2008 STAR Research File Layout

Legend

Type	Description
T	Alphabetic text (letters only)
A	Alphanumeric text (letters and numbers allowed)
N	Number (numbers only)
SA	Alphanumeric with left-filled spaces
AS	Alphanumeric with right-filled spaces
ZA	Alphanumeric with left-filled zeroes
AZ	Alphanumeric with right-filled zeroes
ZN	Numeric with left-filled zeroes
NZ	Numeric with right-filled zeroes
SN	Numeric with left-filled spaces
4Y	4-digit year

Entities File

The file created is comprised of state, all tested counties, districts, and schools in California

Data	Type	Length	Start Position	End Position
County Code	ZN	2	1	2
District Code	ZN	5	3	7
School Code	ZN	7	8	14
Charter Number	ZN	4	15	18
Test Year	ZN	4	19	22
Type ID ‘04’ = State ‘05’ = County ‘06’ = District ‘07’ = School ‘09’ = Independent Charter School ‘10’ = Dependent Charter School	ZN	2	23	24
County Name	AS	50	25	74
District Name	AS	50	75	124
School Name	AS	50	125	174
Zip Code	ZN	5	175	179

Test Data File

Data/Column Heading	Type	Length	Start Position	End Position
County Code	ZA	2	1	2
District Code	ZA	5	3	7
School Code	ZA	7	8	14
Charter Number	ZA	4	15	18
Test Year - '2007'	4Y	4	19	22
Subgroup ID (Detailed listing provided Below – Table A)	ZN	3	23	25
Test Type *CST = 'C' *CMA='M' *STS = 'S' *CAPA = 'P' *CAT/6 = 'N'	A	1	26	26
CAPA Assessment Level (Table D)	N	1	27	27
Total STAR Enrollment	SN	7	28	34
Total Tested at Entity Level	SN	7	35	41
Total Tested at Subgroup Level	SN	7	42	48
Grade (values 02 – 13) - Table B	ZN	2	49	50
Test ID (Detailed listing provided below – Table C)	ZN	2	51	52
STAR Reported Enrollment/CAPA Eligible	SN	7	53	59
Students Tested	SN	7	60	66
Percent Tested	SN	5	67	71
Mean Scaled Score	SN	5(999.9)	72	76
CST/CAPA Percentage Advanced	SN	3	77	79
CST/CAPA Percentage Proficient	SN	3	80	82
CST/CAPA Percentage At or above Proficient	SN	3	83	85
CST/CAPA Percentage Basic	SN	3	86	88
CST/CAPA Percentage Below Basic	SN	3	89	91
CST/CAPA Percentage Far Below Basic	SN	3	92	94
Mean PR (NPR for Average Student Score)	SN	2	95	96
PAC75 (Percent Scoring above 75th NPR)	SN	3	97	99
PAC50 (Percent Scoring at or above 50th NPR)	SN	3	100	102
PAC25 (Percent Scoring above 25th NPR)	SN	3	103	105
Students with Scores	SN	7	106	112
STS Average Percentage Correct	SN	3	113	115

* Note: Data will be blank if it is not applicable to that test.

Table A

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
All Students	1

Gender

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
Males	3
Females	4

English-Language Fluency

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
Fluent-English Proficient and English Only	6
Initially Fluent-English Proficient (I-FEP)	7
Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient (R-FEP)	8
English Only	180
English Learner	160
English Learners Enrolled in Schools in the U.S. Less than 12 Months	120
English Learners Enrolled in Schools in the U.S. 12 Months or More	142

Economic Status

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
Economically Disadvantaged	31
Not Economically Disadvantaged	111

Ethnicity for Economically Disadvantaged

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
Black or African American	200
American Indian or Alaska Native	201
Asian	202
Filipino	203
Hispanic or Latino	204
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	205
White	206
Ethnicity -- Declined to State	207

Ethnicity for Not Economically Disadvantaged

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
Black or African American	220
American Indian or Alaska Native	221
Asian	222
Filipino	223
Hispanic or Latino	224
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	225
White	226
Ethnicity -- Declined to State	227

Disability Status

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
Students with Disability	128
Students with No Reported Disability	99

Ethnicity

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
Black or African American	74
American Indian or Alaska Native	75
Filipino	77
Hispanic or Latino	78
White	80
Asian	76
Chinese	129
Japanese	130
Other Asian	136
Korean	131
Vietnamese	132
Asian Indian	133
Laotian	134
Cambodian	135
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	79
Hawaiian	137
Guamanian	138
Samoan	139
Tahitian	140
Other Pacific Islander	141
Ethnicity -- Declined to State	999

Parent Education

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
Not a High School Graduate	90
High School Graduate	91
Some College (Includes AA Degree)	92
College Graduate	93
Graduate School/Post Graduate	94
Parent Education -- Declined to State	121

Special Program Participation

Subgroup	SubGroup ID
Migrant Education	28
Indian Education	29
Gifted and Talented	30
Receiving Title 1 Services	146
English Learner in ELD	108
English Learner in ELD and SDAIE	165
English Learner in ELD and SDAIE with Primary Language Support	166
English Learner in ELD and Academic Subjects through Primary Language	167
English Learner in Other Program	170
English Learner in No Program	171

Table B - Grade

Grade	Description
02	2nd Grade
03	3rd Grade
04	4th Grade
05	5th Grade
06	6th Grade
07	7th Grade
08	8th Grade
09	9th Grade
10	10th Grade
11	11th Grade
12	12th Grade
13	End of Course

Table C - Test

Test ID	Test Name
01	CAT/6 Reading
02	CAT/6 Mathematics
03	CAT/6 Language
04	CAT/6 Spelling
05	CAT/6 Science
07	CST English-Language Arts Standards
08	CST Mathematics
09	CST Algebra I
10	CST Integrated Math 1
11	CST Geometry
12	CST Integrated Math 2
13	CST Algebra II
14	CST Integrated Math 3
15	CST Summative High School Mathematics (Grade 9-11)
18	CST World History
19	CST U.S. History
20	CST Biology/Life Sciences
21	CST Chemistry
22	CST Earth Science
23	CST Physics
24	CST Integrated/Coordinated Science 1
25	CST Integrated/Coordinated Science 2
26	CST Integrated/Coordinated Science 3
27	CST Integrated/Coordinated Science 4
28	CST General Mathematics (Grades 6 & 7 Standards)
29	CST History - Social Science Grade 8 Cumulative
30	CAPA English-Language Arts
31	CAPA Mathematics
32	CST Science -Grade 5, Grade 8, and Grade 10 Life Science
38	STS Reading-Language Arts
39	STS Mathematics
43	CAPA Science
44	CMA English - Language Arts
45	CMA Mathematics
46	CMA Science

Table D - CAPA Levels

CAPA Levels	Corresponding Grade-Spans
Level I	Students in grades 2-11 (those with the most complex/profound disabilities)
Level II	Students in grades 2 and 3
Level III	Students in grades 4 and 5
Level IV	Students in grades 6-8
Level V	Students in grades 9-11