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.
Trusted by Organizations Nationwide
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My Schools Newark
By New Jersey Children Foundation
Includes all schools in the Newark region, including district, charter, county, and private schools.
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Explore METCO
By Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity
Helping families from Boston find and apply for interdistrict transfers to 33 partner suburban districts.
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![Seattle Public Schools logo with stylized figures and a star]()
Seattle School Finder
By Seattle Public Schools
Families in Seattle can find all schools in the community and identify their assigned neighborhood schools.
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![My Schools Tucson]()
My Schools Tucson
By Community Investment Corp
Inclusive, model agnostic school finder, empowering parents across Pima County, Arizona to find the best school for their children.
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NOLA Public Schools
By Orleans Parish School Board
The NOLA-PS school finder site offers student and families the ability to explore all K-12 schools with confidence.
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TFA Region Finder
By Teach for America
Available for incoming Corps Members to browse regions and make an informed choice for their two-year teaching fellowship.
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San Antonio School Finder
By San Antonio Independent School District
Families in San Antonio can find all schools in the community and identify their assigned neighborhood schools.
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Garland School Finder
By Garland Independent School District
Families can find and explore all 71 schools in the district serving the communities of Garland, Rowlett, and Sachse, TX.
Key Features of Avela Explore
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!
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.
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.
