diff --git a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
index f85a93a8..97758223 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dashboard_controller.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,15 @@ class DashboardController < SqmApplicationController
   end
 
   def presenter_for_measure(measure)
+    sufficient_data = SurveyItemResponse.sufficient_data?(measure: measure, academic_year: academic_year, school: school)
+
+    unless sufficient_data
+      return MeasureGraphRowPresenter.new(
+        measure: measure,
+        sufficient_data: false
+      )
+    end
+
     score = SurveyItemResponse.for_measure(measure)
                               .where(academic_year: academic_year, school: school)
                               .average(:likert_score)
diff --git a/app/helpers/variance_helper.rb b/app/helpers/variance_helper.rb
index e66fbcb3..75684a4c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/variance_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/variance_helper.rb
@@ -42,4 +42,8 @@ module VarianceHelper
   def zone_width_percentage
     100.0/zones.size
   end
+
+  def measures_with_insufficient_data(presenters:)
+    presenters.filter { |presenter| !presenter.sufficient_data? }
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/measure.rb b/app/models/measure.rb
index 50c724f5..b91d22a3 100644
--- a/app/models/measure.rb
+++ b/app/models/measure.rb
@@ -3,4 +3,12 @@ class Measure < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many :survey_items
 
   has_many :survey_item_responses, through: :survey_items
+
+  def includes_teacher_survey_items?
+    survey_items.where("survey_item_id LIKE 't-%'").any?
+  end
+
+  def includes_student_survey_items?
+    survey_items.where("survey_item_id LIKE 's-%'").any?
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/survey_item_response.rb b/app/models/survey_item_response.rb
index 92a4428f..a3f85216 100644
--- a/app/models/survey_item_response.rb
+++ b/app/models/survey_item_response.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,26 @@
 class SurveyItemResponse < ActiveRecord::Base
+  TEACHER_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD = 17
+  STUDENT_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD = 196
+
   belongs_to :academic_year
   belongs_to :school
   belongs_to :survey_item
 
   scope :for_measures, ->(measures) { joins(:survey_item).where('survey_items.measure_id': measures.map(&:id)) }
   scope :for_measure, ->(measure) { joins(:survey_item).where('survey_items.measure_id': measure.id) }
+
+  def self.sufficient_data?(measure:, academic_year:, school:)
+    meets_teacher_threshold = true
+    meets_student_threshold = true
+
+    if measure.includes_teacher_survey_items?
+      meets_teacher_threshold = SurveyItemResponse.for_measure(measure).where("survey_items.survey_item_id LIKE 't-%'").where(academic_year: academic_year, school: school).count >= TEACHER_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD
+    end
+
+    if measure.includes_student_survey_items?
+      meets_student_threshold = SurveyItemResponse.for_measure(measure).where("survey_items.survey_item_id LIKE 's-%'").where(academic_year: academic_year, school: school).count >= STUDENT_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD
+    end
+
+    meets_teacher_threshold and meets_student_threshold
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/presenters/measure_graph_row_presenter.rb b/app/presenters/measure_graph_row_presenter.rb
index 04ac8717..9a57cf6f 100644
--- a/app/presenters/measure_graph_row_presenter.rb
+++ b/app/presenters/measure_graph_row_presenter.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 class MeasureGraphRowPresenter
   include Comparable
-  def initialize(measure:, score:)
+  def initialize(measure:, score: 0, sufficient_data: true)
     @measure = measure
     @score = score
+    @sufficient_data = sufficient_data
+  end
+
+  def sufficient_data?
+    @sufficient_data
   end
 
   def measure_name
diff --git a/app/views/dashboard/_variance_graph.erb b/app/views/dashboard/_variance_graph.erb
index 65821877..dafbea83 100644
--- a/app/views/dashboard/_variance_graph.erb
+++ b/app/views/dashboard/_variance_graph.erb
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+
+<% unless measures_with_insufficient_data(presenters: presenters).empty? %>
+<p>Note: The following measures are not displayed due to limited availability of school admin data and/or low survey response rates: <%= measures_with_insufficient_data(presenters: presenters).map(&:measure_name).join('; ') %>.</p>
+<% end %>
+
 <svg width="100%" height=<%= graph_height(presenters.size) %> xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
 
   <filter id="inset-shadow" x="-50%" y="-50%" width="200%" height="200%">
diff --git a/spec/factories.rb b/spec/factories.rb
index 6bae32f6..526156f6 100644
--- a/spec/factories.rb
+++ b/spec/factories.rb
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ FactoryBot.define do
   end
 
