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How we handle the numbers
This site is for planning a leadership pathway. Below is what we show, what we will not invent, and how to read a figure when you see one.
Key takeaways
- Pass rates come from Title II as filed. We do not calculate a rate from enrollment or completers.
- When fewer than ten people took the exam, the cell reads “Not reported.” That is not a failing score.
- If we cannot name the source, reporting year, and the date we last checked it, the number does not appear.
Exam pass rates
If a preparation program’s pass rate appears here, it came from the federal Title II report. It did not come from a school brochure, and we did not calculate it ourselves. We do not turn enrollment or completer counts into a homemade percentage.
When fewer than ten people took the exam, Title II withholds the rate. We do the same and write “Not reported.” That is not a failing score. The group was too small to publish.
A 100% pass rate always includes how many people sat for the exam, so a perfect score on a tiny cohort is not mistaken for a large one.
When a number is missing
If we cannot point to a named source, a reporting year, and a date we last checked it, that number does not appear. We do not fill the gap with a zero, a dash that looks like a score, or an estimate. A missing section means the source was incomplete, not that the rate was zero.
The full list of sources is on the data sources page.
Sorted lists, not rankings
We do not publish “best Ed.D.” lists or house scores. If programs are ever ordered, for example by published tuition, the page will say which published figure was used and from which year. That is a sort, not an endorsement.
State-specific program pages
A page that pairs a degree or specialization with a single state goes live only when it has several matching programs with sourced details, enough state-specific writing to stand on its own, and a supporting state record checked within the last six months. For educational leadership and principal pages that record is the K–12 administrator checklist. For higher-education administration it is a coordinating / SHEEO agency landscape — campus roles are not treated as a state building license.
Until those pieces are in place, we keep you on the national pathway pages and the published state certification pages and the leadership guides. A complete page is more useful than a thin one.
If something looks wrong
Email data@educatorpathways.com with the page, the figure, and a source link. Material corrections are dated on the page. How pages are reviewed is covered in our editorial process.