Data Availability

Sector Organization that provides the Data File Description First available Year* Most recent Year*
Early Learning Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) Enrollment and associated information for the Early Support for Infant and Toddlers (ESIT) program participants 2009 2023
Early Learning Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) Enrollment and associated information from the legacy system for the Early Childhood Education Assistance Program (ECEAP) participants 2000 2012
Early Learning Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) Enrollment and associated information from the Early Learning Management System (ELMS) for ECEAP participants 2013 2023
Early Learning Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) Childcare subsidy program and participants 2012 2022
Early Learning Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment for ECEAP students 2013 2019
Early Learning Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF) Early learning educator data  - MERIT (Managed Education and Registry Information Tool) is a system for early learning professionals to log their employment, training, degrees and certifications in the field of early learning.   Not yet available to request
K12 Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) K12 student enrollment, graduation & course information from the Comprehensive Education and Data Research System (CEDARS) 2010 2023
K12 Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) K12 enrollment and limited K12 program information from the Core Student Record System for the period prior to the CEDARS K12 data collection 2005 2010
K12 Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Assessments for students enrolled in public K12,  grades 3-12 2006 2023
K12 Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Kindergarten Readiness Assessment for public kindergarten students (WA KIDS) 2012 2023
K12 Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) K12 school and district personnel 2003 2023
Postsecondary State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) Student enrollments and completions at two-year public institutions 2005 2023
Postsecondary Education Research and Data Center (ERDC) Student enrollments and completions at four-year public institutions (PCHEES - Public Centralized Higher Education Enrollment System) in Washington 2008 2022
Postsecondary National Student Clearinghouse (NSC) Postsecondary enrollment and graduation data for select students from private institutions and out-of-state public institutions. 2008 2023
Postsecondary Workforce Training Board (WTB) Student enrollments and completions at private vocational schools in Washington Not yet available to request
Other State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC) GED data for Washington state GED completers 2011 2023
Apprenticeship Labor and Industries (LNI) Cumulative participation records for each apprenticeship program participant by program/occupation enrollment segment. 2000 2023
Financial Aid Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) Financial aid information of matriculated students in Washington public postsecondary institutions who were awarded and accepted need-based aid. 2005 2022
Financial Aid Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC) Students who have ever started a College Bound Scholarship application or who have been auto-enrolled in the College Bound Scholarship program. 2016 2019
Workforce Employment Security Data (ESD) Wage records for all individuals employed in wage-paying positions for a subset of employers based in Washington 2000 2023

* Year can represent either an academic year or a calendar year.
Academic years are used by: OSPI, SBCTC, PCHEES, NSC, WSAC.  Academic years are identified by the year in which the academic year ends (ie 2018 represents the 2017-2018 academc year).
Calendar years are used by: DCYF, WTB, LNI, ESD and represent January-December of the year listed.