The Every Student Succeeds Act grants states more authority over their accountability systems than did No Child Left Behind, but have they seized the opportunity to develop school ratings that are clearer and fairer than those in the past? This new analysis examines the plans submitted by all fifty states and the District of Columbia, and whether they are strong or weak (or in-between) in achieving three objectives: (1) Assigning annual ratings to schools that are clear and intuitive for parents, educators, and the public; (2) Encouraging schools to focus on all students, not just their low performers; and (3) Fairly measuring and judging all schools, including those with high rates of poverty. Among the key findings are: (1) Thirty-five states--69 percent--received a "strong" grade for using clear and intuitive ratings such as A-F grades, five-star ratings, or user-friendly numerical systems. These labels immediately convey to all observers how well a given school is performing, and is a major improvement over the often Orwellian school ratings of the NCLB era; (2) The country is also doing much better in signaling that every child is important, not just the "bubble kids" near the proficiency cut-off. Twenty-three states earned strong grades on this objective, and another fourteen earned medium marks; and (3) There is somewhat less progress when it comes to making accountability systems fair to high-poverty schools. Only eighteen states are strong here. But twenty-four others earn a medium grade, which is still an improvement over NCLB.