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Student Educational Equity Development Survey (SEED)

Announcements

  • Office Hours starting in October! See this flyer for registration and more information.
  • 2025-226 Survey Results are now available! Check out the new SEED Survey Data Visualizations Dashboard to explore domain scores by grade level and student group at the state, ESD, and district levels.
 

Overview

The Student Educational Equity Development (SEED) Survey is offered annually to students in grades 3-11 across Oregon.  An alternate version (Alt-SEED) is available for students who participate in alternate assessments. These surveys are designed to gather information about the educational experiences of students. This information helps to provide a holistic picture of public education systems in Oregon. ODE uses the results of the SEED Survey to inform resource development for school districts. The SEED Survey also helps ODE better interpret information we are already gathering through statewide testing. Districts are required to make the SEED Survey available to students as described in ORS 329.078 and OAR 581.022.2100.

The survey is available in multiple languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Mandarin, and Arabic. The same accessibility supports are available for the SEED Survey as on statewide summative assessments. Domains covered on the survey include Access to Learning Resources, Sense of Belonging, Opportunity to Learn, Self-Efficacy, Career Connected Learning, Post-Graduation Planning, Well-Rounded Education, and Extracurricular Engagement.

SEED Survey Results and Data Use Toolkit

The following section offers resources for educators, districts, families, and community members who wish to effectively and efficiently analyze SEED Survey results. The section also includes survey results from current and previous years, as well as ODE publications that use SEED Survey data.

SEED Survey Results

SEED Survey State Reports

SEED Survey Research Briefs and Other Publications
Survey Technical Reports

SEED Survey Administration Resources 

The following sections provide useful resources for district test coordinators, district and school staff to support the administration of the SEED Survey. 

​Administration Manuals and Parent Notices

Alt-SEED Survey
  • An alternate version (Alt-SEED) is available for students who participate in alternate assessments based on alternate academic achievement standards
  • Alt-SEED administration information and access to the survey portal are located on the OR.K12Test.com website. 
  • Alt-SEED Surveys are to be administered by the teacher (Qualified Assessor) who is most familiar with the student.
Accessibility Resources
Practice Surveys
Preliminary SEED Survey Administration Manual (Updated 7/31/26)

SEED Survey Items
Alt-SEED Survey Items

Understanding the SEED Survey: A Toolkit for Educators, Families, and Communities

Feedback and comments for the SEED Survey may be submitted to ODE through this Google form.

Please email ODE.SEEDSurveys@ode.oregon.gov with any questions you have regarding the SEED and/or Alt-SEED Surveys.