Analytics & dashboardsEducation
Massachusetts schools
School performance across 1,861 public schools, and two common beliefs the data didn't support
1,861public schools compared
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Analytics & dashboards
The data didn't support two school beliefs
- Assumed
Smaller classes send more students to collegeData Larger classes went with higher college attendance - Assumed
Low-income schools fall behind on collegeData Many matched or beat the other schools
Lubo Bali · lubobali.com
The problem
School decisions lean on beliefs like "smaller classes mean better outcomes". Leaders need to see where that holds and which schools need help.
What I built
A Tableau dashboard and analysis of state school data: class size against college attendance, economically disadvantaged schools highlighted, the lowest graduation rates, and 4th-grade math scores.
Tech & why
Tableau, so school leaders and parents can filter by school and see the pattern themselves, not just read a table.
- Tableau
The result
Schools with larger classes had higher college attendance (a link, not a cause), many economically disadvantaged schools matched or beat the rest, and the schools that most need support stand out.
Data: Massachusetts public schools data (Kaggle) (public dataset).
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