The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) require state education agencies to implement a system of annual school identification and to disseminate report cards that provide information on State, LEA, and school performance and progress.
The state framework for accountability and support recognizes that school performance should be assessed within five overarching categories aligned to ESSA requirements for meaningfully differentiating schools: 1) academic achievement, 2) academic progress, 3) English language proficiency, 4) indicators of school quality that contribute to college and career readiness, and 5) graduation rate. Each indicator is scored based on student outcomes in that area.
In 2019, New Mexico created New Mexico (NM) Vistas, a public website, that displays the applied state accountability model per ESSA requirements. It was developed to help families and others in our communities identify schools that are doing well in relation to their family and the community’s values. The information is used to create a summary score which helps to identify schools that are doing well overall and schools that may need extra support to improve.
- New Mexico Consolidated State ESSA Plan 2019
- 2021-2022 Addendum for the Consolidated State Plan due to COVID-19
- New Mexico Consolidated State ESSA Plan 2024 Revision (Coming soon)
2022-2023 ESSA Accountability Cycle Resources
(Calculated during the 2023-24SY)
2023-2024 ESSA Accountability Cycle Resources
(Calculated during the 2024-25SY)
- Summary Briefing of 2023-24 ESSA Accountability Model
- Accountability Measures Overview 2023-24
- NMPED ESSA Accountability Technical Manual 2023-24
- 2023–24 ESSA Accountability Model School Designations Embargo (Memo Released, October 22, 2024)
- Student Growth Percentiles (SGPs) Fact Sheet
- Student Growth Percentiles Overview Video
- Student Growth Percentiles – Keynote Speaker, Damian Betebenner: Slide Deck
- Student Growth Percentiles – Keynote Speaker, Damian Betebenner: Video Recording
- SY2023-24 ESSA Accountability Graduation Cohort Validation Fact Sheet
- Vistas Points Calculator 2023-24
2024-25 ESSA Accountability Cycle Resources
(Calculated during the 2025-26SY)
- Accountability Measures Overview 2024-25 (To be posted by June 2025)
- NMPED ESSA Accountability Technical Manual 2024-25 (To be posted by June 2025)
- SY2024-25 ESSA Graduation Cohort Validation Process Fact Sheet