Record Layout for 2019 Chronic Absenteeism

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2019 Chronic Absenteeism Indicator Data File.

Field #	Field Name	Description	Acceptable Values
1	cds	CDS Code	14-character string
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 RFP=RFEPs Only SED=Socioeconomically Disadvantaged SWD=Students with Disabilities FOS=Foster Youth HOM=Homeless Youth
10	currnumer	Number of students chronically absent in 2018-19	Integer
11	currdenom	Number of students Enrolled in 2018-19 who met the eligibility criteria	Integer
12	currstatus	CURRENT STATUS - 2018-19 Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)	Decimal
13	priornumer	Number of students chronically absent in 2017-18	Integer
14	priordenom	Number of Students Enrolled in 2017-18 who met the eligibility criteria	Integer
15	priorstatus	PRIOR STATUS - 2017-18 Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)	Decimal
16	change	CHANGE - Difference between 2018-19 Chronic Absenteeism Rate and 2017-18 Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)	Decimal
17	safetynet	Student population less than 150: 3x5 color grid was applied Safety Net applies at the School, District, and Student Group levels	Y or blank
18	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 High 2=High 3=Medium 4=Low 5=Very Low 0=No Data
19	changelevel	Change level (Determined after calculations and rounding. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)	1=Increased Significantly 2=Increased 3=Maintained 4=Declined 5=Declined Significantly 0=No Data
20	color	Color	1=Red 2=Orange 3=Yellow 4=Green 5=Blue 0=No Color
21	box	If a color was assigned, this value represents the specific 5x5 grid location	10=Very Low, Increased Significantly 20=Very Low, Increased 30=Very Low, Maintained 40=Very Low, Declined 50=Very Low, Declined Significantly 60=Low, Increased Significantly 70=Low, Increased 80=Low, Maintained 90=Low, Declined 100=Low, Declined Significantly 110=Medium, Increased Significantly 120=Medium, Increased 130=Medium, Maintained 140=Medium, Declined 150=Medium, Declined Significantly 160=High, Increased Significantly 170=High, Increased 180=High, Maintained 190=High, Declined 200=High, Declined Significantly 210=Very High, Increased Significantly 220=Very High, Increased 230=Very High, Maintained 240=Very High, Declined 250=Very High, Declined Significantly 0=No Color
22	certifyflag	Non-certified data flag. Districts and schools that did not certify their attendance data in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) for any of the dashboard current or prior years that qualifies for a color at their overall level or student group levels are automatically are assigned an orange performance level (box 180) if their earned color was originally blue, green, or yellow	Y or Blank Y=Did not certify suspension data
23	dataerrorflag	Data error flag. Districts and schools that certified zero chronically absent students but had more full days of out-of-school suspension than the number of days reported as absences in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) for the dashboard current year that qualifies for a color at their overall level or student group levels are automatically are assigned an orange performance level (box 180) if their earned color was originally blue, green, or yellow	Y or Blank Y= Had more full-days of out-of-school suspensions than the number of days reported as absences
24	reportingyear	Reporting year.	Text

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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

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