What is Zelma?

Zelma is an AI‑powered query interface for the Education Data Center’s state assessment repository. It lets researchers, policy analysts, and educators ask natural‑language questions to retrieve standardized test scores, demographic breakdowns, and trend data across states.

Users can drill down into codebooks, download raw data files, and access an API for programmatic analysis, all within a single dashboard. The tool supports data exploration for K‑12 assessment results, allowing stakeholders to identify gaps and monitor progress over time.

Integration with EDC’s latest Version 3.0 data released December 9, 2025 ensures up‑to‑date information for evidence‑based decisions. Zelma’s query logic maps user prompts to precise dataset filters, returning concise answers without manual spreadsheet work.

Zelma details

Company: National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc.
Jurisdiction: New York

Zelma pricing

Freemium

Zelma offers a free plan with paid upgrades available.

Verify on the official pricing page.

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Zelma's key features

Query assessment data via AI
Explore data with Zelma AI
Custom AI data query tool
AI-driven data exploration interface
Programmatic access via API

Zelma use cases

Retrieve state‑by‑state English proficiency trends from 2019‑2022 using natural‑language queries and export the results as a CSV for a policy briefing
Generate a demographic gap analysis for 5th‑grade math scores, including codebook references, and embed the summary into a report without coding
Use the API to pull quarterly assessment data, feed it into a real‑time dashboard, and receive automatic alerts when scores fall below a threshold

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Who is Zelma for?

Data researchers
Academic educators
Statistical analysts
Government officials
Data visualizers

Zelma FAQ

Is Zelma free?

Partly. Zelma has a free plan with usage limits, and paid plans unlock the full feature set.

Is Zelma safe to use?

Zelma is operated by National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc., registered in New York.

What does Zelma do with my data?

Zelma states that customer content may be used to train its models.

Does Zelma have an API?

Yes. Zelma offers an API, so you can call it from your own applications instead of using the interface directly.

Who made Zelma?

Zelma is built and operated by National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc., a company registered in New York.

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