Best websites for researching schools?

MrsMandaK

Hey teachers (or anyone else who has info)!

What are the best websites to visit in order to research schools in our area?  I'd like to get unbiased information on rankings, test scores, etc.  Google does not seem to be producing anything helpful.  Thanks!

jerseygirl81

We collect a lot of data from the Ohio Department of Education Interactive Report Card. You can search by district for a lot of what you're looking for.

Mrs.Cooley2bee

jerseygirl81:

We collect a lot of data from the Ohio Department of Education Interactive Report Card. You can search by district for a lot of what you're looking for.

Can you search private/Catholic schools anywhere?  Well, I guess I would really want to compare apples to apples - so does anyone know if private schools test the same way public schools do?  I would want to look at the same information and scoring for both sets of schools. Does that make sense?

AgathiP04

www.greatschools.net

teacherjess

jerseygirl81:

We collect a lot of data from the Ohio Department of Education Interactive Report Card. You can search by district for a lot of what you're looking for.

I second this, and greatschools.net is a little more user-friendly but is still driven by the same data.