Private vs. Public Report Card
What is the difference between the private and public report card?
Public Report Card
This is the report card that educators use when sharing accountability data at the public level (public gatherings, school boards, media requests, etc.). You can find the public report card and print directly from https://sdschools.sd.gov/. Every effort is made in the public report card to comply with FERPA regulations to avoid displaying anything that would be considered personally identifiable information about any student. For example, student names do not appear in the public report card, and subgroup results with an N-size fewer than 10 students are suppressed.
Private Report Card
This is the report card that educators use for internal purposes, such as school improvement or data validation. To view the private report card, the SD-STARS user must log in to https://doestars.sd.gov/. The user must be someone who has been granted the Accountability permission level by their district. The private report card is not meant to be printed or viewed by the public, as it includes student names, and it does not suppress results for subgroups with an N-size fewer than 10. Tables that are available within the private report card can be downloaded to Excel for further analysis.
If you have questions about navigating to the private report card or about receiving permissions in SD-STARS, each district has a STARS Account Manager (SAM) who can answer most questions. If you have further questions, you can reach the SD-STARS team at STARSHelp@state.sd.us. For questions about the Accountability report card and the data presented within the private or public report cards, please contact the Accountability team at DOE.Accountability@state.sd.us.
Find more information or Questions? Please contact STARSHelp@state.sd.us.