Effective immediately, we’ve updated the suppression rules applied to One-Click Reports (OCRs).
What's Changing?
Historically, suppression for the OCRs was determined by whole school participation rates. Now, suppression within the OCR is applied at the measure level rather than the report level.
What Does That Mean?
With this change, the system now evaluates participation individually for each measure and its associated breakdowns. For every measure, the system assesses the aggregate total, as well as grade and sex desegregation. If any of these groups within a measure have fewer than 5 participants, the results for that group will be suppressed. However, all other valid data will continue to populate in the report as usual.
Any suppressed values are accompanied by a clear suppression note indicating insufficient data to display results.
Under the previous rules, there were instances where schools with low overall participation received full reports, including disaggregated data. In some of those cases, individual measures or breakdowns (such as gender) had fewer than 5 participants but were still shown. The updated approach corrects this by evaluating each component individually, helping to ensure that all reported results meet the intended data threshold.
Why This Is Great News
This change means that smaller schools will now have access to reporting that was previously unavailable due to participation thresholds. Some schools may see suppression notices within specific measures or breakdowns based on this more granular approach. Larger schools and districts are unlikely to see any changes in their results, as they typically meet the required thresholds across the board. This update gives more schools access to meaningful data while still protecting privacy and data integrity.
When suppresion is applied, you will now see a tilde ( ~ ) in its place.
Important Note
These changes only affect the suppression rules for OCRs. All other reporting tools and their associated suppression rules remain unchanged.