Source
EdFacts · vintage 2026 · refresh cadence: annual
Elementary English Language Arts proficiency rate (state-administered assessments)
Direction of better
Higher values are better. Used to rank candidate towns/properties; higher score = stronger fit.
Unit
Values are reported in percent.
Where the data lives
Tables: municipality_metrics
Columns: elem_ela_proficiency
Input field: elem_ela_proficiency
JSON-LD example
Every value emitted by ValiFit (in /api/v1, MCP responses, on-page JSON-LD) carries a propertyID set to this metric_id, so AI clients can resolve it back here in one round-trip.
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"propertyID": "town.elem_ela_proficiency",
"name": "Elem ELA Proficiency %",
"value": 12.4,
"unitText": "percent",
"additionalProperty": [
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "composite",
"value": "Education"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "level",
"value": "city"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "direction",
"value": "higher_better"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "source_year",
"value": "2026"
},
{
"@type": "PropertyValue",
"name": "fha_safe",
"value": true
}
],
"valueReference": {
"@type": "QuantitativeValue",
"additionalType": "https://valifit.com/catalog/metric",
"identifier": "town.elem_ela_proficiency",
"sameAs": "EdFacts"
},
"mentions": [
{
"@type": "Dataset",
"@id": "https://valifit.com/sources/edfacts-acgr-graduation-rate",
"identifier": "EDFACTS_ACGR",
"name": "EdFacts Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate",
"url": "https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/data-files/index.html",
"sameAs": "https://www2.ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts/data-files/index.html",
"creator": {
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "U.S. Department of Education"
},
"temporalCoverage": "annual",
"dateModified": "2026-05-07"
}
]
}For programmatic access
GET /api/v1/catalog/metrics?id=town.elem_ela_proficiency
MCP tool: get_catalog with id="town.elem_ela_proficiency"