Powering the Journey to Graduation

School Management Software Built for
K-12 Districts

Bring critical district operations together in one system designed to help keep students and staff moving forward.

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Simplify the Systems Behind Student Success

When systems don't talk to each other, the burden falls on people. Attendance tracking, assessment logistics, staff evaluations, graduation audits, and reporting requirements create dozens of moving parts, and disconnected tools only add friction.

Former educators built Education Advanced because they understand this challenge. Our connected system unites assessment coordination, staff evaluation, and CCMR tracking, replacing disconnected tools, spreadsheets, and workarounds while helping districts align with student privacy protections like the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
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The result: clarity, visibility, and confidence across the student lifecycle, so educators can focus on students, teachers, and the outcomes that matter.

Trusted by 1,000+ Districts Across the United States

  • Ann Arbor Public Schools, MI

  • Austin Independent School District, TX

  • El Paso Independent School District, TX

  • Fort Worth Independent School District, TX

  • Indianapolis Public Schools, IN

  • Memphis-Shelby County Schools, TN

  • San Antonio Independent School District, TX

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How Education Advanced Supports the Student Lifecycle

Behind every graduation is a coordinated system working quietly in the background. From the first benchmark assessment to final transcript audits, school management navigates a series of processes that can directly affect a student’s progress.

Education Advanced connects the work behind those milestones so teams can identify needs, stay on top of requirements, and keep students moving forward.

‍Education Advanced Supports the Full Student Lifecycle:‍

Testing & Assessment
Assessment coordination and accommodations management to ensure every student receives the support they need during state and local testing.
Teaching & Instruction
Staff evaluations and professional growth tracking that align instructional goals with compliance requirements.
Graduation & Readiness
Graduation tracking and credit monitoring to help counselors and administrators identify risks early and keep students on track for graduation and postsecondary readiness.

This isn’t a generic school enterprise resource planning or classroom management software built for higher education or small schools with limited complexity. It’s purpose-built school management software designed for district-wide coordination, accountability, and visibility. This aligns with the priorities of organizations like the Council of Chief State School Officers, which emphasize state and district leadership in improving accountability and student outcomes.

When your management system works together, attendance, compliance, reporting, and tracking become proactive instead of reactive. You can flag issues early, reduce risk, and move forward with confidence.

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Education Advanced’s Product Suite

School Management Software That Simplifies Your Work

Evaluation™ : Staff Evaluation Software

Strong teacher evaluation drives growth and keeps districts compliant. Evaluation centralizes observation data, feedback cycles, growth plans, and reporting in a single connected system.
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With Evaluation, districts can:

Stop managing disconnected systems and paperwork. Focus on meaningful coaching conversations that support teachers and students.

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  • Standardize evaluation processes across campuses
  • Maintain clear compliance documentation
  • Track staff performance trends in real time
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Pathways™:  College and Career & Graduation Tracking Software

Graduation tracking is high-stakes. Pathways helps districts monitor credits, CCMR indicators, funding requirements, and student performance milestones in a single system.
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Pathways enables districts to:

Move beyond static data. Proactively track each student’s path to graduation.

More About Pathways
  • Identify at-risk students early
  • Simplify transcript audits
  • Provide counselors with actionable insights
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TestHound™: Assessment Coordination Software

Managing testing is complex. TestHound automates scheduling, attendance tracking, accommodations, and reporting, saving hours every test cycle.
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TestHound helps districts:

Essential for districts that are managing large-scale state assessments or strict compliance requirements.

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  • Reduce testing errors and irregularities
  • Streamline logistics across campuses
  • Free educators to focus on students, not spreadsheets

District Success Stories

Serving over 7 million students and nearly 1 million educators nationwide

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How Education Advanced Works With Your Existing System

Districts already rely on systems for student information, classroom instruction, communication, and other essential work. Education Advanced works alongside these systems, adding operational support where complex processes often require additional coordination.

