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Enrollment Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Enrollment Domain Entities​

NameDescription
AccountabilityRatingAn accountability rating for a school or district.
CrisisEventThis entity represents natural or man-made event that causes the disruption of school-level activities and temporary or permanent displacement of students.
EducationOrganizationThis entity represents any public or private institution, organization, or agency that provides instructional or support services to students or staff at any level.
GraduationPlanThis entity is a plan outlining the required credits, credits by subject, credits by course, and other criteria required for graduation. A graduation plan may be one or more standard plans defined by an education organization and/or individual plans for some or all students.
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.
SchoolThis entity represents an educational organization that includes staff and students who participate in classes and educational activity groups.
StudentThis entity represents an individual for whom instruction, services, and/or care are provided in an early childhood, elementary, or secondary educational program under the jurisdiction of a school, education agency or other institution or program. A student is a person who has been enrolled in a school or other educational institution.
StudentDemographicThe demographic information associated to a student.
StudentDirectoryThe contact information associated to a student.
StudentIdentificationCodeThis entity holds different identity codes for a student.
StudentTransportationThis entity captures detailed information about student transportation arrangements, including the responsible organization, eligibility for public expense coverage, transportation type, special accommodations, and specific bus details.
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationThis association represents student information as reported in the context of the student's relationship to the education organization. Enrollment relationship semantics are covered by StudentSchoolAssociation.
StudentEducationOrganizationResponsibilityAssociationThis association indicates a relationship between a student and an education organization other than an enrollment relationship, and generally indicating some kind of responsibility of the education organization for the student. Enrollment relationship semantics are covered by StudentSchoolAssociation.
StudentSchoolAssociationThis association represents the school in which a student is enrolled. The semantics of enrollment may differ slightly by state. Non-enrollment relationships between a student and an education organization may be described using the StudentEducationOrganizationAssociation.

Extended References​

NameDescription
CalendarA set of dates associated with an organization.
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.
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.
PostSecondaryInstitutionAn organization that provides educational programs for individuals who have completed or otherwise left educational programs in secondary school(s).
PersonThis entity represents a human being.

