School Discharge Reporting (Local Law 42)

a2gn-nyzsEducation11 columns

This dataset provides annual reporting on New York City Department of Education student discharges and transfers, as required by Local Law 42. It includes the number of students discharged or transferred by grade or cohort, disaggregated by demographics (race/ethnicity, gender, age, English language learner status, and special education status) and summarized at multiple geographic levels (citywide, borough, district, and school). Discharge and transfer codes indicate the reason students exited or moved within the system.

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Quality

A92.3 / 100

From a 500-row sample across 10 columns.

completeness100/ 25% weight

consistency95/ 20% weight

accuracy97/ 20% weight

timeliness66/ 15% weight

usability95/ 20% weight

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Sample rows

year	report_category	school_level	geographic_unit	student_category	code	discharge_category	discharge_description	count_of_students	total_enrolled_students
2010-2011	Code	High School	Citywide	All Students	18	Graduation	Successful Completion of a Home School Program – HS Level	22	331,921
2010-2011	Code	High School	Citywide

Columns

11 queryable · 11 profiled

The machine field names SoQL needs, with the publisher's own description of each.

Field	Type	Description	Null	Values
`year`	categorical	School Year	0%	`2011-20122010-20112014-2015`of 13
`report_category`	categorical	Indicates whether the metrics are organized by discharge code, by school, or by students identified as having disabilities	0%	`SchoolCodeStudents with Disabiliti…`of 3
`school_level`	categorical	Indicates whether the metrics are for the middle or high school	0%	`High SchoolMiddle School`of 2
`geographic_unit`	text	Indicates the geographic level of reporting, such as citywide, borough, school district, or individual school.	0%

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