On Wednesday, May 20, the New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) released the 2024-2025 New Jersey School Performance Reports. The reports are available on the NJDOE’s School Performance Reports webpage and provide information on academics and school climate at the school, district, and state levels. The reports also include assessment and accountability results, as well as information on college and career readiness, school learning environment, and more. 

More information on the reports, including NJDOE’s recommendations for analyzing them, can be found in the department’s broadcast memo and press release. 

The NJDOE noted that the 2024-2025 School Performance Reports have been redesigned as a result of the department’s transition to its new statewide data system, the New Jersey Statewide Longitudinal Education System (NJSLEDS). The NJDOE plans to make additional changes and improvements in the coming years and is seeking public input on ways to improve future reports and feedback on the redesigned reports. Please complete the School Performance Report Feedback Survey or email reportcard@doe.nj.gov with feedback and suggestions. 

To help districts share the information in the School Performance Reports and support conversations with their school communities, the NJDOE has developed optional tools that districts are encouraged to use. The School Performance Reports Resources webpage includes resource documents that can be used to understand the data in the reports and help share the data in the reports across the school community, such as: 

  • Sample Superintendent Letter: a template letter that LEAs can use as a starting point to share the release of the reports with their communities; 
  • Guides to Start Conversations: one-page guides for different audiences that give tips for the types of questions and conversations that communities may want to ask or engage in based on the data in the reports; 
  • Optional PowerPoint template: a template that LEAs may want to use to create a presentation for their communities to share some of the data in their reports. 

The NJDOE also provides resources on the NJDOE Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Resources webpage to help district and school leaders engage with local stakeholders and use their federal funds for the programs and services students need most. The School Performance Reports also provide an opportunity for communities to identify new or emerging student needs. 

Contact reportcard@doe.nj.gov for questions or feedback.