Enrollment Domain Descriptors​

EntityNameDescriptionUsage ClassificationEDFacts MappingCommonly UsedCommonly State-Defined
GraduationPlanAcademicSubjectThe intended major subject area of the graduation requirement.Local
StudentDemographicAccommodationThe special variation(s) to be used for the specific part of the assessment battery on how is presented, how it is administered, or how the test taker is allowed to respond.LocalYes
SchoolAccreditationStatusThe accreditation status for an education preparation provider.Standard
EducationOrganization
StudentDirectory
AddressCharacteristicThe address characteristic mainly to reflect if Primary and type of communication to be received, e.g.: Primary, Validated, Gets Copy of Report, Discipline Correspondence.
EducationOrganization
StudentDirectory
AddressTypeThe type of address listed for an individual or organization. (For example: Physical Address, Mailing Address, Home Address, etc.)
SchoolAdministrativeFundingControlThe type of education institution as classified by its funding source, for example public or private.
StudentDemographicAncestryEthnicOriginThe original peoples or cultures with which the individual identifies.LocalYes
GraduationPlanAssessmentReportingMethodThe method that the administrator of the assessment uses to report the performance and achievement of all students. It may be a qualitative method such as performance level descriptors or a quantitative method such as a numerical grade or cut score. More than one type of reporting method may be used.LocalYesYes
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationBarrierToInternetAccessInResidenceAn indication of the barrier to having internet access in the student’s primary place of residence.
StudentTransportationBusRouteIdentifies the specific route taken by a bus for student transportation.
GraduationPlanCertificationRouteThe process, program, or pathway used to obtain a certification.Orthodox
SchoolCharterApprovalAgencyTypeThe type of agency that approved the establishment or continuation of a charter school.StandardYesYes
LocalEducationAgency
School
CharterStatusA 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
StudentDemographicCitizenshipStatusAn indicator of whether or not the person is a U.S. citizen.Orthodox
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationCohortYearTypeThe type of cohort year (9th grade, graduation).Local
EducationOrganization
Student
StudentDemographic
StudentDirectory
CountryThe name of the country. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.StandardYes
GraduationPlanCreditCategory"A categorization for the course transcript credits awarded in the course transcript.Flexible
GraduationPlanCreditTypeThe type of credits or units of value awarded for the completion of a course.Flexible
CrisisEventCrisisTypeThe type or category of crisis.StandardYesYes
StudentDemographicDisabilityA disability category that describes a individual's impairment.OrthodoxYesYes
StudentDemographicDisabilityDesignationWhether the disability is IDEA, Section 504, or other disability designation.OrthodoxYes
StudentDemographicDisabilityDeterminationSourceTypeThe source that provided the disability determination.OrthodoxYes
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationDisplacedStudentStatusIndicates whether a student has been displaced as a result of a crisis event.
StudentDemographicEconomicDisadvantageThe indication of an inadequate financial condition of an individual's family, as determined by family income, number of family members/dependents, participation in public assistance programs, and/or other characteristics considered relevant by federal, state, and local policy.
EducationOrganizationEducationOrganizationCategoryThe 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.
StudentSchoolAssociationEducationPlanThe type of education plan(s) the student is following, if appropriate.
StudentDirectoryElectronicMailTypeThe type of email listed for an individual or organization. (For example: Home/Personal, Work, etc.)Standard
StudentSchoolAssociationEnrollmentTypeThe type of enrollment reflected by the StudentSchoolAssociation.
StudentSchoolAssociationEntryGradeLevelReasonThe primary reason as to why a staff member determined that a student should be promoted or not (or be demoted) at the end of a given school term.
StudentSchoolAssociationEntryTypeThe process by which a student enters a school during a given academic session.
StudentSchoolAssociationExitWithdrawTypeThe circumstances under which the student exited from membership in an educational institution.
LocalEducationAgency
PostSecondaryInstitution
School
FederalLocaleCodeThe federal locale code associated with an education organization.
School
StudentSchoolAssociation
GradeLevelThe grade levels served at and/or primary instructional level at which a student enters and receives services in a school or an educational institution during a given academic session.
GraduationPlanGraduationPlanTypeThe type of academic plan the student is following for graduation.
LocalEducationAgencyGunFreeSchoolsActReportingStatusAn 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.
Student
StudentDemographic
IdentificationDocumentUseThe primary function of the document used for establishing identity.Orthodox
EducationOrganizationIndicatorThe name or code for the indicator or metric.
EducationOrganizationIndicatorGroupThe name for a group of indicators.
EducationOrganizationIndicatorLevelThe value of the indicator or metric, as a value from a controlled vocabulary. The semantics of an empty value is "not submitted."
EducationOrganizationInstitutionTelephoneNumberTypeThe type of communication number listed for an individual or organization.
SchoolInternetAccessThe type of Internet access available.
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationInternetAccessTypeInResidenceThe primary type of internet service used in the student’s primary place of residence.
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationInternetPerformanceInResidenceAn indication of whether the student can complete the full range of learning activities, including video streaming and assignment upload, without interruptions caused by poor internet performance in their primary place of residence.
StudentDemographicLanguageA specification of which written or spoken communication is being used.StandardYesYes
StudentDemographicLanguageUseA description of how the language is used (e.g. Home Language, Native Language, Spoken Language).Orthodox
StudentDemographicLimitedEnglishProficiencyAn indication that the student has been identified as limited English proficient by the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC), or English proficient.StandardYes
EducationOrganization
StudentDirectory
LocaleA general geographic indicator that categorizes U.S. territory (e.g., City, Suburban).
LocalEducationAgencyLocalEducationAgencyCategoryThe category of local education agency/district.
SchoolMagnetSpecialProgramEmphasisSchoolA 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).
EducationOrganizationOperationalStatusThe current operational status of the education organization (e.g., active, inactive).
StudentOtherNameTypeThe types of alternate names for an individual.Orthodox
GraduationPlanPerformanceLevelThe performance level(s) defined for the assessment.LocalYesYes
Student
StudentDemographic
PersonalInformationVerificationThe category of the document relative to its purpose.Orthodox
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationPrimaryLearningDeviceAccessAn indication of whether the primary learning device is shared or not shared with another individual.
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationPrimaryLearningDeviceAwayFromSchoolThe type of device the student uses most often to complete learning activities away from school.
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationPrimaryLearningDeviceProviderThe provider of the primary learning device.
StudentDemographicRaceThe general racial category which most clearly reflects the individual's recognition of his or her community or with the which the individual most identifies as last reported to the education organization. The data model allows for multiple entries so that each individual can specify all appropriate races.Standard
StudentSchoolAssociationResidencyStatusAn indication of the location of a persons legal residence relative to (within or outside of) the boundaries of the public school attended and its administrative unit.
StudentEducationOrganizationResponsibilityAssociationResponsibilityIndications of an education organization's responsibility for a student, such as accountability, attendance, funding, etc.
GraduationPlanResultDatatypeTypeThe datatype of the result. The results can be expressed as a number, percentile, range, level, etc.OrthodoxYes
SchoolSchoolCategoryThe one or more categories of school.
StudentSchoolAssociationSchoolChoiceBasisThe legal basis for the school choice enrollment according to local, state or federal policy or regulation. (The descriptor provides the list of available bases specific to the state.
LocalEducationAgencySchoolChoiceImplementStatusAn 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.
SchoolSchoolTypeThe type of education institution as classified by its primary focus.
Student
StudentDemographic
SexA person's sex at birth.Standard
EducationOrganization
StudentDirectory
StateAbbreviationThe abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.StandardYes
StudentDemographicStudentCharacteristicThe characteristic designated for the student.Local
StudentIdentificationCodeStudentIdentificationSystemA coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping purposes by schools, LEAs, SEAs, or other agencies refer to a student.Orthodox
StudentDemographicSupporterMilitaryConnectionMilitary connection of the person/people whom the student is a dependent of.Standard
StudentDirectoryTelephoneNumberTypeThe type of communication number listed for an individual or organization.Standard
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationTermThe term associated with the cohort year; for example, the intended term of graduation.
SchoolTitleIPartASchoolDesignationDenotes the Title I Part A designation for the school.
StudentTransportationTransportationPublicExpenseEligibilityTypeThe primary type of eligibility for transporting a student at public expense.
StudentTransportationTransportationTypeThe mode or type of transportation utilized by a student to commute to and from school.
StudentTransportationTravelDayofWeekSpecifies the day(s) of the week on which student transportation occurs.
StudentTransportationTravelDirectionIndicates the direction of travel for the student transportation route (e.g., to school, from school).
StudentDemographicTribalAffiliationAn American Indian tribe with which the student is affiliated as last reported to the education organization.Orthodox
StudentDemographicVisaAn indicator of a non-US citizen's Visa type.Standard
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See Non-normative Descriptor Classifications for more information on Usage Classification.