Zillow School Scraper
by axlymxp
Extract detailed school data from Zillow by location. Filter by rating, type, and level to get clean, structured data for real estate analysis.
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About Zillow School Scraper
Need to pull detailed school information from Zillow for a real estate analysis or market research project? This actor taps directly into Zillow's mobile API to gather structured school data based on the geographic areas you define. I've used it to collect everything you'd expect: school names, physical addresses, GreatSchools ratings, and whether a school is public, private, or charter. It also pulls the education level (elementary, middle, or high school) and geographic coordinates, which is perfect for mapping. What makes it really useful is the built-in filtering. You don't have to scrape everything and then clean it later. Before you run it, you can set filters to only get schools above a certain rating, or only high schools, or just charter schools. This saves a ton of time and processing. The data comes out clean and ready for a spreadsheet or database, ideal for building property reports, comparing neighborhood school districts, or enriching your own real estate datasets. It handles the tricky API work so you can focus on your analysis.
What does this actor do?
Zillow School Scraper is a web scraping and automation tool available on the Apify platform. It's designed to help you extract data and automate tasks efficiently in the cloud.
Key Features
- Cloud-based execution - no local setup required
- Scalable infrastructure for large-scale operations
- API access for integration with your applications
- Built-in proxy rotation and anti-blocking measures
- Scheduled runs and webhooks for automation
How to Use
- Click "Try This Actor" to open it on Apify
- Create a free Apify account if you don't have one
- Configure the input parameters as needed
- Run the actor and download your results
Documentation
Zillow School Scraper
This Apify actor extracts school information from Zillow's mobile API for a user-defined geographic area. You define a bounding box, and it returns structured data on schools within those boundaries.
Key Features
- Geographic Targeting: Scrape schools within a specific rectangular area defined by latitude and longitude coordinates.
- Flexible Filtering: Filter results by:
- Minimum school rating (1-10 scale).
- School level (elementary, middle, high).
- School type (public, private, charter).
- Inclusion of unrated schools.
- Structured Output: Returns clean JSON data ready for analysis or integration.
How to Use
Configure the actor using the input parameters below, then run it. The actor will query Zillow's API and return the matching school data.
Input Parameters
Provide these as a JSON object in the actor's input.
| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
eastLongitude |
number | Eastern boundary longitude. | -73.700272 |
northLatitude |
number | Northern boundary latitude. | 40.917577 |
southLatitude |
number | Southern boundary latitude. | 40.477399 |
westLongitude |
number | Western boundary longitude. | -74.25909 |
minimumSchoolRating |
number | Minimum rating to filter by (1-10). | 1 |
includeSchoolElementaryLevel |
boolean | Include elementary schools. | true |
includeSchoolMiddleLevel |
boolean | Include middle schools. | true |
includeSchoolHighLevel |
boolean | Include high schools. | true |
includeSchoolPrivateType |
boolean | Include private schools. | true |
includeSchoolPublicType |
boolean | Include public schools. | true |
includeSchoolCharterType |
boolean | Include charter schools. | true |
showUnratedSchools |
boolean | Include schools without a rating. | true |
Example Input:
{
"eastLongitude": -73.70,
"northLatitude": 40.91,
"southLatitude": 40.47,
"westLongitude": -74.25,
"minimumSchoolRating": 7,
"includeSchoolHighLevel": false
}
Output Format
The actor outputs an array of school objects in JSON. Each object includes:
- School name
- Full address
- Rating (1-10)
- School type (public/private/charter)
- School level (elementary/middle/high)
- Geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude)
- Additional details provided by the API
Categories
Common Use Cases
Market Research
Gather competitive intelligence and market data
Lead Generation
Extract contact information for sales outreach
Price Monitoring
Track competitor pricing and product changes
Content Aggregation
Collect and organize content from multiple sources
Ready to Get Started?
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- Developer
- axlymxp
- Pricing
- Paid
- Total Runs
- 285
- Active Users
- 18
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