A method is provided for evaluating the greatest achievement need in a school for a group of students. The method includes the steps of calculating a plurality of indexes directed to various aspects of student achievement in a particular subject and combining the plurality of indexes to derive a total index for the particular subject. The process is repeated in order to calculate the total index for each subject. Thereafter, the total indexes for each subject are compared and the area of greatest achievement need is determined in response to the comparison.