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Student Identification and Demographics Domain - Entities, References, and Descriptors

Student Identification and Demographics Domain Entities​

NameDescription
ContactThis entity represents a contact of a student, such as a parent, guardian or caretaker.
ContactIdentificationCodeThis entity holds different identity codes associated to a contact.
PersonThis entity represents a human being.
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.
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationThis association represents student information that is specific to a student's relationship with an EducationOrganization. Often, these student properties are the result of evaluations administered by Local Education Agencies and therefore may have different values if the student is enrolled at more than one Local Education Agency.
StudentContactAssociationThis association relates students to their parents, guardians, or caretakers.

Extended References​

NameDescription
FinancialAidThis entity represents the financial aid a person is awarded.
EducationOrganizationThis entity represents any public or private institution, organization, or agency that provides instructional or support services to students or staff at any level.

Student Identification and Demographics Domain Descriptors​

EntityNameDescriptionUsage ClassificationEDFacts MappingCommonly UsedCommonly State-Defined
Contact
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.
Contact
StudentDirectory
AddressTypeThe type of address listed for an individual or organization. (For example: Physical Address, Mailing Address, Home Address, etc.)Orthodox
FinancialAidAidTypeThe classification of financial aid awarded to a person for the academic term/year.Orthodox
StudentDirectoryAncestryEthnicOriginThe original peoples or cultures with which the individual identifies.LocalYes
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationBarrierToInternetAccessInResidenceAn indication of the barrier to having internet access in the student’s primary place of residence.Flexible
StudentDemographicCitizenshipStatusAn indicator of whether or not the person is a U.S. citizen.Orthodox
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationCohortYearTypeThe type and year of a cohort (e.g., 9th grade) the student belongs to as determined by the year that student entered a specific grade.Local
ContactIdentificationCodeContactIdentificationSystemA coding scheme that is used for identification and record-keeping.
Contact
Student
StudentDemographic
StudentDirectory
CountryThe name of the country. It is strongly recommended that entries use only ISO 3166 2-letter country codes.Standard
StudentDemographicDisabilityThe disability condition(s) that best describes an individual's impairment, as determined by evaluation(s) conducted by the education organization.Orthodox
StudentDemographicDisabilityDesignationWhether the disability is IDEA, Section 504, or other disability designation.Orthodox
StudentDemographicDisabilityDeterminationSourceTypeThe source that provided the disability determination.Orthodox
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationDisplacedStudentStatusIndicates whether a student has been displaced as a result of a crisis event.Orthodox
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.Orthodox
Contact
StudentDirectory
ElectronicMailTypeThe type of email listed for an individual or organization. (For example: Home/Personal, Work, etc.)Standard
Student
StudentDemographic
IdentificationDocumentUseThe primary function of the document used for establishing identity.Orthodox
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationInternetAccessTypeInResidenceThe primary type of internet service used in the student’s primary place of residence.Orthodox
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.Orthodox
StudentDemographicLanguageA specification of which written or spoken communication is being used.Orthodox
StudentDemographicLanguageUseA description of how the language is used (e.g. Home Language, Native Language, Spoken Language).Orthodox
ContactLevelOfEducationThe extent of formal instruction an individual has received (e.g., the highest grade in school completed or its equivalent or the highest degree received).Orthodox
StudentDemographicLimitedEnglishProficiencyAn indication that the student has been identified as limited English proficient by the Language Proficiency Assessment Committee (LPAC), or English proficient.OrthodoxYesYesYes
Contact
StudentDirectory
LocaleA general geographic indicator that categorizes U.S. territory (e.g., City, Suburban).Standard
Contact
Student
OtherNameTypeThe types of alternate names for an individual.Orthodox
StudentDemographicPersonalInformationVerificationThe category of the document relative to its purposeOrthodox
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationPrimaryLearningDeviceAccessAn indication of whether the primary learning device is shared or not shared with another individual.Flexible
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationPrimaryLearningDeviceAwayFromSchoolThe type of device the student uses most often to complete learning activities away from school.Flexible
StudentEducationOrganizationAssociationPrimaryLearningDeviceProviderThe provider of the primary learning device.Flexible
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
StudentContactAssociationRelationThe nature of an individual's relationship to a student, primarily used to capture family relationships.Orthodox
Contact
Student
StudentDemographic
SexThe individual's birth sex as reported to the education organization.Standard
PersonSourceSystemThis descriptor defines the originating record source system for the person.Local
Contact
Student
StudentDemographic
StateAbbreviationThe abbreviation for the state (within the United States) or outlying area in which an address is located.Standard
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 to refer to a student.Orthodox
StudentDemographicSupporterMilitaryConnectionMilitary connection of the person/people whom the student is a dependent of.Standard
Contact
StudentDemographic
TelephoneNumberTypeThe 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.
StudentDemographicTribalAffiliationAn American Indian tribe with which the student is affiliated as last reported to the education organization.Standard
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.