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The Indicators of School Quality (ISQ) is a comprehensive survey system for school administrators to evaluate and monitor school improvement and accreditation efforts. ISQ is supported by research conducted in hundreds of schools and summarizes the perceptions of parents, teachers, students, and other school staff regarding:

  • Parent Support
  • Teacher Excellence
  • Student Commitment
  • School Leadership
  • Instructional Quality
  • Resource Management
  • School Safety
  • Social & Economic Risk Factors
  • Positive Behavior Support
  • Faculty Job Satisfaction

The ISQ SURVEYS are short and require a minimum amount of school time to complete; they are age appropriate for both student and adult respondents; and they are available in both English and Spanish.


The ISQ REPORTS come in three varieties and are easy to read and easy to apply. They provide information on the status of the school learning environment, progress from year to year, as well as normative information about how a school compares to similar schools as well as the support of professional behavior and appropriate student behavior.

The SCHOOL LEADERSHIP GUIDES provide school leaders with a checklist for responding to the data collected through ISQ. These guides serve as a standard for an exemplary school learning environment and are based on empirically supported principles of school quality.

The cost for ISQ $1.20 per enrolled student with a minimum of $300. A discount rate is provided for large districts (those with over 10,000 enrolled students). This low price includes all necessary materials for the entire ISQ process, including analysis and printed reports.

ISQ has been endorsed by the Northwest Association of Accredited Schools as the preferred school self-assessment tool.