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Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
The IPEDS, established as the core postsecondary education data collection program for NCES, is a system of surveys designed to collect data from all primary providers of... -
Progress for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIACC)
The PIAAC is a cyclical, large-scale study that was designed to assess and compare the basic skills and the broad range of competencies of adults around the world. The... -
National Survey of College Graduates (NSCG)
The NSCG is a survey sponsored by the NCES at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The U.S. Census Bureau is responsible for the NSCG data collection. The NSCG began in the... -
Civil Rights Data Collection (CRD)
This database provides wide range of education access and equity data from the nation’s public schools. Two forms are collected: school form and district form. -
Baccalaureate and Beyond (B&B)
The Baccalaureate and Beyond Longitudinal Study (B&B) follows bachelor's degree recipients over the course of 10 years, collecting data on workforce participation, income... -
Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Study (Baby FACES), 2007-2023
The Baby FACES continues a series of ongoing descriptive studies aimed at maintaining an up-to-date, extensive knowledge base to support Early Head Start policies and programs.... -
National Household Education Survey (NHES)
The NHES is a household-based data collection system designed to address a wide range of education related issues from early childhood to school age to adulthood. The NHES... -
Progress In International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)
PIRLS is an international comparative assessment that measures student learning in reading. PIRLS documents worldwide trends in the reading knowledge of fourth-graders as well... -
Private School Universe Survey (PSS)
The purposes of PPS data collection activities are: to build an accurate and complete list of private schools to serve as a sampling frame for NCES sample surveys of private... -
Pre-elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS)
The PEELS followed almost 3,000 children with disabilities as they progressed through preschool and into their early elementary years. Data were collected on the preschool and... -
National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
The NPSAS is a comprehensive study that examines how students and their families pay for postsecondary education. It includes nationally representative samples of... -
National Assessment of Educational Progress: Long-term Trend Assessments (NAE...
The NAEP-LTT assessments began in 1969 and measures the trends of academic progress in mathematics and reading for students at ages 9, 13, and 17. Because the long-term trend... -
National Assessment of Educational Progress Assessments (NAEP)
National NAEP reports statistical information about student performance and factors related to educational performance for the nation and for specific student groups in the... -
National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL)
The NAAL is a nationally representative assessment of English literacy among American adults age 16 and older. Results from the study cover the status and progress of literacy... -
High School Longitudinal Study of 2009 (HSLS:09)
In the fall of 2009, NCES launched the High School Longitudinal Study of 2009, which follows a cohort of more than 25,000 9th graders in the base year through their high school,... -
Head Start Program Information Report (Head Start PIR)
The Head Start PIR collects comprehensive data on the services, staff, children and families served by more than 2,700 Head Start and Early Head Start (EHS) programs nationwide.... -
Educational Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002)
The ELS:2002 is a longitudinal survey that will monitor the transitions of a national sample of young people as they progress from tenth grade to, eventually, the world of work.... -
ED School Climate Survey (EDSCLS) Benchmark Study
The EDSCLS benchmark study will collect data from a nationally representative sample of schools across the United States to create a national comparison point for users of the... -
Common Core Data (CCD)
CCD is a comprehensive, annual, national statistical database of information concerning all approximately 100,000 public elementary and secondary schools and approximately... -
Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS)
The BPS studies follow students who first begin their postsecondary education. Initially, students in the NPSAS surveys are identified as being first time beginners of...