diff --git a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/environments/status.py b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/environments/status.py
index 6d76d7206c..aa3b3e99c1 100644
--- a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/environments/status.py
+++ b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/environments/status.py
@@ -24,21 +24,37 @@ class Status(enum.Enum):
     TIMED_OUT = 7
 
     @staticmethod
-    def from_str(status_str: Any) -> "Status":
-        """Convert a string to a Status enum."""
-        if not isinstance(status_str, str):
-            _LOG.warning("Expected type %s for status: %s", type(status_str), status_str)
-            status_str = str(status_str)
-        if status_str.isdigit():
+    def parse(status: Any) -> "Status":
+        """
+        Convert the input to a Status enum.
+
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        status : Any
+            The status to parse. This can be a string (or string convertible),
+            int, or Status enum.
+
+        Returns
+        -------
+        Status
+            The corresponding Status enum value or else UNKNOWN if the input is not
+            recognized.
+        """
+        if isinstance(status, Status):
+            return status
+        if not isinstance(status, str):
+            _LOG.warning("Expected type %s for status: %s", type(status), status)
+            status = str(status)
+        if status.isdigit():
             try:
-                return Status(int(status_str))
+                return Status(int(status))
             except ValueError:
-                _LOG.warning("Unknown status: %d", int(status_str))
+                _LOG.warning("Unknown status: %d", int(status))
         try:
-            status_str = status_str.upper().strip()
-            return Status[status_str]
+            status = status.upper().strip()
+            return Status[status]
         except KeyError:
-            _LOG.warning("Unknown status: %s", status_str)
+            _LOG.warning("Unknown status: %s", status)
         return Status.UNKNOWN
 
     def is_good(self) -> bool:
@@ -113,4 +129,15 @@ def is_timed_out(self) -> bool:
         Status.TIMED_OUT,
     }
 )
-"""The set of completed statuses."""
+"""
+The set of completed statuses.
+
+Includes all statuses that indicate the trial or experiment has finished, either
+successfully or not.
+This set is used to determine if a trial or experiment has reached a final state.
+This includes:
+- :py:attr:`.Status.SUCCEEDED`: The trial or experiment completed successfully.
+- :py:attr:`.Status.CANCELED`: The trial or experiment was canceled.
+- :py:attr:`.Status.FAILED`: The trial or experiment failed.
+- :py:attr:`.Status.TIMED_OUT`: The trial or experiment timed out.
+"""
diff --git a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/common.py b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/common.py
index 97eb270c9d..032cf9259d 100644
--- a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/common.py
+++ b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/common.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def get_trials(
                 config_id=trial.config_id,
                 ts_start=utcify_timestamp(trial.ts_start, origin="utc"),
                 ts_end=utcify_nullable_timestamp(trial.ts_end, origin="utc"),
-                status=Status.from_str(trial.status),
+                status=Status.parse(trial.status),
                 trial_runner_id=trial.trial_runner_id,
             )
             for trial in trials.fetchall()
diff --git a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/experiment.py b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/experiment.py
index acc2a497b4..0e380e3e13 100644
--- a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/experiment.py
+++ b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/storage/sql/experiment.py
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def load(
             status: list[Status] = []
 
             for trial in cur_trials.fetchall():
-                stat = Status.from_str(trial.status)
+                stat = Status.parse(trial.status)
                 status.append(stat)
                 trial_ids.append(trial.trial_id)
                 configs.append(
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def get_trial_by_id(
                 config_id=trial.config_id,
                 trial_runner_id=trial.trial_runner_id,
                 opt_targets=self._opt_targets,
-                status=Status.from_str(trial.status),
+                status=Status.parse(trial.status),
                 restoring=True,
                 config=config,
             )
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ def pending_trials(
                     config_id=trial.config_id,
                     trial_runner_id=trial.trial_runner_id,
                     opt_targets=self._opt_targets,
-                    status=Status.from_str(trial.status),
+                    status=Status.parse(trial.status),
                     restoring=True,
                     config=config,
                 )
diff --git a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/tests/environments/test_status.py b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/tests/environments/test_status.py
index 3c0a9bccf3..785275825c 100644
--- a/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/tests/environments/test_status.py
+++ b/mlos_bench/mlos_bench/tests/environments/test_status.py
@@ -51,16 +51,19 @@ def test_status_from_str_valid(input_str: str, expected_status: Status) -> None:
         Expected Status enum value.
     """
     assert (
-        Status.from_str(input_str) == expected_status
+        Status.parse(input_str) == expected_status
     ), f"Expected {expected_status} for input: {input_str}"
     # Check lowercase representation
     assert (
-        Status.from_str(input_str.lower()) == expected_status
+        Status.parse(input_str.lower()) == expected_status
     ), f"Expected {expected_status} for input: {input_str.lower()}"
+    assert (
+        Status.parse(expected_status) == expected_status
+    ), f"Expected {expected_status} for input: {expected_status}"
     if input_str.isdigit():
         # Also test the numeric representation
         assert (
-            Status.from_str(int(input_str)) == expected_status
+            Status.parse(int(input_str)) == expected_status
         ), f"Expected {expected_status} for input: {int(input_str)}"
 
 
@@ -83,7 +86,7 @@ def test_status_from_str_invalid(invalid_input: Any) -> None:
     input.
     """
     assert (
-        Status.from_str(invalid_input) == Status.UNKNOWN
+        Status.parse(invalid_input) == Status.UNKNOWN
     ), f"Expected Status.UNKNOWN for invalid input: {invalid_input}"