Educational Results Partnership

What Educational Results Partnership does

Educational Results Partnership (ERP) is a Sacramento-headquartered 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2001 by Dr. James S. Lanich that builds and operates data infrastructure linking K-12, higher education, and workforce outcomes. The organization maintains the nation's largest longitudinal database on student achievement spanning kindergarten through career, built over more than 25 years through 700+ K-12 data sharing agreements and integrations with the California Community College system and four-year universities. ERP's core technology combines structured-data predictive analytics — most notably the Multiple Measures Assessment Project (MMAP), which placed 68% of Bakersfield College students higher and avoided over 500 semesters of remedial coursework in a single pilot — with the Skills Currency algorithm that translates high school coursework performance into workforce-relevant skills signals.

ERP's product portfolio centers on three pillars: (1) the Honor Roll, an annual school recognition program co-presented with 28 California chambers of commerce and the Texas Business Leadership Council, now in its 11th year across both states; (2) the ERP Institute, an annual policy forum convening education, business, and policy leaders; and (3) the emerging Skills Currency ecosystem, comprising the Skills Currency algorithm, the SkillSight student-facing platform, and the SkillsLink employer-matching platform, all currently in pilot or development. ERP previously built and operated Cal-PASS Plus and LaunchBoard, California's flagship longitudinal K-16 data clearinghouse and community college outcomes dashboard, but transferred ownership of both systems to the state of California in 2023. Additional products include custom data dashboards (e.g., for the Aspen Institute's $1M Aspen Prize selection process) and the Equity Intelligence Platform developed for the Obama Foundation.

ERP's business model is foundation- and grant-funded rather than fee-based. Major funders include the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Stuart Foundation, Walter S. Johnson Foundation, and College Futures Foundation. Core services — Honor Roll recognition, Cal-PASS Plus data access, and ERP Institute convening — are provided at no cost to schools, districts, and member institutions. Distribution operates through direct partnerships with state education agencies, business leadership councils, and chamber of commerce networks rather than traditional sales channels. Following the founder's transition to Board Chair, Alex Barrios assumed the President & CEO role effective January 1, 2026, positioning ERP to scale its workforce-facing Skills Currency product line.

Name

Educational Results Partnership

Legal name

Educational Results Partnership

Website

https://edresults.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Educational Results Partnership is a Sacramento-based nonprofit that maintains the nation's largest longitudinal K-through-career student achievement database, using data science and predictive analytics to connect education outcomes with workforce opportunities for K-12 schools, community colleges, employers, and state agencies in California and Texas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Data Analytics and Workforce Alignment Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171), Junior Colleges (61121)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education (IEP/504) & Student Support Case Management (EDAFAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Accountability & Performance Frameworks (School/District/Institution Ratings) (EDADAIAD), Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Partnerships (EDADALAK), Career Readiness & College Prep (In-School) (EDAJAFAM), K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

Keywords

• Education data analytics
• K-16 longitudinal data
• Predictive analytics education
• Workforce skills alignment
• School performance recognition

Headquarters

HQ city

Sacramento

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Grant Funding: As a nonprofit organization, ERP operates primarily through foundation grants and public funding. Major funders include the Stuart Foundation, Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Walter S. Johnson Foundation, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and others supporting specific research initiatives and programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Educational Results Partnership is a nonprofit that maintains the nation's largest longitudinal database on student achievement from kindergarten through career and uses it to deliver predictive analytics, data dashboards, research, and recognition programs that link education outcomes with workforce needs. Core offerings include the Honor Roll school recognition program (in California and Texas), the Skills Currency ecosystem (algorithm plus SkillSight and SkillsLink platforms), the ERP Institute annual forum, and supporting services such as data management, data visualizations, solutions engineering, research and analysis, outreach and engagement, and web development. Programs are delivered to K-12 schools, community colleges, employers, chambers of commerce, and foundations.

Product overview

Educational Results Partnership (ERP) offers a portfolio of data-driven education products and services centered on a platform approach. Core offerings include the Honor Roll (an annual school recognition program using state assessment data), the ERP Institute (an annual policy forum), and the Skills Currency ecosystem (Skills Currency algorithm and platforms, SkillSight student-facing portal, and SkillsLink employer-matching platform — all currently in pilot or development phases). Supporting services include predictive analytics, data visualizations, data management, solutions engineering, research and analysis, outreach and engagement, and web development. ERP has also previously built and transferred the Cal-PASS Plus and LaunchBoard statewide data systems to the state of California, and developed a custom data dashboard for the Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program. The product portfolio is unified by ERP's longitudinal K-through-career student achievement database and predictive analytics capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Honor Roll: Annual school recognition program identifying highest performing public schools and districts in California and Texas that are outperforming peers in closing achievement gaps.
• ERP Institute
• SkillSight
• SkillsLink
• Cal-PASS Plus
• LaunchBoard

