.16%	Achievement gap - 13.5% Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 0.48% College and/or career readiness - 18% English language proficiency/progress - 4.5% High school graduation rates - 18% Science achievement/growth - 0.48% Social studies achievement/growth - 0.96% Student growth - 23% Other¹
Oklahoma¹¹	A-F	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10 points English language proficiency/progress - 15 points Science achievement/growth - 5 points Student achievement - 30 points Student growth - 30 points	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10 points College and/or career readiness - 10 points English language proficiency/progress - 15 points High school graduation rates - 10 points Science achievement/growth - 15 points Student achievement - 30 points
Oregon¹²	No summative rating	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 1 point English language proficiency/progress - 2 points Student achievement - 2 points Student growth - 4 points	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 1 point English language proficiency/progress - 2 points High school graduation rates - 2 points On-track to high school graduation - 1 point Student achievement - 2 points Other¹ - 1 point
Pennsylvania¹³	Tiers of support (no summative rating)	Attendance/chronic absenteeism College and/or career readiness English language proficiency/progress Student achievement Student growth	Attendance/chronic absenteeism College and/or career readiness English language proficiency/progress High school graduation rates Student achievement Other¹
Rhode Island¹⁴	1-5 stars	English language proficiency/progress - 4 points SQSS (High achieving students; School discipline/suspension rate; Attendance/chronic absenteeism (student and teacher)) - 15 points Student achievement - 8 points Student growth - 6 points	English language proficiency/progress - 4 points High school graduation rates - 5 points SQSS (High achieving students; School discipline/suspension rate; Attendance/chronic absenteeism (student and teacher); College and/or career readiness; Other¹) - 15 points Student achievement - 8 points Student growth - 6 points
South Carolina	Descriptive	English language proficiency/progress -10% SQSS (Science achievement/growth; Social studies achievement/growth) - 10% School climate/culture - 10% Student achievement - 35% Student growth (includes Achievement gap) - 35%	College and/or career readiness - 25% English language proficiency/progress -10% High school graduation rates - 25% School climate/culture - 5% Science achievement/growth and social studies achievement/growth - 10% Student achievement - 25%
South Dakota	Index	Achievement gap - 20% Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 10% Student achievement- 40% Student growth - 20%	College and/or career readiness - 25% English language proficiency/progress -10% High school graduation rates - 12.5% Student achievement - 40% Other¹ (high school diploma or equivalency) - 12.5%
Tennessee	A-F	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 10% Science achievement/growth - 15% Student achievement - 30% Student growth - 35%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 10% College and/or career readiness - 20% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 5% Science achievement/growth - 7% Student achievement- 23% Student growth - 25%
Texas	A-F	English language proficiency/progress - 10% Student achievement - 40% Student growth - 40% Other¹ (achievement in reading, mathematics, science, social studies, and writing) - 10%	College and/or career readiness - 30% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 10% Student achievement - 50%
Utah	A-F	Achievement gap - 17% English language proficiency/progress - 9% Science achievement/growth - 24% Student achievement- 25% Student growth - 25%	Achievement gap - 6% College and/or career readiness - 33% English language proficiency/progress - 6% Science achievement/growth - 22% Student achievement (includes Student growth) - 33%
Vermont	Descriptive	English language proficiency/progress - 10% Physical fitness - 10% Science achievement/growth - 10% Student achievement - 70%	College entrance exam (Participation/ achievement) - 10% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 20% Physical fitness - 5% Postsecondary/career entrance - 10% Science achievement/growth - 5% Student achievement - 40%
Virginia¹⁵	Tiers of support	Attendance/chronic absenteeism English language proficiency/progress Other¹ (standards of accreditation rating) Student achievement Student growth	Attendance/chronic absenteeism English language proficiency/progress High school graduation rates Other¹ (standards of accreditation rating) Student achievement
Washington¹⁶	Index	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 5% English language proficiency/progress - 5% Student achievement - 40% Student growth - 50%	English language proficiency/progress - 5% High school graduation rates - 50% SQSS (On-track to high school graduation; Attendance/chronic absenteeism; College and/or career readiness) - 15% Student achievement - 30%
West Virginia¹⁷	Descriptive	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 14% English language proficiency/progress - 14% School discipline/suspension rate - 14% Student achievement - 28% Student growth - 28%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 12.5% College and/or career readiness - 12.5% English language proficiency/progress - 12.5% High school graduation rates - 25% On-track to high school graduation - 12.5% Student achievement - 25%
Wisconsin	Index	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 15% English language proficiency/progress - 10% Student achievement - 37.5% Student growth - 37.5%	Attendance/chronic absenteeism - 15% English language proficiency/progress - 10% High school graduation rates - 37.5% Student achievement - 37.5%
Wyoming	Index	Achievement gap - 25% English language proficiency/progress - 25% Student achievement - 25% Student Growth - 25%	College and/or career readiness - 20% English language proficiency/progress - 20% High school graduation rates - 20% Student achievement - 20% Student Growth - 20%

¹ Refer to the source documentation for additional information regarding the "other" indicator category.
