Agency Report

Institute of Education Sciences

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 415 Agency Subcomponents

  323  

2018 Engagement Score
56.9

Change from 2017
-7.7 

Parent Agency
Department of Education (Engagement Score: 47.3)
Mission
To provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public.
Website
http://ies.ed.gov/
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Scores and Rankings Trend Graphs Workforce Size and Demographics

SCORES AND RANKINGS

Rank Change
(2017‑18)		 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Engagement Score 323 of 415 -7.7  56.9 64.6 63.9 75.3 63.3 64.9
Category Rank Change
(2017‑18)		 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Effective Leadership 150  of 408 -2.6  61.9 64.5 65.2 69.9 58.2 62.2
Effective Leadership: Empowerment 244  of 408 -4.0  50.1 54.1 51.5 61.6 49.8 52.2
Effective Leadership: Fairness 176  of 408 -2.8  60.5 63.3 63.2 62.4 57.4 57.2
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders 230  of 408 -6.5  48.6 55.1 61.0 65.9 48.5 57.6
Effective Leadership: Supervisors 30  of 408 1.9  81.8 79.9 77.4 81.7 72.6 74.2
Employee Skills–Mission Match 76  of 410 -0.2  82.0 82.2 80.9 85.1 77.6 78.9
Pay 369  of 410 -3.2  53.8 57.0 55.4 58.3 49.0 45.9
Strategic Management 262  of 409 -0.2  58.1 58.3 65.7 71.5 57.0 58.4
Teamwork 59  of 409 -2.5  79.0 81.5 79.5 83.0 75.2 77.0
Innovation 124  of 409 -1.4  69.6 71.0 70.9 74.3 70.1 71.8
Training and Development 185  of 410 1.8  63.6 61.8 61.4 70.4 59.2 61.4
Work–Life Balance 364  of 409 -2.4  55.1 57.5 61.8 72.6 62.7 61.1
Support for Diversity 204  of 409 -3.1  62.1 65.2 64.4 66.9 57.9 58.5
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement 207  of 408 0.9  50.1 49.2 50.7 55.9 48.9 48.4
Quartile Key
Lower Quartile (0–25%) Below Median (25–50%) Above Median (50–75%) Upper Quartile (75–100%)
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TREND GRAPHS

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WORKFORCE SIZE AND DEMOGRAPHICS

Data source: FedScope, U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Gender Demographics

Race/Ethnicity Demographics