“In 2022, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Blueprint Labs, in partnership with GreatSchools, found that standardized test scores are highly correlated with race. Academic progress ratings were not, and were found to predict school quality much more accurately than standardized test scores. The study also suggested other ways GreatSchools and similar school rating organizations can improve their ratings.”… “According to GreatSchools CEO Jon Deane, the study from MIT’s Blueprint Labs validates the direction GreatSchools is headed, ‘emphasizing quality measures that better indicate what’s happening in schools, adding new data types, and giving school leaders and parents more opportunity to share what makes their schools great.’”