📊 School by the Numbers
Real numbers about your school years and your future, straight from New York State and the U.S. government. Tap any number to see where it comes from.
Every number: official source, data year, checked Nov 13, 2026. Tap a number to see its source.
These are the parts of New York's Portrait of a Graduate. You already practice them every time you think, create, explain and look ahead.
What this means for you: These are the parts of New York's Portrait of a Graduate. You already practice them every time you think, create, explain and look ahead.
If you are in grade 6 in 2026-27 and move up one grade each year, you start grade 9 in : the first class that shows the Portrait to graduate.
What this means for you: If you are in grade 6 in 2026-27 and move up one grade each year, you start grade 9 in : the first class that shows the Portrait to graduate.
In grade 6 you take two state tests: English and math. Science comes in grades 5 and 8. Each one is a chance to show what you know.
What this means for you: In grade 6 you take two state tests: English and math. Science comes in grades 5 and 8. Each one is a chance to show what you know.
Your school picks its days inside this window: . Ask your teacher for your exact dates.
What this means for you: Your school picks its days inside this window: . Ask your teacher for your exact dates.
Level 3 means you meet the grade's standards. On the 2026 grade 6 tests, Level 3 started at a scale score of in English and in math. Goal: 100%.
What this means for you: Level 3 means you meet the grade's standards. On the 2026 grade 6 tests, Level 3 started at a scale score of in English and in math. Goal: 100%.
High school is built from credits under today's rules. Every course you finish well is one more piece.
What this means for you: High school is built from credits under today's rules. Every course you finish well is one more piece.
In 2025, people with a bachelor's degree earned a median of a week. Every level you finish opens more doors.
What this means for you: In 2025, people with a bachelor's degree earned a median of a week. Every level you finish opens more doors.
Unemployment was for people whose top diploma is from high school and with a bachelor's degree (2025).
What this means for you: Unemployment was for people whose top diploma is from high school and with a bachelor's degree (2025).
Health care, clean energy and data jobs lead the list. The math, science and reading you learn now are the starting blocks.
What this means for you: Health care, clean energy and data jobs lead the list. The math, science and reading you learn now are the starting blocks.
Missing % of school days is about days in a year. Being there is the first step to learning it all.
What this means for you: Missing % of school days is about days in a year. Being there is the first step to learning it all.