Instead of asking teams to manage these processes across spreadsheets, disconnected tools, and manual workarounds, Education Advanced brings greater visibility to work happening across departments.

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With a connected system, districts can:

  • See the information they need across key operational processes
  • Reduce manual tracking and repetitive administrative work
  • Identify issues earlier and make more informed decisions

Education Advanced gives K–12 leaders a clearer view of the work behind testing, evaluations, and graduation readiness without requiring districts to replace the systems they already rely on.

Testimonials

What Some of Our Clients Are Saying

The fact that we now have a checklist that our staff can access takes a lot of fear out of the evaluation process and reassures them that evaluations are done for professional growth. That's the best outcome of having a system like this for us."
Gabriella Stetz Jackson
Director of Professional Learning, Illinois
We are all blown away and excited! Pathways will revolutionize school counseling and save us countless hours from not having to manually audit transcripts and check in multiple places/spreadsheets for data!"
Ericka Echelbarger
Director of Student Services, Indiana
The process that TestHound created saved our district hours upon hours of work. I would make budget cuts elsewhere to keep TestHound in my district. It frees up our testing coordinators so their time can be spent on what matters most, our students."
Christina Trotter
Director of Student Assessment, Texas

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Frequently Asked Questions About School Management Software

What Is School Management Software?

School management software is a digital management system that helps educational institutions coordinate administrative tasks, including attendance management, assessment scheduling, staff evaluations, graduation tracking, reporting, and compliance.
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Unlike standalone tools, comprehensive school management software connects processes across departments, reducing manual tracking and improving visibility into student data and performance.

How Is School Management Software Different From a Student Information System or Learning Management System?

A student information system (SIS) primarily stores and manages student information, such as enrollment, grades, attendance, and demographic data. A learning management system (LMS), like Google Classroom, focuses on classroom instruction, assignments, and communication between teachers and students.
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School management software, by contrast, supports the operational and compliance layer of school administration. It helps districts coordinate testing logistics, evaluation cycles, graduation requirements, reporting, and large-scale tracking processes that extend beyond the classroom.Education Advanced works alongside SIS and LMS platforms to strengthen district-wide management without adding unnecessary complexity.

What Are the Key Features of School Management Software?

The key features of school management software typically include attendance tracking, district assessment coordination, staff evaluation management, graduation tracking, reporting tools, and centralized student data.
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For K–12 districts, the most important features go beyond basic record-keeping. Strong school management systems reduce manual administrative tasks, improve compliance tracking, and provide real-time insights into student performance and operational risk, enabling leaders to act early rather than react late.

Who Is School Management Software Designed For?

School management software is designed for K–12 district leaders, campus administrators, testing coordinators, counselors, and evaluation teams who oversee large-scale operational processes.
While teachers may interact with certain components, the primary users are those responsible for school administration, compliance, attendance management, examination management, graduation audits, and reporting. The goal is to support the people managing complex systems behind the scenes.

How Does School Management Software Improve Student Outcomes?

When administrative processes are clear and coordinated, students benefit. School management software helps districts flag at-risk students earlier, prevent missed graduation requirements, accurately manage testing accommodations, and ensure consistent staff evaluations.
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By reducing time spent on manual tracking and disconnected systems, educators can focus more energy on instruction, intervention, and student support, which ultimately supports broader student success strategies that improve student performance and on-time graduation rates.

Is Education Advanced Recognized for Excellence in K–12 Software?

Yes. Education Advanced solutions have been recognized by Tech & Learning through multiple Awards of Excellence, which honor educational technology products that demonstrate strong impact, ease of use, value, and innovation in real-world K–12 environments.
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Two products were named as the “Tech & Learning Secondary (6–12) Winners” at the 2021 Awards of Excellence: Back to School, for helping districts streamline operations and better support teaching and learning during a critical back-to-school period.
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Education Advanced was also honored in the Tech & Learning Awards of Excellence: Best of 2021 – Secondary Education category, which highlights standout solutions that delivered exceptional performance and measurable benefits for schools over the year.

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