School Health Diagnostic

See the warning signs. Know what needs attention first.

School health depends on more than academic results. MySchoolRx brings eight areas of school performance into a structured view, helping leaders recognize risks, focus priorities, and plan their next steps.

Sample Board Risk Snapshot
Illustrative

Riverbend Community Charter (fictional) · School Assessment · Fall 2026 · Final

Overall score
70.3/100
Caution
Highest-risk pillar
Compliance
44.8 · High Risk
Evidence missing
12
  • Instruction78.4 Caution
  • Administrative Leadership66.2 Caution
  • Fiscal81.0 Healthy
  • Governance63.5 Caution
  • Compliance44.8 High Risk
  • Student Performance69.1 Caution
  • School Management76.3 Caution
  • Mission and Key Design Elements82.7 Healthy
Compliance: Authorizer reporting, evidence organization, and corrective action plan status.
Sample data only — actual results reflect your responses across 115 indicators.

The information is there. The priorities are harder to see.

School leaders manage reports, policies, financial information, and day-to-day concerns across many different places. The challenge is seeing how those signals connect—and which issues deserve attention first.

Scattered signals

Important information sits across documents, systems, and conversations.

Competing priorities

Urgent daily demands can make it difficult to focus on underlying weaknesses.

A narrowing window to act

When concerns accumulate, leaders may face more difficult decisions and formal corrective action.

A clearer picture. A more focused response.

The School Health Diagnostic helps your team assess conditions across eight pillars, review areas of concern, and use a shared report to guide discussion and next steps.

  1. 1

    Assess

    Bring together your team's knowledge and available evidence.

  2. 2

    Prioritize

    See strengths and areas requiring closer attention.

  3. 3

    Act

    Use the findings to guide decisions, support, and improvement planning.

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I lead or support a school

For school leaders, leadership teams, and governing board members who want a clearer view of their school's strengths, risks, and priorities.

  • Understand your school's overall health.
  • Focus leadership and board discussions.
  • Plan your next steps with greater clarity.

I oversee multiple schools

For management organizations, authorizers, and other Portfolio teams seeking a consistent view across the schools they support or oversee.

  • Review schools through a common framework.
  • Compare school and Portfolio perspectives.
  • Focus follow-up and support.
The science behind the score

Some factors matter more than others.

School health is complex, and not every factor has the same influence. Built on doctoral research into the conditions and practices associated with school quality, the model identifies the variables that matter most and gives them appropriate weight. Not a simple checklist: a weighted view of school health.

  1. 1
    Research

    Research identifies the conditions associated with school quality.

  2. 2
    Weight

    Greater influence is given to the variables that matter most.

  3. 3
    Score

    The weighted results combine into one clear view of school health.

Experts
Dr. Ronald Rizzo, Ph.D.

Dr. Ronald Rizzo, Ph.D.

46 years in education; former Director of Charter Schools, Ferris State University; work with NACSA and the U.S. Department of Education.

Dirk DaCosta, BSc., CTO, CAIO

Dirk DaCosta, BSc., CTO, CAIO

Co-Founder, 589 Labs. Builds the technology platform behind the School Health Diagnostic.

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What the diagnostic measures

Eight pillars. One school-quality picture.

  • 01Instruction
  • 02Administrative Leadership
  • 03Fiscal
  • 04Governance
  • 05Compliance
  • 06Student Performance
  • 07School Management
  • 08Mission and Key Design Elements
FAQs

Common questions from school leaders

Questions school leaders ask before getting started.

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