Educational Data Systems

What Educational Data Systems does

Educational Data Systems, Inc. (EDS) was a privately held educational technology company that operated for more than four decades before closing its business in 2020. Headquartered in Morgan Hill, California, with an estimated 1-10 employees, EDS served K-12 educational institutions and school districts, providing student success tracking and data management solutions. The company's core product portfolio included OnPass Pro, a student success platform, and two geographic information system (GIS) products — LocateMySchool and LocateMyDistrict — used for locating schools and school districts.

The business model is not publicly documented in terms of pricing, revenue mechanics, or go-to-market strategy. No funding history, revenue figures, or customer logos are disclosed. EDS operated as an independent, privately held entity with no identified parent company, institutional investors, or acquisition activity. Following its 2020 closure, the company maintained informational pages on its website for historical reference regarding past products, services, and contracts. Former OnPass Pro clients were directed to Planware (Angie Templeton), while GIS product inquiries were redirected to David Johnston GIS services.

The company's differentiator was its longevity in the K-12 educational data segment and its niche focus on student success tracking alongside GIS-based school and district location tools. No technology stack, API, SDK, or integration details are publicly available, and there is no evidence of AI/ML capabilities, mobile applications, or third-party integrations in the source material.

Name

Educational Data Systems

Legal name

Educational Data Systems, Inc.

Website

https://eddata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Educational Data Systems was a private K-12 educational technology company that provided student success tracking and GIS-based school and district location products, operating for over four decades before closing in 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 SIS & District Administration Platforms (EDAFAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms (EDAJAMAB), Student Information Systems (SIS) & Longitudinal Data Systems (SLDS) (EDADAIAA), Accountability & Performance Frameworks (School/District/Institution Ratings) (EDADAIAD)

Keywords

• Educational data management
• K-12 student tracking
• School district software
• GIS location tools
• Education technology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Morgan Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Educational Data Systems was a K-12 education data management company that provided student success tracking and GIS-based locator products to schools and school districts. Its flagship offering was the OnPass Pro student success platform, complemented by LocateMySchool and LocateMyDistrict GIS tools for identifying schools and districts. The company operated as "The student success company" from 1974 until ceasing operations in 2020.

Product overview

Educational Data Systems was a student success company that provided educational technology products and services. The company operated for over four decades before closing in 2020. Its product portfolio included OnPass Pro (a student success platform) as well as GIS-based location products (LocateMySchool and LocateMyDistrict). Following closure, certain products have been transitioned to other providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OnPass Pro

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K–12 Student Information System (SIS) and district administration platform in North America. EDS's OnPass Pro student success platform and K–12 district focus overlap directly with PowerSchool's core SIS and analytics offerings.
• Infinite Campus: Infinite Campus is a major K–12 SIS vendor serving districts with student information, gradebook, and data management capabilities. It is a directly comparable SIS/district-administration peer to EDS's student success platform.
• Aeries Software: Aeries Software provides a K–12 SIS widely used by California school districts — the same geographic market EDS served from Morgan Hill, CA. It competes in the same student data and SIS-administration category.
• Skyward: Skyward (a division of Skyward Family) is a K–12 SIS and district administration platform serving hundreds of school districts. It directly overlaps with EDS's student information and district data management offerings.
• Planware (myplanware.com): Planware is the successor provider for EDS's OnPass Pro student success platform following EDS's 2020 closure. It is the most directly comparable current operator in the same product line EDS previously sold to K–12 institutions.

Broad incumbents

• Tyler Technologies — Student Information Systems: Tyler Technologies operates a large public-sector software portfolio that includes K–12 SIS through its Tyler SIS product line. As a much larger public company, it competes in the same K–12 data and administration space with broader scale.
• Frontline Education: Frontline Education is a large K–12 administration software provider covering HR, special education, and student management. It overlaps with EDS's student success / district administration focus from a broader portfolio perspective.

Emerging players

• Illuminate Education: Illuminate Education provides K–12 data and analytics tools for districts, including assessment, student information, and reporting. It competes with EDS's student success tracking and data management value proposition at a larger scale.

Market position

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/educational-data-systems-planware

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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