This code is calculated from the locale codes of the schools in the agency. The assignment is made if 75 percent or more of the school locale codes belong to a single locale code. Otherwise, the code assigned is the same as the one assigned to the majority of schools in the agency. 7 Other education agencies that do not fit into the first School Status School Code School Status Definition 1 School Operational School was listed on previous year's school universe and is currently in operation. 2 School Closed School is not currently in operation and is not expected to operate in the future but was listed on previous year's school universe.
Closed schools stay on the locator for one year.
3 School Open New School that was not listed on previous year's school universe. 4 School Open, Not Reported School was not listed on previous year's school universe, it was in existence but had not been reported. 5 School Changed Agency School was listed on previous year's school universe as affiliated with a different education agency. Back to the top. The NCES classification of the agency's service area relative to a Metropolitan Statistical Area.