Data Availability

This web page outlines the availability of ERDC’s P20W data sources by sector and data contributing organization.

This page outlines the availability of ERDC’s P20W data sources by sector and data contributing organization. For more detailed information about each data source, review ERDC’s P20W Data Handbook and other resources on the Working with ERDC data page.

First Available Year and Most Recent Year can represent either an academic year or a calendar year, depending on the data source. Academic Years are used by: OSPI, SBCTC, PCHEES, NSC, WSAC.  Academic Years are identified by the year in which the academic year ends (i.e., 2018 represents the 2017-2018 academic year). Calendar Years are used by: DCYF, WTB, LNI, ESD and represent January-December of the year listed.

When the Most Recent Year Available cell is blank, it means that data element is available for the current year.

Last Updated: 11/08/2024

Core P20W Data Sources

Sector

Organization that provides the Data

File Description

First Available Year

Most Recent Year

Early Learning

Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)

Early Support for Infant and Toddlers (ESIT) - Enrollment and associated information for the ESIT program participants

2009

 

Early Learning

Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)

Early Childhood Education Assistance Program (ECEAP) - Historical enrollment and associated information for ECEAP participants (from legacy system)

2000

2012

Early Learning

Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)

Early Learning Management System (ELMS) - Enrollment and associated information for ECEAP participants (current system)

2013

 

Early Learning

Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)

Childcare subsidy program (CCSP) - information for CCSP programs and participants

2012

 

Early Learning

Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)

Early Learning Assessment - Teaching Strategies GOLD assessment for ECEAP students

2013

2019

Early Learning

Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)

Early Learning Workforce - 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 Public School

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

Kindergarten Assessment (WA KIDS) - Assessments for public kindergarten students

2012

 

K12 Public School

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

Comprehensive Education and Data Research System (CEDARS) - K12 student enrollment, graduation,  course, and other administrative academic information

2010

 

K12 Public School

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

Core Student Record System (CSRS) - K12 enrollment and limited K12 program information for the period prior to the CEDARS K12 data collection

2005

2010

K12 Public School

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

Annual Statewide Assessment - Assessments for students enrolled in public K12 between grades 3-12

2005

 

K12 Staff and Educators

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

K12 school and district personnel (S-275) - Demographic, degree. experience, contract, and assignment information for public K-12 staff

2003

2022

K12 Staff and Educators

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

Educator certification – Certificate and endorsement records for all teachers who receive teaching certificates

1901

K12 Staff and Educators

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

Retention and mobility - for each teaching staff, including each assignment and role they hold

2002

2021

Postsecondary

State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC)

Public Community and Technical Colleges (CTC) - Student program and course enrollments and completions at public CTCs in Washington

2005

 

Postsecondary

Education Research and Data Center (ERDC)

Public Centralized Higher Education Enrollment System (PCHEES) - Student program and course enrollments and completions at four-year public institutions in Washington

2008

 

Postsecondary

National Student Clearinghouse (NSC)

Private and Out-of-State Institutions - Postsecondary enrollment and graduation data for select students from private institutions and out-of-state public institutions

2008

2023

Postsecondary

Educator Preparation Program (EPP)

Educator Preparation Program (EPP) - Student enrollment and program records, and institution- and program-level information for EPP programs in Washington

2017

Postsecondary

Workforce Training Board (WTB)

Washington Private Vocational Schools - Student enrollments and completions at private vocational schools in Washington

Not yet available to request

Postsecondary

State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC)

General Equivalency Development (GED) - GED records for Washington state GED completers

2011

 

Apprenticeship

Labor and Industries (LNI)

Registered Apprenticeships - Cumulative participation records for each apprenticeship program participant by program/occupation enrollment segment.

2000

 

Workforce

Employment Security Data (ESD)

Workforce Data - File of wage records for all individuals employed in wage-paying positions for a subset of employers based in Washington, along with a summary file of employer characteristics that can be associated with employees in the wage record file

2000

 

Community and Organizational Characteristics

U.S. Census American Community Survey (ACS)

American Community Survey / Census - Weighted ACS Demographic Profiles data for 5-year intervals at the school district level; includes social data, economic data, housing data, and demographic data

2005-2009

 

Restricted Use Data

Sector

Organization that provides the Data

File Description

First Available Year

Most Recent Year

Financial Aid

Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC)

Unit Record Financial Aid - 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)

College Bound Scholarship Data - Students who have ever started a College Bound Scholarship application or who have been auto-enrolled in the College Bound Scholarship program*.

*Note: Data relating to students who do not complete the application is restricted for WSAC use only.

2016

2019

Financial Aid

Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC)

Financial Aid Family Income - information for all students that have applied for financial aid in Washington

2013

Special Populations and Programs

Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)

Early Childhood Educational Assistance Program (ECEAP) - Boolean questions responses to questions asked during application process

2013

Special Populations and Programs

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)

Criminal Justice (AOC)- Case-level and person-level data for individuals involved in criminal, juvenile offender, and infraction cases filed within Washington State Superior, District, and Municipal courts

2010

Special Populations and Programs

Department of Corrections

Criminal Justice (DOC) - Custody records for individuals incarcerated or under community supervision for more than one year (excludes local detention and Juvenile Rehabilitation).

2010

Special Populations and Programs

Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)

Foster Care - Records for children and youth who were placed in foster care and authority between ages 3-21, including youth involved in extended foster care

2012

Special Populations and Programs

Department of Commerce

Homelessness - Record-level data for students experiencing homelessness collected via survey from individuals receiving housing services

Special Populations and Programs

Department of Children Youth and Families (DCYF)

Juvenile Rehabilitation Roster – administrative data for youth up to age 25 involved with juvenile justice facilities

2014

2023

Special Populations and Programs

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)

K-12 Institutional educational services – enrollment records for students who received K-12 educational services at any type of institutional education facility

2013

 

Additional data sources that are in development and not yet ready to request include:

  • DCYF Teaching Strategies Gold (TSGold) Assessments
  • WSAC College Bound
  • OSPI Dual Credit Exam Scores
  • OSPI English Learner Annual Assessments
  • OSPI K-12 Graduation Pathways
  • WTB Washington Private Vocational Schools
  • ESD Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Program

Once ERDC finishes the development stage, these data sources will be updated in the tables below and added to the P20W Data Dictionary.