SDP Diagnostic Research Reports
SDP Diagnostic Research Reports are conducted by talented researchers at Harvard University in close collaboration with partner organizations. The process helps education organizations build analytic capacity, strengthen datasets and systems, and shine light on vital information that can be leveraged to improve decisions and deliver results.
Diagnostic Research Reports
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Wake County Public School System
In 2011, the Strategic Data Project (SDP) began a partnership with the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS). As part of this partnership, SDP collaborated with WCPSS to analyze patterns of high school students’ on-track status, graduation, college...
SDP Key Findings Report for Colorado: Students' Progression from Ninth Grade to College, by Prior Academic Achievement
The Strategic Data Project (SDP) partnered with the Colorado Department of Education(CDE) and the Colorado Education Initiative (CEI) to investigate statewide trends in students’ high school graduation and their enrollment and persistence in college. This...
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Tennessee
SDP launched a College-Going Diagnostic research collaboration with the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) as part of a larger partnership between the two organizations. In defining the scope of work for this project, TDOE policymakers were...
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Cleveland Metropolitan School District
The Strategic Data Project (SDP) partnered with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) to expand the use of data to inform policy and management decisions within the district. As part of this partnership, SDP collaborated with CMSD to analyze...
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Albuquerque Public Schools
This report examines Albuquerque Public Schools (APS) students’ high school performance, college enrollment, and college persistence patterns, and compares these patterns across a variety of student characteristics and academic experiences. To conduct the...
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education collaborated with the Strategic Data Project (SDP) to conduct the SDP College-Going Diagnostic. This report examines key findings related to students’ college enrollment and college...
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Delaware
The Delaware Department of Education collaborated SDP to produce the SDP College-Going Diagnostic. The diagnostic analyses examine students’ high school performance, college enrollment, and college persistence patterns, and compares these patterns across...
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Colorado
Initiative (CEI) to produce the SDP College-Going Diagnostic. The diagnostic analyses focus on describing college enrollment and persistence rates of high school graduates across Colorado; describing patterns in students’ participation in college-level...
SDP College-Readiness Diagnostic for Los Angeles Unified School District
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) partnered with SDP to produce the SDP College-Readiness Diagnostic for its district. The diagnostic analyses focus on 1) how students across the district progress toward high school graduation, 2) whether and...
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Schools collaborated with SDP to produce the SDP College-Going Diagnostic for its district. The diagnostic is designed to identify potential areas for action to increase students’ levels of academic achievement, preparedness for college, and...
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Gwinnett County Public Schools
Gwinnett County Public Schools worked with SDP to create the SDP College-Going Diagnostic for its district. The diagnostic is designed to identify potential areas for action to increase students’ levels of academic achievement, preparedness for college...
SDP College-Going Diagnostic for Fort Worth Independent School District
Fort Worth Independent School District (FWISD) collaborated with SDP to create the SDP College-Going Diagnostic to examine the district’s college-going enrollment and persistence rates. The diagnostic is designed to identify potential areas for action to...