Niche School Points
| Topics | PreK-12 schools, school ratings |
|---|---|
| Source | Niche |
| Years Available | 2025 |
| Geographies | point |
| Public Edition or Subscriber-only | subscriber-only |
| Download Available | no |
| For more information | https://www.niche.com/k12 |
| Last updated on PolicyMap | May 2025 |
Description:
Niche is a platform that provides rankings for schools based on public data and user reviews. PolicyMap licenses Niche ratings for Pre-K through 12th grade schools. Niche-generated fields reflect the data available at the time of licensing, while the other fields are sourced from recent public-use datasets, such as those from the U.S. Department of Education. The Overall Rating and Academic Rating are based on Niche’s proprietary algorithms and follow a grading scale from A+ to D-. If a school’s coordinates fall outside its listed county or state, PolicyMap will re-geocode the address. Schools are excluded from the map if their address is missing or cannot be geocoded. Niche’s methodology includes a Bayesian adjustment to account for confidence in user-submitted data, standardized z-scores for comparison, and factor weighting based on both statistical analysis and user priorities. Schools missing over 50% of the weighted factors are excluded from rankings or only receive a grade to ensure reliability.
More information about Niche School Ratings can be found here.