A freely browsable database of over 130,000 US public and private elementary
and secondary schools with grades kindergarten through twelve.
The data provided includes characteristics such as school size, school
level, geographic region, community type, program emphasis, and, where
available, other data such as religious orientation and association
membership.
Average national ACT composite score is 21.2, up from 21.1 in
2006 .
Third score increase in past five years .
More grads meeting ACT College Readiness Benchmarks .
Rigor of high school core coursework still in need of
improvement .
Promising growth in readiness among 8th & 10th graders .
Record number of test-takers .
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U.S. Department of Education
The home page of the U.S. Department of Education offers easy access to the latest news and a wide range of Department publications, policy and funding opportunities.
"The No Child Left Behind—Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public
and private K-12 schools that are either academically superior in their
states or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement." (source US Dept of Education http://www.ed.gov)