   factory :sqm_category do
-    name { "A category" }
+    name { "A #{rand} category" }
     description { "A description of a category" }
-    slug { 'a-category' }
+    slug { "a-#{rand}-category" }
     sort_index { 1 }
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/survey_item_response_spec.rb b/spec/models/survey_item_response_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9e898ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/models/survey_item_response_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe SurveyItemResponse, type: :model do
+
+  describe '.sufficient_data?' do
+    let(:measure) { create(:measure) }
+    let(:school) { create(:school) }
+    let(:ay) { create(:academic_year) }
+
+    context 'when the measure includes only teacher data' do
+      let(:teacher_survey_item_1) { create(:survey_item, survey_item_id: 't-question-1', measure: measure) }
+
+      context 'and there is sufficient teacher data' do
+        before :each do
+          SurveyItemResponse::TEACHER_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD.times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: teacher_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'is truthy' do
+          expect(SurveyItemResponse.sufficient_data?(measure: measure, academic_year: ay, school: school)).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'and there is insufficient teacher data' do
+        before :each do
+          (SurveyItemResponse::TEACHER_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD - 1).times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: teacher_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'is falsey' do
+          expect(SurveyItemResponse.sufficient_data?(measure: measure, academic_year: ay, school: school)).to be_falsey
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the measure includes only student data' do
+      let(:student_survey_item_1) { create(:survey_item, survey_item_id: 's-question-1', measure: measure) }
+
+      context 'and there is sufficient student data' do
+        before :each do
+          SurveyItemResponse::STUDENT_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD.times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: student_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'is truthy' do
+          expect(SurveyItemResponse.sufficient_data?(measure: measure, academic_year: ay, school: school)).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'and there insufficient student data' do
+        before :each do
+          (SurveyItemResponse::STUDENT_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD - 1).times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: student_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'is falsey' do
+          expect(SurveyItemResponse.sufficient_data?(measure: measure, academic_year: ay, school: school)).to be_falsey
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when the measure includes both teacher and student data' do
+      let(:teacher_survey_item_1) { create(:survey_item, survey_item_id: 't-question-1', measure: measure) }
+      let(:student_survey_item_1) { create(:survey_item, survey_item_id: 's-question-1', measure: measure) }
+
+      context 'and there is sufficient teacher data and sufficient student data' do
+        before :each do
+          SurveyItemResponse::TEACHER_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD.times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: teacher_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+          SurveyItemResponse::STUDENT_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD.times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: student_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'is truthy' do
+          expect(SurveyItemResponse.sufficient_data?(measure: measure, academic_year: ay, school: school)).to be_truthy
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'and there is sufficient teacher data and insufficient student data' do
+        before :each do
+          SurveyItemResponse::TEACHER_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD.times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: teacher_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+          (SurveyItemResponse::STUDENT_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD - 1).times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: student_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'is falsey' do
+          expect(SurveyItemResponse.sufficient_data?(measure: measure, academic_year: ay, school: school)).to be_falsey
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'and there is insufficient teacher data and sufficient student data' do
+        before :each do
+          (SurveyItemResponse::TEACHER_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD - 1).times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: teacher_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+          SurveyItemResponse::STUDENT_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD.times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: student_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'is falsey' do
+          expect(SurveyItemResponse.sufficient_data?(measure: measure, academic_year: ay, school: school)).to be_falsey
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'and there is insufficient teacher data and insufficient student data' do
+        before :each do
+          (SurveyItemResponse::TEACHER_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD - 1).times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: teacher_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+          (SurveyItemResponse::STUDENT_RESPONSE_THRESHOLD - 1).times do
+            create(:survey_item_response, survey_item: student_survey_item_1, academic_year: ay, school: school)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'is falsey' do
+          expect(SurveyItemResponse.sufficient_data?(measure: measure, academic_year: ay, school: school)).to be_falsey
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/views/dashboard/index.html.erb_spec.rb b/spec/views/dashboard/index.html.erb_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3d8646c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/views/dashboard/index.html.erb_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe 'dashboard/index.html.erb' do
+
+  let(:support_for_teaching) { create(:measure, name: 'Support For Teaching Development & Growth') }
+  let(:effective_leadership) { create(:measure, name: 'Effective Leadership') }
+  let(:professional_qualifications) { create(:measure, name: 'Professional Qualifications') }
+
+  before :each do
+    assign :category_presenters, []
+    assign :measure_graph_row_presenters, measure_graph_row_presenters
+
+    render
+  end
+
+  context 'when there are measures for which, in the given academic year, the school has insufficient responses' do
+    let(:measure_graph_row_presenters) {
+      [
+        MeasureGraphRowPresenter.new(measure: support_for_teaching, score: 0, sufficient_data: false),
+        MeasureGraphRowPresenter.new(measure: create(:measure), score: 0, sufficient_data: true),
+        MeasureGraphRowPresenter.new(measure: effective_leadership, score: 0, sufficient_data: false),
+        MeasureGraphRowPresenter.new(measure: professional_qualifications, score: 0, sufficient_data: false)
+      ]
+    }
+
+    it 'displays a note detailing which measures have insufficient responses for the given school & academic year' do
+      expect(rendered).to match /Note: The following measures are not displayed due to limited availability of school admin data and\/or low survey response rates: Support For Teaching Development &amp; Growth; Effective Leadership; Professional Qualifications./
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'when there are no measures for which, in the given academic year, the school has insufficient responses' do
+    let(:measure_graph_row_presenters) {
+      [
+        MeasureGraphRowPresenter.new(measure: create(:measure), score: 0, sufficient_data: true)
+      ]
+    }
+
+    it 'does not display a note detailing which measures have insufficient responses for the given school & academic year' do
+      expect(rendered).not_to match /Note: The following measures are not displayed due to limited availability of school admin data and\/or low survey response rates/
+    end
+  end
+end