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Education Organization Domain - Entities and Descriptors

Education Organization Domain Entities​

NameDescription
AccountabilityRatingAn accountability rating for a school or district.
CommunityOrganizationThis entity represents an administrative unit at the state level which exists primarily to operate local community providers.
CommunityProviderThis entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
CommunityProviderLicenseThe legal document held by the CommunityProvider that authorizes the holder to perform certain functions and or services.
EducationOrganizationThis entity represents any public or private institution, organization, or agency that provides instructional or support services to students or staff at any level.
EducationOrganizationIdentificationCodeThis entity holds different identity codes for an education organization.
EducationOrganizationNetworkThis entity is a self-organized membership network of peer-level education organizations intended to provide shared services or collective procurement.
EducationOrganizationNetworkAssociationProperties of the association between the EducationOrganization and its network(s).
EducationOrganizationPeerAssociationThe association from an education organization to its peers.
EducationServiceCenterThis entity represents a regional, multi-services public agency authorized by state law to develop, manage and provide services, programs, or other support options (e.g., construction, food services, and technology services) to LEAs.
FeederSchoolAssociationThe association from feeder school to the receiving school.
LocalEducationAgencyThis entity represents an administrative unit at the local level which exists primarily to operate schools or to contract for educational services. It includes school districts, charter schools, charter management organizations, or other local administrative organizations.
OrganizationDepartmentAn organizational unit of another education organization, often devoted to a particular academic discipline, area of study, or organization function.
PostSecondaryInstitutionThis entity represents an educational organization that provides programs for individuals who have completed or otherwise left educational programs in secondary school(s).
SchoolThis entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
StateEducationAgencyThis entity represents the agency of the state charged with the primary responsibility for coordinating and supervising public instruction, including the setting of standards for elementary and secondary instructional programs.

Education Organization Domain Descriptors​

NameEntityDescriptionUsage ClassificationEDFacts MappingCommonly UsedCommonly State-Defined
AcademicSubjectOrganizationalDepartmentThe intended major subject area of the department.
AccreditationStatusSchoolThe accreditation status for an education preparation provider.
AddressCharacteristicEducationOrganizationThe address characteristic mainly to reflect if Primary and type of communication to be received, e.g.: Primary, Validated, Gets Copy of Report, Discipline Correspondence.
AddressTypeEducationOrganizationThe type of address listed for an individual or organization. (For example: Physical Address, Mailing Address, Home Address, etc.)OrthodoxYesYesYes
AdministrativeFundingControlPostSecondaryInstitution
School
The type of education institution as classified by its funding source, for example public or private.Local
CharterApprovalAgencyTypeSchoolThe type of agency that approved the establishment or continuation of a charter school.StandardYesYes
CharterStatusLocalEducationAgency
School
A school or agency providing free public elementary or secondary education to eligible students under a specific charter granted by the state legislature or other appropriate authority and designated by such authority to be a charter school.StandardYesYesYes
CountryEducationOrganizationThe name of the country. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.StandardYes
EducationOrganizationCategoryEducationOrganizationThe classification of the education agency within the geographic boundaries of a state according to the level of administrative and operational control granted by the state.StandardYesYes
EducationOrganizationIdentificationSystemEducationOrganizationIdentificationCodeA coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping.
FederalLocaleCodeSchoolThe federal locale code associated with an education organization.
GradeLevelSchoolThe grade levels served at the school.OrthodoxYesYes
GunFreeSchoolsActReportingStatusLocalEducationAgencyAn indication of whether the school or Local Education Agency (LEA) submitted a Gun-Free Schools Act (GFSA) of 1994 report to the state, as defined by Title 18, Section 921.StandardYesYes
IndicatorEducationOrganizationThe name or code for the indicator or metric.Local
IndicatorGroupEducationOrganizationThe name for a group of indicators.Local
IndicatorLevelEducationOrganizationThe value of the indicator or metric, as a value from a controlled vocabulary. The semantics of an empty value is "not submitted."Local
InstitutionTelephoneNumberTypeEducationOrganizationThe type of communication number listed for an individual or organization.OrthodoxYesYesYes
InternetAccessSchoolThe type of Internet access available.Flexible
LicenseStatusCommunityProviderLicenseAn indication of the status of the license.Flexible
LicenseTypeCommunityProviderLicenseAn indication of the category of the license.Flexible
LocaleEducationOrganizationA general geographic indicator that categorizes U.S. territory (e.g., City, Suburban).OrthodoxYes
LocalEducationAgencyCategoryLocalEducationAgencyThe category of local education agency/district.LocalYesYes
MagnetSpecialProgramEmphasisSchoolSchoolA school that has been designed: 1) to attract students of different racial/ethnic backgrounds for the purpose of reducing, preventing, or eliminating racial isolation; and/or 2) to provide an academic or social focus on a particular theme (e.g., science/math, performing arts, gifted/talented, or foreign language).StandardYesYes
MediumOfInstructionPostSecondaryInstitutionThe categories in which an institution serves the students.OrthodoxYes
NetworkPurposeEducationOrganizationNetworkThe purpose(s) of the network (e.g., shared services, collective procurement).Flexible
OperationalStatusEducationOrganizationThe current operational status of the education organization (e.g., active, inactive).StandardYesYesYes
PostSecondaryInstitutionLevelPostSecondaryInstitutionA classification of whether a post secondary institution's highest level of offering is a program of 4-years or higher (4 year), 2-but-less-than 4-years (2 year), or less than 2-years.Local
ProviderCategoryCommunityProviderIndicates the category of the provider.Local
ProviderProfitabilityCommunityProviderIndicates the profitability status of the provider.Standard
ProviderStatusCommunityProviderIndicates the status of the provider.Flexible
SchoolCategorySchoolThe one or more categories of school.LocalYes
SchoolChoiceImplementStatusLocalEducationAgencyAn indication of whether the LEA was able to implement the provisions for public school choice under Title I, Part A, Section 1116 of ESEA as amended.Standard
SchoolTypeSchoolThe type of education institution as classified by its primary focus.
StateAbbreviationEducationOrganizationThe abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.StandardYes
TitleIPartASchoolDesignationSchoolDenotes the Title I Part A designation for the school.StandardYesYes
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See Non-normative Descriptor Classifications for more information on Usage Classification.