Free School Data and Tools
Interested in providing comprehensive school information on your site for free?
Education.com provides free access to the school data found in our SchoolFinder application to all websites and blogs. Simply customize the Local Schools widget or request access to our school data web service and have school information in minutes. What's new with our local school data?
Option 1: SchoolFinder Widget
The SchoolFinder Local Schools widget has a customizable map and directory view of the schools in your community. Your users are able to view basic school information through the widget as well as perform new school searches.
Create your own widget
Option 2: SchoolFinder Web Service
Want to add data about schools to your application? Our open web service allows developers free access to the comprehensive SchoolFinder database! Give your users direct access to school information in your application. Currently our web service partners include the premier real estate search engine Zillow.
Access free web service
What is SchoolFinder?
SchoolFinder is a free online resource that gives parents access to information on all public and private K-12 schools across the 50 U.S. states. More than just a school directory, SchoolFinder data helps make the school selection process easier in your community by providing comprehensive information on a school’s academic performance, student demographics, teacher statistics and parent reviews.
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Our tools give you access to a complete nationwide data set:
- Schools
- Over 125,000 schools nationwide:
- 96,000 Public Schools, including charter, magnet, andalternative schools
- 30,000 Private Schools, including independent and parochial schools
- 17,000 School Districts
- School Profiles
- Contact Information
- School Name
- Address
- Phone number
- Latitude/ Longitude of school
- School distance from latitude/longitude
- School Facts
- School Type: Charter, Magnet, etc.
- School District
- Enrollment
- Grades Served
- Test Scores
- State Standardized Test Results
- Results by grade and subject level
- No Child Left Behind Accountability
- Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)
- API Result (California)
- Student and Teacher Statistics
- Student-Teacher Ratio
- Student Ethnicity
- Student Gender
- Student Economic Level
- English Language Learners
- Students Participating in Special Education Programs
- Gifted Students
- Graduation Rate/ Dropout Rate
- Teacher Credentials/ Certification
- Teacher Experience
- Teacher Degree Level
- Parent Ratings and Reviews
- Parent Testimonial
- Reviews of school culture and environment
- Manual QA of all school reviews
- Overall and Specific Parent Ratings
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Parental Involvement
- Facilities
- Safety
- Athletics
- Special Education Resources
- Gifted and Talented Resources
- Extracurricular Opportunities
If you have any questions about the Local Schools Widget or free school data web service, please contact us at api-support@education.com
