Oregon Department of Education launches ‘Online Report Card’ data access tool

Published 6:00 am Thursday, January 23, 2025

The Oregon Department of Education launched a new data tool last week, called the Online Report Card, that allows parents, teachers, students and all Oregonians access to educational information.

“Learning from data helps us build a stronger education system that serves every scholar and ensures we make significant progress toward boosting attendance, improving early literacy and creating a culture of care that includes wrap-around support. Go online to view the report card today and see Oregon student success tomorrow,” ODE Director Charlene Williams said in a press release.

The Online Report Card features data visualization for metrics like attendance and graduation rates, costs per pupil and statewide assessment results across grades and student groups. It allows comparisons between schools, school districts and the entire state.

All of the information utilized in the Online Report Card has been previously announced and released by ODE, although the digital dashboard will make analysis easier.

The dashboard also links to the early literacy instructional materials dashboard and the 2024 Oregon test results data visualizations.

The Online Report Card was released amidst ongoing discussions in Salem surrounding state-level education funding.

Gov. Tina Kotek’s budget for the 2025-2027 biennium allocated $11.36 billion to the State School Fund — an 11% increase from the previous biennium.

However, the Quality Education Commission, the state’s expert committee convened to determine the state’s K-12 quality education goals, said in its 2024 report that public schools would need $12.75 billion to maintain their current service levels.

Ways to make up the difference between the two figures, as well as alleviating increased PERS rates and high special education costs, will be central to education policy deliberations.

“In the past, despite the availability of the data, the public couldn’t easily access and understand how their schools were doing. That changes today,” said Kotek in a press release. “I believe Oregon’s future depends on the success of its students. The online report card shows that we’re focused on outcomes and transparency.”

View the Online Report Card at https://www.ode.state.or.us/apps/OregonReportCard/.