The Department of Education annually collects a large variety of data from schools and districts - much of it required by state or federal mandates. Some of this information is annually compiled in the form of school and district reports as part of Information Works! - a comprehensive set of indicators that monitors and reports to the public on overall quality of public schools in Rhode Island. Information Works! includes data on student achievement, dropout and graduation rates, student mobility, school discipline, school finances, and survey data from parents, students, teachers, and administrators. Education data is used to inform state and local policymaking, local media, program decisions within districts and schools, and the work of educational nonprofits across the state. The quality of department efforts has been nationally recognized in awards from the American Educational Research Association and the National Center for Education Statistics at the U.S. Department of Education.

Public Data
	DataWorks!	Information about data platforms and initiatives
	Graduation Rates	State Graduation Reports by Districts and Schools
	Race & Ethnicity Data Collection	Information about Collecting and Reporting New Race & Ethnicity Data
	FRED	Frequently Requested Education Data
	InfoWorks!	Annual report on public education in Rhode Island
	IN$ITE	Financial information
	School and District Statistics	Enrollment, dropouts, graduates, and graduation rates
	School and District Reports	NECAP - New England Common  Assessment Program results
	Teacher Certification	Public certification records of Rhode Island teachers
	Daily Attendance Data	Attendance data submitted by schools
	Data Dictionary	Dictionary of data elements
	Data Acquisition Calendar	Dues dates, instructions, and RIDE contacts for data collections and reports

Web Based Applications (Require username and password)
	eRIDE
	eSNACS
	Teacher Certification Login
	Professional Development Vendor Login

FRED is the Department's latest information services initiative intended to streamline the process of data exchanges with the public and the education community. With FRED, users will be able to sort, search, view and download the most Frequently Requested Education Data (FRED) as well as information routinely requested by the District, State and Federal program and policy administrators, local media, and other non-profit organizations.

Subject to confidentiality and privacy rules, the department makes available pertinent data sets to interested parties to better inform research and policy studies and decisions.