

Local, state, and federal governments are increasingly making data about schools publicly available. To facilitate access to this information, we provide links to a variety of data sources below.
A compilation of publicly available data from the New York City Department of Education (DOE) and the U.S. DOE, developed by the Research Alliance for New York City Schools. The SCHMA is a consistent, accessible document that can be used to investigate characteristics of individual NYC schools or groups of schools and how they have changed over time. Many of the SCHMA’s data sources are listed on this page. The SCHMA can be a used as a single source combining many of the individual data sets listed below. Request the SCHMA here.
Please note that the Research Alliance is not authorized to distribute individual-level data received from the NYC DOE. This is necessary to adhere to our data sharing agreement with the NYC DOE, as well as provisions of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), which require that our data is solely used for and on behalf of New York City Schools. Researchers working on projects requiring personally identifying data independent of the Research Alliance must contact the DOE directly to request such data.
The Research Alliance is one of a growing number of partnerships that are bringing together researchers, policymakers and practitioners to develop useful, high-quality education research.
The William T. Grant Foundation has developed a site which includes resources, work samples, and guiding tips culled from research-practice partnerships around the country.
The National Network of Education Research Practice Partnerships works to support and develop Research-Practice Partnerships around the country.
Below is a list of partnerships engaged in this type of work.
Note: The Research Alliance is not responsible for the content of any external links.