Research & Analytics Services
We specialize in rigorous, applied research that helps our partners deeply understand student learning, school improvement, social-emotional development, and more.
EA began as a service organization, providing rigorous analytics and statistical research services to districts, states, and non-profits across the country. Today, we continue that tradition of executing high-quality and innovative data analysis and research in a scalable, replicable way. As a fully Ed-Fi-integrated organization, we offer research and analytics solutions that leverage interoperable infrastructure, in addition to analytics using more traditional data sourcing methods. Our data scientists work in tandem with our engineering teams to provide technical solutions that build efficiency, replicability, and cost-effectiveness into the research and analytics services we provide.
Our Experienced Team Specializes in The Following Areas:
Student growth metrics for more than 1300 school districts in seven states in the U.S.
• Statistical model development
• Dynamic reporting of results
• Applications to inform both school and educator effectiveness strategies
• Tailored design for strategic compensation policies
• Traditional and interoperable data sourcing
Early warning systems and other predictive analytics to help educators target limited resources to where they are needed most.
• Real-time chronic absenteeism reporting for administrators and teachers
• Predictive analytics for student achievement and growth
• College- and career-readiness metrics
• Statewide scholarship eligibility metrics
School performance and accountability metrics
• School report cards
• School-level proficiency and growth metrics
• Public data metrics and dashboards, including similar-schools comparisons and state-level growth models across 10+ states
• School-level survey metrics
• School-level indices on college and career readiness, student need, and more
Program evaluation and survey research
• Teacher recruitment and retention programs
• Social-emotional learning and student well-being
They are at the cutting edge methodologically, but also have great practical experience. Those are two things that don’t often go together.