/studentSchoolAssociation

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/studentSchoolAssociation

This association represents the School in which a student is enrolled. A student and school must exist prior to making this association.

This endpoint is expected from Choice schools.


Data Properties:

#

Property Name

Data Type

Public (Required/ Optional/ Conditional)

Choice (Required/ Optional/ Conditional)

Business Definition

Data Element Page

1.0

entryDate*

string

REQ'D

REQ'D

The month, day, and year on which an individual enters and begins to receive instructional services in a school.

Enrollment and Exit Date

2.0

schoolReference

array

REQ'D

REQ'D

A reference to the related School resource

 

3.0

schoolId*

big integer

REQ'D

REQ'D

The Education Organization Identifier assigned to a school.

Format change from Integer to Big Integer
(2025-26 SY and later)

School ID

4.0

studentReference

array

REQ'D

REQ'D

A reference to related Student resource

 

5.0

studentUniqueId*

string

REQ'D

REQ'D

A unique alphanumeric code assigned to a student.

WISEid

6.0

entryGradeLevelDescriptor

string

REQ'D

REQ'D

The grade level or primary instructional level at which a student enters and receives services in a school or an educational institution during a given academic session.

Grade Level Placement (Assignment)

7.0

exitWithdrawDate

string

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

The recorded exit or withdraw date for the student.The circumstances under which the student exited from membership in an educational institution.

Enrollment and Exit Date

8.0

exitWithdrawTypeDescriptor

string

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

The circumstances under which the student exited from membership in an educational institution.

Exit Type

9.0

fullTimeEquivalency

number

REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The full-time equivalent ratio for the students assignment to a school for services or instruction. For example, a full-time student would have an FTE value of 1 while a half-time student would have an FTE value of 0.5.

Full Time Equivalency: Pupil Count (WiSFiP)

10.0

primarySchool

boolean

REQ'D

REQ'D

Indicates if a given enrollment record should be considered the primary record for a student.

Primary School

11.0

repeatGradeIndicator (2024/25 SY and prior)

boolean

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

An indicator of whether the student is enrolling to repeat a grade level, either by failure or an agreement to hold the student back.

Repeat Grade Indicator

12.0

termCompletionIndicator

boolean

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

Indicates whether or not a student completed the most recent school term.

Term Completion Indicator

13.0

WI_studentSchoolAssociationExtensions

array

 

 

 

 

14.0

actualDaysAttendance

number

REQ'D

REQ'D

Aggregate value that captures the actual days in attendance for a student

Attendance

15.0

possibleDaysAttendance

number

REQ'D

REQ'D

Aggregate value that capture the possible days in attendance for a student

Attendance

16.0

privateSchoolChoiceProgramParticipant (2024-25 and prior)

boolean

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

An indicator of whether the student attends a school participating in the Private School Choice Programs (Choice).

Choice School Program Participant

17.0

SchoolChoice
(For 2025-26 onward)

boolean

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

An indicator of whether the student attends a school participating in the Private School Choice Programs (Choice).

Choice School Program Participant

18.0

expectedTransferLocalEducationAgencyReference (2024-25 and prior)

array

 

 

A reference to the related EducationOrganization resource

 

19.0

localEducationAgencyId (2024-25 and prior)

integer

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The identifier assigned to an education organization.

Expected Transfer School/District

20.0

expectedTransferSchoolReference (2024-25 and prior)

array

 

 

A reference to the related School resource

 

21.0

schoolId (2024-25 and prior)

integer

CONDITIONALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The identifier assigned to a school.

Expected Transfer School/District

22.0

nextYearSchoolReference
(For 2025-26 onward)

string

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

A reference to the related School resource

 

23.0

nextYearGradeLevelDescriptor
(For 2025-26 onward)

 

CONDITIONALLY REQ'D

CONDITIONALLY REQ'D

The anticipated grade level for the student for the next enrollment. (use the namespace uri://dpi.wi.gov/GradeLevelDescriptor)

Grade Level Placement (Assignment)

24.0

schoolId

biginteger

CONDITIONALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The identifier assigned to a school.

Format change from Integer to Big Integer (2025-26 SY and later)

Expected Transfer School/District

25.0

enrollmentTypes (2022-23 and prior)

array

 

 

An unordered collection of studentSchoolAssociationEnrollmentTypes

 

26.0

enrollmentTypeDescriptor
(moved to core for 2025-26 onward)

string

REQ'D

REQ'D

Indicates how a student is enrolled at a school, whether as a primary or non-primary enrollment.

Enrollment Type (WISEdata)

27.0

receivingServices

array

 

 

An unordered collection of studentSchoolAssociationReceivingServices. The status of a student during a specific count date.

 

28.0

countDateNameDescriptor

string

REQ'D

REQ'D

The count date name for the student status (e.g 3rd Fri Sept)

Count Inclusion: 3rd Friday of September

https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/octchildcountinclusion

29.0

countDateReceivingServiceDescriptor

string

REQ'D

REQ'D

The status of the student during the specific count date (e.g. Present)

https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/count-date

30.0

residencyPeriod (2023-24 and later)

array

 

 

 

 

31.0

beginDate (2023-24 and later)

string

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The month, day, and year on which the student entered the residency status.

 

32.0

endDate (2023-24 and later)

sting

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The month, day, and year on which the student exited the residency status.

 

33.0

residentLocalEducationAgencyReference (2023-24 and later)

 

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

The district in which the student resides. ​
In WISEdata, Resident District is not expected for students who live in the district and receive their primary K-12 educational services from the district submitting the data. The Resident District is assumed to be the submitting district unless otherwise noted by inclusion of data in the Resident District field.

https://dpi.wi.gov/wise/data-elements/district-of-residence

34.0

localEducationAgencyId (2023-24 and later)

integer

CONDITINALLY REQ'D

NOT REQ'D

 

 


Descriptors:

Namespace

Code Value

Short Description

Long Description

Namespace

Code Value

Short Description

Long Description

uri://dpi.wi.gov/GradeLevelDescriptor ( Deleted 2026-27 SY)

01

First Grade

First Grade

02

Second Grade

Second Grade

03

Third Grade

Third Grade

04

Fourth Grade

Fourth Grade

05

Fifth Grade

Fifth Grade

06

Sixth Grade

Sixth Grade

07

Seventh Grade

Seventh Grade

08

Eighth Grade

Eighth Grade

09

Ninth Grade

Ninth Grade

10

Tenth Grade

Tenth Grade

11

Eleventh Grade

Eleventh Grade

12

Twelfth Grade

Twelfth Grade

K3

3-year-old Kindergarten

3-year-old Kindergarten

K4

4-year-old Kindergarten

4-year-old Kindergarten

KG

5 year old Kindergarten

5 year old Kindergarten

PK

Pre-Kindergarten

Pre-Kindergarten

uri://ed-fi.org/GradeLevelDescriptor ( 2026-27 SY)

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction