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Record Layout for 2019 Math Academic Indicator

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2019 Academic Indicator (Mathematics) Data File.
Field # Field Name Description Acceptable Values
1 cds CDS Code Text
2 rtype Record Type

S=School Record
D=District/LEA Record
X=State Record

3 schoolname School Name Text
4 districtname District Name Text
5 countyname County Name Text
6 charter_flag Charter School Flag Y or blank
7 coe_flag County Office of Education Flag Y or blank
8 dass_flag Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) School Flag Y or blank
9 studentgroup Student Group

ALL=All Students
AA=Black/African American
AI=American Indian or Alaska Native
AS=Asian
FI=Filipino
HI=Hispanic
PI=Pacific Islander
WH=White
MR=Multiple Races/Two or More
EL=English Learner
ELO=English Learners Only
RFP=RFEPs Only
EO=English Only
SED=Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
SWD=Students with Disabilities
FOS=Foster Youth
HOM=Homeless Youth
SBA=Smarter Balanced Assessment
CAA=California Alternative Assessment

10 currdenom

Current year number of valid students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment in Math

Integer
11 currstatus

Current Status - Average distance from Standard of students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment in Math

(Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal
12 priordenom Prior year number of valid students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment in Math Integer
13 priordenom_swd Prior year number of valid students with disabilities who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment in Math and are included in the count to determine whether the SWD student group is assigned a performance level Integer
14 priorstatus

Prior Status - Average distance from Standard of students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment in Math

(Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal
15 change CHANGE - Difference between current status and prior status

(Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
Decimal
16 statuslevel

Status Level

(Determined after calculations and rounding. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

1=Very Low
2=Low
3=Medium
4=High
5=Very High
0=No Data
17 changelevel

Change Level

(Determined after calculations and rounding. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

1=Decreased Significantly
2=Decreased
3=Maintained
4=Increased
5=Increased Significantly
0=No Data
18 color Color 1=Red
2=Orange
3=Yellow
4=Green
5=Blue
0=No Color
19 box If a color was assigned, this value represents the specific 5x5 grid location 10=Very High, Declined Significantly
20=Very High, Declined
30=Very High, Maintained
40=Very High, Increased
50=Very High, Increased Significantly
60=High, Declined Significantly
70=High, Declined
80=High, Maintained
90=High, Increased
100=High, Increased Significantly
110=Medium, Declined Significantly
120=Medium, Declined
130=Medium, Maintained
140=Medium, Increased
150=Medium, Increased Significantly
160=Low, Declined Significantly
170=Low, Declined
180=Low, Maintained
190=Low, Increased
200=Low, Increased Significantly
210=Very Low, Declined Significantly
220=Very Low, Declined
230=Very Low, Maintained
240=Very Low, Increased
250=Very Low, Increased Significantly
0=No Color
20 hscutpoints Indicates if the school or district is held to the High School cut points Y or blank
21 curradjustment The number of points removed from the current year status due to the participation rate being below 95% Decimal
22 prioradjustment The number of points removed from the prior year status due to the participation rate being below 95% Decimal
23 pairshare_method Pair and Share School Method. This identifies schools that do not serve grade 3 or higher and were assigned a district average, county average, or weighted school average of up to three receiving schools for Distance From Standard.

DA=District Average,
CA=County Average,
WA=Weighted Average,
or Blank

  notestflag No Test Flag

Districts and schools that fail to test at least 10% of their testing population in either the Smarter Balanced or California Alternative Assessments and qualifies for a color at their overall level or student group levels, are automatically assigned an orange performance level.
Y or blank
24 reportingyear Reporting year Text
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Last Reviewed: Friday, August 30, 2024
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