ArcGIS Pro is Esri's main desktop GIS software and it is easy to enable student to install and use it on their personal laptops. All you have to do is:set students up with an Esri Identity in ArcGIS Onlinepoint student at the video explaining how to download ArcGIS ProStudent logs into ArcGIS Pro using their identityLets go through those steps in a bit more detail.

This layer serves as the authoritative geographic data source for California's K-12 public school locations during the 2024-25 academic year. Schools are mapped as point locations and assigned coordinates based on the physical address of the school facility. The school records are enriched with additional demographic and performance variables from the California Department of Education's data collections. These data elements can be visualized and examined geographically to uncover patterns, solve problems and inform education policy decisions.The schools in this file represent a subset of all records contained in the CDE's public school directory database. This subset is restricted to TK-12 public schools that were open in October 2024 to coincide with the official 2024-25 student enrollment counts collected on Fall Census Day in 2024 (first Wednesday in October). This layer also excludes nonpublic nonsectarian schools and district office schools.The CDE's California School Directory provides school location other basic school characteristics found in the layer's attribute table. The school enrollment, demographic and program data are collected by the CDE through the California Longitudinal Achievement System (CALPADS) and can be accessed as publicly downloadable files from the Data & Statistics web page on the CDE website. Schools are assigned X, Y coordinates using a quality controlled geocoding and validation process to optimize positional accuracy. Most schools are mapped to the school structure or centroid of the school property parcel and are individually verified using aerial imagery or assessor's parcels databases. Schools are assigned various geographic area values based on their mapped locations including state and federal legislative district identifiers and National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) locale codes.

The Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI), working with the Michigan Center for Shared Solutions (CSS) provided Data Driven Detroit (D3) with census block codes approximating student residence locations from the October 2013 student count for all students attending a public school in Detroit (DPS, Charter, EAA). With this data, D3 calculated the street-grid distance traveled from home (approximate location) to school for each student that attended a school in Detroit. We then calculated an average distance traveled by students of each school. Ann Arbor Magnet school (and possibly others) is not included in these data due to omission from the original data submission to D3. Average distances were calculated after first removing outlier student locations in counties outside of Wayne, Oakland, Macomb and Washtenaw. Distances were calculated using shortest distance routes from schools to the center of the Census Tract of residence.

If your students need to run Analysis in ArcGIS Online they will need to have a publisher role in ArcGIS Online.This video will take you through how to change a role in ArcGIS Online so your students can access analysis tools in the ArcGIS Online map viewer.ArcGIS Online Administration.Video recorded - April 2020

ArcGIS Online is a great tool enabling students to run spatial analysis and present their work to through interactive web applications. But how would you enable a lecturer to assess students work without the students having to share their work publicly? Here is a question from a lecturer at a universtiy:The solution is to give the Lecturer a customised Role with additional privilege's to be able to see the users content when it is not shared.

Anyone who has taught GIS using Census Data knows it is an invaluable data set for showing students how to take data stored in a table and join it to boundary data to transform this data into something that can be visualised and analysed spatially. Joins are a core GIS skill and need to be learnt, as not every data set is going to come neatly packaged as a shapefile or feature layer with all the data you need stored within. I don't know how many times I taught students to download data as a table from Nomis, load it into a GIS and then join that table data to the appropriate boundary data so they could produce choropleth maps to do some visual analysis, but it was a lot! Once students had gotten the hang of joins using census data they'd often ask why this data doesn't exist as a prepackaged feature layer with all the data they wanted within it. Well good news, now a lot off it is and it's accessible through the Living Atlas! Don't get me wrong I fully understand the importance of teaching students how to perform joins but once you have this understanding if you can access data that already contains all the information you need then you should be taking advantage of it to save you time. So in this exercise I am going to show you how to load English and Welsh Census Data from the 2021 Census into the ArcGIS Map Viewer from the Living Atlas and produce some choropleth maps to use to perform visual analysis without having to perform a single join.

High School graduation rates for the 2015-2016 school year by cities for the state of Michigan. Data Driven Detroit obtained these datasets from MI School Data, for the State of the Detroit Child tool in July 2017. Graduation rates were originally obtained on a school level and aggregated to tract by Data Driven Detroit. The graduation rates were calculated by Data Driven Detroit, using the count of students per cohort per school divided by the count of students who graduated.Click here for metadata (descriptions of the fields).

Learn how to use Admin Tools for ArcGIS Online to delete students and the content (including WebMaps and WebApps). You should be thinking about removing student and content on your schools subscription at least once a year.You should be thinking about removing students and content on your subscription at least once a year.To setup Admin Tools for ArcGIS Online on your schools account refer to https://arcg.is/0z4H4rUpdated December 2022.

