April-June 2026 update: clearer school research, richer maps, deeper data
School research became easier to scan, maps gained more neighborhood context, and school and district comparisons gained deeper public data.
From April through June, MySchoolScout became a calmer, more useful place to compare schools when a move is on the table. School, district, state, and city pages do more of the work of organizing the evidence, with clearer source labels, tighter layouts, and better paths between related places and schools.
Maps and school profiles also gained more local context. Families can compare school quality alongside neighborhood signals such as walkability, transit access, bike access, county-level safety context, housing, income, and education indicators where those public data sets are available. The goal is to show how a school fits into the place around it, not just a single isolated score.
The data behind the site became deeper as well. Multi-year test-score history reaches farther back, and high-school profiles include stronger graduation and advanced-program context where public sources support it. The June release also initially included a Texas chronic absenteeism report.
Correction (September 7, 2026): We withdrew the district rates, rankings, download, and embed after finding that the published figures were not supported by the source and denominator stated on the page. Read the correction notice. A verified replacement district report is not yet available.