A comprehensive approach to student success includes state and local assessment results, measures of student engagement and mindsets, and post-secondary readiness.

One of the core values of Student-Centered Accountability (S-CAP) is that student success is defined through multiple measures. A single test score is simply not enough to evaluate, monitor, or guide continuous improvement of organizations. The use of a single, annual test over simplifies the complexities of student growth and is not able to measure the dispositions businesses value today – like collaboration, problem-solving, integrity, reliability, gratitude, and initiative. For this reason, S-CAP districts have expanded the measures used monitor student success and organized into three major categories.