This dataset provides the annual results, by school year, from the student surveys. The survey questions assess satisfaction with overall service for individuals who receive assistance from CARE 7 Youth Support Specialists. Students who receive services from Youth Specialists are given the opportunity to complete a survey regarding their satisfaction with the services provided. A student can complete a study every time they meet with a Youth Support Specialists. The survey is voluntary. Data DictionaryAdditional InformationSource: Department generated surveyContact: Maria GonzalezContact Email: Maria_Gonzalez@tempe.govData Source Type: Excel spreadsheetPreparation Method: Responses of "Very Satisfied" and "Satisfied" from two school districts are combined and summarized.Publish Frequency: AnnualPublish Method: Manual

Prior experience of GIS is variable, but a number of PGCE students and in-service teachers reported negative prior experiences with geospatial technology. Common complaints include a course focussed on data students found irrelevant, with learning exercises in the form of list-like instructions. The complexity of desktop GIS software is also often mentioned as off-putting.

ArcGIS for mapping student achievement using Web AppBuilder.BC Schools - Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA)The results of the 7 BC Foundation Skills Assessments (FSA) in Numeracy, Reading and Writing from 2013/14 to 2018/19.Published by the Ministry of Education - Education AnalyticsLicensed under Open Government Licence - British Columbiahttps://catalogue.data.gov.bc.ca/dataset/bc-schools-foundation-skills-assessment-fsa-

Colleges and Universities This feature layer, utilizing data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), displays colleges and universities in the U.S. and its territories. NCES uses the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) as the "primary source for information on U.S. colleges, universities, and technical and vocational institutions." According to NCES, this layer "contains directory information for every institution in the 2023-24 IPEDS universe. Includes name, address, city, state, zip code and various URL links to the institution"s home page, admissions, financial aid offices and the net price calculator. Identifies institutions as currently active, and institutions that participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs for which IPEDS is mandatory." University of the District of ColumbiaData currency: 2023Data source: IPEDS Complete Data FilesData modification: Removed fields with coded values and replaced with descriptionsFor more information: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data SystemSupport documentation: Data DictionaryFor feedback, please contact: ArcGIScomNationalMaps@esri.com U.S. Department of Education (ED) Per ED, The mission of the Department of Education (ED) is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access for students of all ages.

This point datalayer shows the locations of schools in Massachusetts. Schools appearing in this layer are those attended by students in pre-kindergarten through high school. Categories of schools include public, private, charter, collaborative programs, and approved special education. This data was originally developed by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) GIS Program based on database information provided by the Massachusetts Department of Education (DOE). The update published on April 17th, 2009 was based on listings MassGIS obtained from the DOE as of February 9th, 2009. The layer is stored in ArcSDE and distributed as SCHOOLS_PT. Only schools located in Massachusetts are included in this layer. The DOE also provides a listing of out-of-state schools open to Massachusetts' residents, particularly for those with special learning requirements. Please see http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/outofstate.asp for details. Updated September 2018.

Count of students in each grade (PK-12) enrolled in each Alaska public school. These data are taken from the official October 1 student count. This data set features historical data from the 2012-2013 school year to the present. Source: Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

This data has been visualized in a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) format and is provided as a service in the DCRA Information Portal by the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Division of Community and Regional Affairs (SOA DCCED DCRA), Research and Analysis section. SOA DCCED DCRA Research and Analysis is not the authoritative source for this data. For more information and for questions about this data, see: Alaska Department of Education & Early Development Data Center.

The Civil Engineering Students Society organized an 'ArcGIS Online Training for Beginners.' Geographical Information System (GIS) technology provides the tools for creating, managing, analyzing, and visualizing data associated with developing and managing infrastructure.

It also allowed civil engineers to manage and share data, turning it into easily understood reports and visualizations that could be analyzed and communicated to others. Additionally, it helped civil engineers in spatial analysis, data management, urban development, town planning, and site analysis.

It is equally important for beginner geospatial students.

This layer serves as the authoritative geographic data source for all school district area boundaries in California. School districts are single purpose governmental units that operate schools and provide public educational services to residents within geographically defined areas. Agencies considered school districts that do not use geographically defined service areas to determine enrollment are excluded from this data set. In order to view districts represented as point locations, please see the "California School District Offices" layer. The school districts in this layer are enriched with additional district-level attribute information from the California Department of Education's data collections. These data elements add meaningful statistical and descriptive information that can be visualized and analyzed on a map and used to advance education research or inform decision making.School districts are categorized as either elementary (primary), high (secondary) or unified based on the general grade range of the schools operated by the district. Elementary school districts provide education to the lower grade/age levels and the high school districts provide education to the upper grade/age levels while unified school districts provide education to all grade/age levels in their service areas. Boundaries for the elementary, high and unified school district layers are combined into a single file. The resulting composite layer includes areas of overlapping boundaries since elementary and high school districts each serve a different grade range of students within the same territory. The 'DistrictType' field can be used to filter and display districts separately by type. Boundary lines are maintained by the California Department of Education (CDE) and are effective in the 2022-23 academic year . The CDE works collaboratively with the US Census Bureau to update and maintain boundary information as part of the federal School District Review Program (SDRP). The Census Bureau uses these school district boundaries to develop annual estimates of children in poverty to help the U.S. Department of Education determine the annual allocation of Title I funding to states and school districts. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) also uses the school district boundaries to develop a broad collection of district-level demographic estimates from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS).The school district enrollment and demographic information are based on student enrollment counts collected on Fall Census Day (first Wednesday in October) in the 2022-23 academic year. These data elements are collected by the CDE through the California Longitudinal Achievement System (CALPADS) and can be accessed as publicly downloadable files from the Data & Statistics web page on the CDE website https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds.

