This dataset contains special education indicators since 2017. It is a long file that contains multiple rows for each district, with rows for different years, comparing students with disabilities, students without disabilities, and all students on a wide range of indicators. Not all indicators are available for all years. For definitions of each indicator, please visit the RADAR Special Education Dashboard.

Resource Allocation and District Action Reports (RADAR) enable district leaders to compare their staffing, class size, special education services, school performance, and per-pupil spending data with similar districts. They are intended to support districts in making effective strategic decisions as they develop district plans and budgets.

This dataset is one of five containing the same data that is also published in the RADAR Special Education Dashboard: Special Education Program Characteristics and Student Demographics Special Education Placement Trajectory Students Moving In and Out of Special Education Services Special Education Indicators Special Education Student Progression from High School through Postsecondary Education

Below is a list of indicators that are included within the dataset. Note: "Student progression from high school through second year of postsecondary education" and "Student progression from high school through postsecondary degree completion" are available for download in this companion dataset. These two indicators are separate from the main Special Education Indicators download since the data are in a different format.

List of Indicators

Context

• Stability rate (enrolled all year)
• Student Enrollment

• 4-year cohort graduation rate
• 5-year cohort graduation rate
• 9th to 10th grade promotion rate (first-time 9th graders only)
• Annual dropout rate
• Chronically absent rate (% of students absent 10% or more each year)
• Student attendance rate
• Students absent 10 or more days each year
• Students suspended in school at least once
• Students suspended out-of-school at least once

• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in ELA (Grades 3-8)
• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in ELA (Grade 10)
• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in math (Grades 3-8)
• Average student growth percentiles (SGP) in math (Grade 10)
• Meeting or exceeding expectations on ELA (Grades 3-8)
• Meeting or exceeding expectations on ELA (Grade 10)
• Meeting or exceeding expectations on math (Grades 3-8)
• Meeting or exceeding expectations on math (Grade 10)
• Meeting or exceeding expectations on science (Grades 5 and 8)
• Meeting or exceeding expectations on science (Grade 10)

• Jr / Sr AP test takers scoring 3 or above
• Jr / Sr enrolled in one or more AP / IB courses
• Jr / Sr who took AP courses and participated in one or more AP tests
• SAT average score - Mathematics
• SAT average score - reading

• 12th graders passing a full year of mathematics coursework
• 12th graders passing a full year of science and technology/engineering coursework
• 9th graders completing and passing all courses
• High school graduates who completed MassCore

• College students persistently enrolled in postsecondary education for the first two years
• High school graduates enrolled in 2-year postsecondary education
• High school graduates enrolled in 4-year postsecondary education
• Students enrolled in postsecondary education in the immediate fall after high school graduation
• Student progression from high school through postsecondary degree completion
• Student progression from high school through second year of postsecondary education

• Special education director FTE
• Special education teachers per 100 SWD
• Special education paraprofessionals per 100 SWD
• Special education support staff per 100 SWD

The local authority interactive tool (LAIT) is an app that presents information in interactive tables and charts, along with local authorities’ rank positions in England and against statistical neighbours.

It includes local authority, regional and national data on:

• children looked after and adoption
• child protection
• the children’s social care workforce
• special educational needs and disability
• pupil attainment and attendance
• children’s health
• youth justice
• post-16
• finance

The ‘Children’s services statistical neighbour benchmarking tool’ allows you to select a local authority and display its ‘closest statistical neighbours’ (local authorities with similar characteristics). The tool has been reviewed and rebuilt to include updated socio-economic variables from the 2021 census. More information is available in the associated update note and technical report.