² For each indicator, "Status" and "Change" have equal weight. In addition, each indicator is given equal weight when meaningfully differentiating schools, with ELA and mathematics assessments considered as two separate indicators for school differentiation. Because six of the seven possible school-level indicators are academic, more weight is automatically attributed to academics without devaluing the importance of school quality (i.e., suspension rates).
³ Weights are assigned on a points system: 950 total for elementary school; 1,000 total for middle school; 1,550 total for high school. See state ESSA plan for more information: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/SDE/ESSA/august_4_ct_consolidated_state_essa_plan.pdf?la=en.
⁴ See state ESSA plan for more information about how points are assigned for each indicator: http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/14196/urlt/FL-ESSAStatePlan.pdf.
⁵ Minnesota uses a stage-based process for meaningful differentiation between indicators. See pages 23-26 of state ESSA plan: https://education.mn.gov/mdeprod/groups/communications/documents/hiddencontent/bwrl/mdcz/~edisp/mde073206.pdf.
⁶ Summative ratings will be the percentage of points a school has earned in this proposed system of annual meaningful differentiation. See state ESSA plan for more information: http://opi.mt.gov/Portals/182/Page%20Files/ESSA/Goodbye%20NCLB%2C%20Hello%20ESSA/ESSA%20Submission%20MT%20Sept..pdf.
⁷ Indicators are not weighted. See explanation on p. 103 of state ESSA plan: https://cdn.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/FINALDraftESSAPlanNebraska091317amended.pdf.
⁸ See decision trees starting on page 47 of state ESSA plan: https://www.education.nh.gov/essa/documents/state-plan.pdf.
⁹ New York State does not explicitly weight indicators, but rather uses a series of decision rules to differentiate between schools. See page 70 of state ESSA plan: http://www.p12.nysed.gov/accountability/essa/documents/nys-essa-technical-plan-draft-9-18-17-to-usdoe.pdf.
¹⁰ North Carolina's ESSA plan references Session Law 206 (2017), which provides indicator points. Points listed are points per percent of students. Growth is included as an indicator on page 33 of the ESSA plan: http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/succeeds/essa-state-plan.pdf.
¹¹ Each of the accountability indicators has a given weight and is summed to create an index, which was determined by carefully considering the relative weight of each indicator. Summing the final numbers produces an overall score between 0-90 points. See pages 74-75 of state plan: https://sde.ok.gov/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/OK_consolidatedStateplan_web.pdf.
¹² All points listed are out of 9 total points. See state ESSA plan for more information: https://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplan17/orconsolidatedstateplan.pdf.
¹³ Pennsylvania's ESSA plan describes a multi-step process for assigning weights. See pages 51-55 of state ESSA plan: https://www.education.pa.gov/Documents/K-12/ESSA/Resources/Pa%20ESSA%20Consolidated%20State%20Plan.pdf.
¹⁴ Rhode Island uses a point system for weighting indicators. Points listed are the maximum possible. See methodology on page 40 of state ESSA plan: http://www.ride.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/Information-and-Accountability-User-Friendly-Data/ESSA/RhodeIsland-ESSA-State-Plan-Sept2017-FINAL-9-18.pdf.
¹⁵See pages 21-23 of state ESSA plan for the multi-step rating calculation methodology: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/federal_programs/esea/essa/essa-state-plan.pdf.
¹⁶ Washington uses an index system that assigns schools a score on a scale of 1-10.
¹⁷ Weights are approximate. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. See pages 33-34 of state ESSA plan: https://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplan17/wvconsolidatedstateplanfinal.pdf.
NOTE: The data in this table are updated as of May 2018. Tiers of Support: No summative rating system to describe school performance is provided in the ESSA plan. The state classifies schools based on the support it will provide, which can fall into one of three categories: Comprehensive Support and Improvement, Targeted Support and Improvement, or None/Universal. Index: Summative rating system to describe school performance. A school’s rating from an index system is a single numeric score from a set range (e.g., 1-10 or 1-100). A-F: Summative rating system to describe school performance. A school’s rating from an A-F system is a single letter grade from a range of A-F. Descriptive: Summative rating system to describe school performance. A school’s rating from a descriptive system includes a brief description of a school’s performance from a set list of descriptors (e.g., Needs Improvement, Average, Good, Great, or Excellent). 1-5 Stars: Summative rating system to describe school performance. A school’s rating from a 1-5 stars system is a single number of “stars” ranging from one star to five stars.
SOURCE: Education Commission of the States, Accountability and Reporting; ESSA Plans, retrieved September 20, 2018 from http://ecs.force.com/mbdata/mbQuest5E?rep=SA172. Data Source

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