Education Equality Index

Archived project: A collaboration to measure the performance of students from low-income families in schools and cities across the country

The Education Equality Index (EEI), created through a unique collaboration of GreatSchools and Education Cities, was a nationally comparative measure that looked at how well students from low-income families were achieving in schools, cities, and states across the country.

The EEI tapped GreatSchools’ national school information database and included data on the academic performance of low-income students as reported by state departments of education, spanning the years of 2011 to 2015. The EEI analyzed data from more than 55,000 schools nationwide.

The goal for the EEI was to help a wide range of stakeholders more deeply understand the endemic equity gaps in our nation’s education system and to celebrate successes where progress was being made.