Ensuring Equity in ESSA: The Role of N-Size in Subgroup Accountability

Ensuring Equity in ESSA: The Role of N-Size in Subgroup Accountability

This report recommends that states set their n-size as low as possible (ten or fewer students) to maximize the number of student subgroups created. This will ensure that states identify student subgroups with low academic performance and/or low high school graduation rates and provide targeted interventions to support the schools those students attend. Specifically, states should not require a subgroup to include more than ten students in order to include that subgroup for reporting and accountability purposes. We have downloaded a copy of this Alliance for Excellent Education’s resource for your viewing.

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