Avela Explore

Simplify School Discovery For Families

Empower families to find the right schools for their children with a mobile-first, user-friendly school finder.

Help Parents Find the Right Fit for their Children

Improved Discoverability

Parents can easily browse, save, and compare all school options, reducing confusion and ensuring confident decision-making.

Multilingual Support

With over 100 languages supported, all families, regardless of background, can participate in the process.

Detailed & Transparent

Parents get approved profiles for each school that include academic offerings, extracurriculars, transportation, and more.

“Avela offers a family-friendly platform for parents to explore all the options we provide from Pre-K through 12th grade, along with a logical way for families to assess those options and make the best choices for their children.”

— Babetta Hemphill, Director of Student Services & Choice, Garland ISD

See Avela Explore In Action

Watch the video (1:41 mins) to discover how organizations like yours use Avela Explore to streamline and enhance the school discovery process for families.

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Key Features of Avela Explore

Smartphone displaying a school directory app interface, listing various schools with names, addresses, and images, under "Springfield School District".

Browse, Filter, and Explore

When parents load Avela Explore, they’ll immediately see a list of schools or programs. There’s no need for them to log in, create an account, or answer an onerous list of questions before getting answers.

You can fully configure the results page to highlight the most important information to your families, such as address, school type, grade levels, report card score, distance, application deadline, and more!

Smartphone displaying a map with location markers, search bar, and Springfield School District logo. Bottom shows Jackson Elementary details.

Intuitive, Interactive Map

Parents can see where schools are located at a glance. The map can also be configured to show district boundaries, neighborhoods, or walk zones. You can customize and color pins to distinguish between school types (district/charter/private/etc), grade levels, or any other categorical data in the profile.

Avela Explore offer robust school profiles with school information that can be customized to highlight what's most important to families in the community.

Detailed School Profiles

When parents click on a school, they see the school’s profile, complete with information that makes it easy for parents to understand eligibility and enrollment/application processes. Profiles even link directly to the application.

District leaders can customize profiles to highlight the most important information and organize it into tabs.

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