Agency Report

Institute of Education Sciences

Best Places to Work Rank
out of 420 Agency Subcomponents

  403  

2019 Engagement Score
42.3

Change from 2018
-14.6 

Parent Agency
Department of Education (Engagement Score: 43.7)
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

The Best Places to Work rankings are produced by the Partnership for Public Service and Boston Consulting Group.

SCORES AND RANKINGS

Rank Change
(2018‑19)		 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Engagement Score 403 of 420 -14.6  42.3 56.9 64.6 63.9 75.3 63.3 64.9
Category Rank Change
(2018‑19)		 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2007 2005 2003
Effective Leadership 305  of 413 -7.6  54.3 61.9 64.5 65.2 69.9 58.2 62.2
Effective Leadership: Empowerment 371  of 413 -9.8  40.3 50.1 54.1 51.5 61.6 49.8 52.2
Effective Leadership: Fairness 203  of 413 -0.8  59.7 60.5 63.3 63.2 62.4 57.4 57.2
Effective Leadership: Senior Leaders 385  of 413 -15.3  33.3 48.6 55.1 61.0 65.9 48.5 57.6
Effective Leadership: Supervisors 48  of 413 -2.2  79.6 81.8 79.9 77.4 81.7 72.6 74.2
Employee Skills–Mission Match 271  of 415 -4.2  77.8 82.0 82.2 80.9 85.1 77.6 78.9
Pay 405  of 415 -9.2  44.6 53.8 57.0 55.4 58.3 49.0 45.9
Strategic Management 356  of 414 -4.9  53.2 58.1 58.3 65.7 71.5 57.0 58.4
Teamwork 46  of 414 1.1  80.1 79.0 81.5 79.5 83.0 75.2 77.0
Innovation 260  of 414 -4.5  65.1 69.6 71.0 70.9 74.3 70.1 71.8
Training and Development 297  of 415 -4.8  58.8 63.6 61.8 61.4 70.4 59.2 61.4
Work–Life Balance 396  of 414 -5.4  49.7 55.1 57.5 61.8 72.6 62.7 61.1
Support for Diversity 349  of 414 -6.9  55.2 62.1 65.2 64.4 66.9 57.9 58.5
Performance-Based Rewards and Advancement 388  of 413 -11.1  39.0 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