This dataset contains college enrollment information for the state of Michigan. College enrollment was defined as the number of public high school students who graduated in 2017, who enrolled in a college or university. This dataset includes enrollment in two-year and four-year institutions of higher education.

This page provides data for the 3rd Grade Reading Level Proficiency performance measure.The dataset includes the student performance results on the English/Language Arts section of the AzMERIT from the Fall 2017 and Spring 2018. Data is representive of students in third grade in public elementary schools in Tempe. This includes schools from both Tempe Elementary and Kyrene districts. Results are by school and provide the total number of students tested, total percentage passing and percentage of students scoring at each of the four levels of proficiency. The performance measure dashboard is available at 3.07 3rd Grade Reading Level Proficiency.Additional InformationSource: Arizona Department of EducationContact: Ann Lynn DiDomenicoContact E-Mail: Ann_DiDomenico@tempe.govData Source Type: Excel/ CSVPreparation Method: Filters on original dataset: within "Schools" Tab School District [select Tempe School District and Kyrene School District]; School Name [deselect Kyrene SD not in Tempe city limits]; Content Area [select English Language Arts]; Test Level [select Grade 3]; Subgroup/Ethnicity [select All Students] Remove irrelevant fields; Add Fiscal YearPublish Frequency: Annually as data becomes availablePublish Method: ManualData Dictionary

2018 DC School Report Card. STAR Framework student group scores by school and school framework. The STAR Framework measures performance for 10 different student groups with a minimum n size of 10 or more students at the school. The student groups are All Students, Students with Disabilities, Student who are At Risk, English Learners, and students who identify as the following ESSA-defined racial/ethnic groups: American Indian or Alaskan Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic/Latino of any race, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White, and Two or more races. The Alternative School Framework includes an eleventh student group, At-Risk Students with Disabilities.Some students are included in the school- and LEA-level aggregations that will display on the DC School Report Card but are not included in calculations for the STAR Framework. These students are included in the “All Report Card Students” student group to distinguish from the “All Students” group used for the STAR Framework.Supplemental:Metric scores are not reported for n-sizes less than 10; metrics that have an n-size less than 10 are not included in calculation of STAR scores and ratings.At the state level, teacher data is reported on the DC School Report Card for all schools, high-poverty schools, and low-poverty schools. The definition for high-poverty and low-poverty schools is included in DC's ESSA State Plan. At the school level, teacher data is reported for the entire school, and at the LEA-level, teacher data is reported for all schools only.On the STAR Framework, 203 schools received STAR scores and ratings based on data from the 2017-18 school year. Of those 203 schools, 2 schools closed after the completion of the 2017-18 school year (Excel Academy PCS and Washington Mathematics Science Technology PCHS). Because those two schools closed, they do not receive a School Report Card and report card metrics were not calculated for those schools.Schools with non-traditional grade configurations may be assigned multiple school frameworks as part of the STAR Framework. For example, a K-8 school would be assigned the Elementary School Framework and the Middle School Framework. Because a school may have multiple school frameworks, the total number of school framework scores across the city will be greater than the total number of schools that received a STAR score and rating.Detailed information about the metrics and calculations for the DC School Report Card and STAR Framework can be found in the 2018 DC School Report Card and STAR Framework Technical Guide (https://osse.dc.gov/publication/2018-dc-school-report-card-and-star-framework-technical-guide).

This dataset contains college readiness information, by U.S. Census Block Group, for the state of Michigan. This dataset is reporting score information from the 2017-2018 school year. Students were considered ready for college if they scored at or above the benchmark scores. The SAT Benchmarks represent the likelihood of success in entry-level college courses. The benchmark for Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) is 480 and 530 for Math. The SAT total score reported for Michigan is the combined Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing, and Math Student Score. The Total Score range is 400 – 1600. Data Driven Detroit obtained this data from MiSchoolData.org in October 2018 at a building level and aggregated the data to a block group level.