Washington State Teacher Qualification Report Cards 2017-2021

Washington State teacher qualification data from the 2017-18 to 2020-21 school years, disaggregated by State, Educational Service District, Local Education Agency, and School levels. The dataset is provided by the State of Washington's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

Use Cases

• Analyze teacher qualification trends across Educational Service Districts and Local Education Agencies over four school years.
• Compare teacher qualification metrics at the School level to identify disparities in educator resources.
• Track changes in State-level teacher qualification aggregates from the 2017-18 through 2020-21 reporting periods.

Strengths

• Covers four consecutive school years (2017-18 to 2020-21) of reporting data.
• Data is disaggregated at four administrative levels: State, Educational Service District, Local Education Agency, and School.
• Maintained and updated by the authoritative State of Washington OSPI organization.

Limitations

• The specific data fields, row count, and sample size are unknown, limiting analytical planning.
• Data is several years old, with the most recent school year ending in 2021, which may not reflect current conditions.
• Geographic scope is limited to Washington State, restricting broader national analysis.

Provenance

Source

State of Washington, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI).

Collection Method

Report Card data collection for teacher qualifications.

Time Range

School years 2017-18 through 2020-21.

Freshness

The metadata was last updated in February 2026, but the underlying data covers school years ending in 2021.

Geography

Washington State, USA.