A companion piece to "High Stakes for High Achievers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA," this report appraises states' current (or planned) accountability systems as they affect high-achieving students in high school. They were examined and rated based on whether they incorporate under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) the following principles to motivate schools to prioritize high achievers: (1) give high schools incentives for getting more students to an advanced level of achievement; (2) use the flexibility provided by ESSA to rate high schools using a true growth model--that is, one that includes the progress of individual students at all achievement levels and not just those who are low-performing or below the "proficient" line; (3) Make growth--across the achievement spectrum--count at least as much as achievement when determining summative high school ratings; and (4) include an indicator that encourages high schools to help able students earn college credit before they graduate. The authors found that most current (and planned) state accountability systems provide high schools with few incentives to focus on their high-achieving students. Their analysis indicates that just four states--Georgia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas--have truly praiseworthy systems when it comes to focusing attention on these students, though four others--Alabama, Idaho, Louisiana, and New York--are clearly moving in the right direction in their proposed frameworks. [Foreword by Chester E. Finn, Jr. To read "High Stakes for High Achievers: State Accountability in the Age of ESSA," see ED570126.]