| BIA | Bioelectric impedance analysis |
| BSS | Baltimore-based Beginning School Study |
| CAT | California Achievement Test |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control |
| DIBELS | Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills Oral Reading Fluency |
| ECLS | Early Childhood Longitudinal Study |
| GRADE | Group Reading Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation test |
| ISD | Independent school district |
| ITBS | Iowa Tests of Basic Skills |
| MAP | Measures of academic progress |
| METs | Metabolic equivalent of task |
| NAEPF | National Assessment of Educational Progress framework |
| NWEA | Northwest Evaluation Association data set |
| PACER | 20-metre progressive aerobic cardiovascular endurance run |