For ResearchersThe largest dataset on
K-12 school quality in India.
Built with you.
14 commissioned partners, 12,000+ data points—shaping the future of quality assessment for Indian education.
1.5M+
Schools in India.
Most unrated.
47
Audit parameters
per school
7
Independent
audit pillars
0
Schools that paid
for their rating
A mutual value exchange.
Not a data extraction.
Our relationship with academic partners is a two-way street. We share our data with you, and you help us keep our assessment framework cutting-edge.
What we provideAll-access to audited school level data
Anonymised database
Download raw dataset covering all audited schools across 7 pillars.
Visual data-explorer portal
Search and filter schools, generate reports, compare by indicators.
Academic-use license
Free for non-profit and academic researchers, publication rights included.
Early access to data updates
Receive notifications as soon as new school audit batches are completed.
What we askAcademic backing, framework alignment & reviews
Framework review
Review and feedback on assessment indicators for your domain of expertise.
Co-authored reports
Collaborate on research papers and whitepapers using our data.
Methodological feedback
Feedback on our sampling, auditing, and verification protocols.
Cite HappySchools database
Reference the source of your dataset in all publications.
Every pillar has the right institution behind it.
Our indicators are not made up in a room. They are co-developed and peer-reviewed by leading academic institutions globally.
Pillar 1Learning & Achievement
Board exam results, year-over-year growth trends, and learning outcomes aligned with NEP 2020.
🇮🇳 India Partner
Indian Institute of Science
Co-develops our academic quality and learning outcomes framework with research grounded in Indian education contexts.
🌐 Global Partner
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Provides the international benchmarking framework for learning quality and pedagogical assessment standards.
What we share, how we share it,
and what we never share.
We are deeply committed to protecting the privacy of schools, teachers, and students. Our sharing protocols follow strict ethics guidelines.
🔒
Fully anonymised
All student, teacher, and school identity markers are stripped before publishing. Individual student records are never released.
🌐
Open access
Aggregated reports and state-level insights are free for the public. Researchers can request granular metadata for academic study.
🛡️
Secure vault
Active audits and raw scoring sheets are stored in secure servers. No commercial entity is ever sold individual school data.
The dataset is what it looks like,
how it grows.
A practical look at what research partners receive, how often, and what makes this dataset unlike anything else available on Indian schools.
DATA POINTS PER SCHOOL
47+
Structured audit parameters per school, across all 7 pillars — quantitative scores, qualitative flags, and Happiness Index survey responses.
UPDATE CADENCE
2 yr
Every school is re-audited every two years. Partners receive a new data tranche after each audit cycle — longitudinal tracking built in.
SHARED WITH
Blr
Bengaluru-first, with one of India's most diverse school ecosystems — CBSE, ICSE, IB, state board, private, aided. Expanding city by city.
WHAT YOU WON'T FIND ELSEWHERE
No other Indian dataset combines multi-pillar school quality scores, Happiness Index surveys, and longitudinal re-audit data at this scale.
| FIELD | TYPE | SHARED WITH | EXAMPLE VALUE |
|---|
| School_id | Anonymised ID | All Partners | HS-BLR-0042 |
| Wellbeing_score | Float 0–5 | NIMHANS: WHO | 3.8 |
| Learning_score | Float 0–5 | IISc · HGSE | 4.1 |
| Happiness_student | Float 0–5 (Survey) | Ipsos · Oxford | 4.4 |
| Audit_year | Integer | All Partners | 2025 |
| Board_type | Categorical | All Partners | CBSE / ICSE / IB / State |
Interested in partnering
with HappySchools?
Follow this process to request access to our research dataset. Most requests are reviewed and approved within 5 working days.
1
Submit Request
Fill out our simple online form explaining your research scope and dataset requirements.
2
Review & Approval
Our academic council reviews requests to ensure alignment with our research ethics guidelines.
3
Sign Agreement
Sign our standard academic use license and data sharing agreement (non-commercial only).
4
Access Dataset
Receive secure download link for the dataset and API documentation for automated analysis.
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