Products and services

• Honor Roll An annual school recognition program using state student achievement data (CAASPP and STAAR) to identify and recognize the highest-performing public schools, school districts, and charter schools that are outperforming peers in closing achievement gaps and teaching foundational workforce skills. Co-presented with business leadership councils and the Campaign for Business and Education Excellence, and offered at no cost to recognized schools.
• ERP Institute An annual forum focused on improving national educational productivity, convening influencers and institutional leaders to develop strategies and solutions for aligning education with workforce needs and increasing economic opportunity.
• Skills Currency An algorithm and student-facing platform that translates high school academic content and performance in standard coursework into workforce-relevant skills signals, enabling students and employers to identify how competencies align with employer skills needs and in-demand jobs.
• SkillSight A student-facing program that builds on Skills Currency to provide learners with personalized insights into their skills and connects them with job opportunities that best align with their skills profile, while helping students articulate skills to employers and identify postsecondary programs that can increase their skills currency over time.
• SkillsLink A program that directly connects students with employers based on Skills Currency algorithm match percentage, matching students with job opportunities based on their skills currency scores in partnership with participating employers.
• Aspen Prize Data Dashboard A customized, highly sophisticated, private, and secure data dashboard developed for the Aspen Institute's College Excellence Program. The dashboard visually tracks, analyzes, and displays key metrics and data points from multiple sources in one accessible place, supporting the Aspen Prize selection process ($1 million award for community college excellence) and site visits.
• Data Visualizations Data visualization tools and dashboards that graphically represent student and individual outcomes over time, display factors impacting life outcomes, and highlight where inequity and disparities exist, supporting data-informed decision-making for institutions and partners.
• Data Management Data management services involving linking disparate data sources into a kindergarten-through-career database, including management of Cal-PASS Plus and associated data-sharing agreements for member institutions.
• Solutions Engineering Consulting services applying expertise in solutions engineering to understand complex partner challenges and architect strategies, including discovery, consultation, and development to help partners identify needs and design and implement solutions.
• Research & Analysis Research services helping organizations identify key issues, develop research questions, and establish goals, including analysis of critical data trends to identify strategies for turning data into solutions for K-12, higher education, workforce, and other organizations.
• Outreach & Engagement Engagement and convening services positioning ERP as a thought partner to organizations and leaders spanning education, business, healthcare, social services, and government, developing strategies and tools to bring together change-makers focused on equitable outcomes and education-workforce-economic mobility linkages.
• Web Development Website building and maintenance services for creating, storing, and making available up-to-date data insights accessible to the public or stakeholder communities that leaders, policymakers, researchers, advocates, and community members rely on for decision-making.

Quantifiable outcome

• 21% of California schools and districts recognized on Honor Roll 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of the Honor Roll program; national effort to engage business leaders in recognizing high-performing schools and promoting best practices that improve student outcomes
• Texas Business Leadership CouncilflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presents the Texas Honor Roll program; represents Texas business leaders committed to education reform and workforce preparation
• Aspen Institute College Excellence ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped customized data dashboard for Aspen Prize selection process ($1 million award for community college excellence); assists with annual Presidential Fellowship program
• California College Pathways (CCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-published foster youth research reports including Sharpening the View and Pipeline to Success examining data challenges and outcomes for foster youth in California education system
• John Burton Advocates for YouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-published research on foster youth educational outcomes; funded Sharpening the View report examining data-sharing challenges
• California Community College Chancellor's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on LaunchBoard statewide data system and Cal-PASS Plus longitudinal data clearinghouse
• Obama FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDeveloped Equity Intelligence Platform for the Obama Foundation - a data tool combining education, health, and community safety data for local leaders
• WestEdcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner on California Community Colleges' LaunchBoard project and Aspen Prize data collaboration
• RP GroupcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner on LaunchBoard data system and Aspen Prize data dashboard development
• AT&TminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner listed in current and past partners
• ChevronminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner listed in current and past partners
• Wells FargominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate partner listed in current and past partners
• McKinsey & CompanyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as current and past partner organization
• California Chamber of CommercecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-presenter of California Honor Roll program through the Foundation for Commerce and Education
• California Black Chamber of CommercecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-presenter of California Honor Roll program
• California Hispanic Chamber of CommercecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCo-presenter of California Honor Roll program

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• National Skills Coalition: National Skills Coalition advocates for state and federal skills policy connecting education and employer demand. It overlaps with ERP's Skills Currency platform in framing skills as a common language between education and employment.
• Data Quality Campaign: Data Quality Campaign advocates for effective use of education data to improve student outcomes at the state and federal level. It is a focused peer in the longitudinal education data and policy space where ERP operates.
• Achieve.org: Achieve is a bipartisan education nonprofit that works with state education leaders on college and career readiness standards and accountability. It overlaps with ERP's data-driven accountability focus, particularly around graduation requirements and assessment benchmarking.
• Jobs for the Future (JFF): JFF is a national nonprofit driving equitable economic advancement through education and workforce transformation. It shares ERP's employer-education alignment thesis and develops workforce skills frameworks that overlap with the Skills Currency concept.

Broad incumbents

• College Board: College Board administers SAT and AP assessments and operates the BigFuture college and career planning platform. It is a broader incumbent with longitudinal data on college readiness that overlaps with ERP's predictive placement and pathway analytics.
• Aspen Institute College Excellence Program: The Aspen Institute is a major national education policy organization that partnered with ERP to build data dashboards for the Aspen Prize and Presidential Fellowship programs. It is a broader incumbent that influences community college excellence and policy.

Direct peers

• National Student Clearinghouse Research Center: National Student Clearinghouse operates the largest U.S. longitudinal student-level data system, comparable to ERP's Cal-PASS Plus. It serves as the national reference for enrollment, completion, and post-college outcomes tracking across institutions.
• WestEd: WestEd is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research agency that partners with ERP on the LaunchBoard project and Aspen Prize data dashboard. It shares ERP's K-16 data, research, and program evaluation focus for education improvement, making it the most direct peer in scope and function.
• RP Group: The RP Group is a nonprofit research and planning organization focused on California community colleges, co-developing LaunchBoard with ERP. It serves an identical customer base (California community colleges) and collaborates on the same data infrastructure.
• Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE): CBEE is ERP's flagship co-presenter for the Honor Roll program and a national effort engaging business leaders in school recognition. It operates in adjacent space—business-led school accountability—and runs the parent Honor Roll program jointly with ERP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ERP_Learn
• Facebookfacebook.com/edresults
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/educational-results-partnership

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Educational Results Partnership