Seven-category disaggregation of U.S. private schools in the specialty school dashboard¶

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Description¶

The appendix organizes private schools covered by the dashboard into a seven-part classification by religious affiliation and secular status. It states: "Within private schools, we also disaggregate further into the following categories of private schools: (a) Catholic schools, (b) Jewish schools, (c) Lutheran schools, (d) Islamic schools, (e) Seventh-day Adventists, (f) other religious schools, and (g) non-religious schools." This taxonomy structures how growth results are reported for private school subtypes.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Private school data must be classifiable into the seven affiliation categories to populate the disaggregation

Constraints¶

• The taxonomy applies only within U.S. private schools in this dashboard

Target Learners¶

• Students enrolled in U.S. private schools

Target Learning Objectives¶

• Academic growth measurement disaggregated by private school type

Claims¶

Related Theories¶

Examples¶

• MAP Growth Specialty School National Dashboard technical appendix
• Specialty Schools National Dashboard: interactive tool for achievement and growth patterns in US private and charter schools

Key Sources¶

• Kuhfeld, Megan; Long, Daniel; Lewis, Karyn. (2025). Technical Appendix: MAP Growth Specialty School National Dashboard. NWEA. https://www.nwea.org/research/publication/technical-appendix-map-growth-specialty-school-national-dashboard/