Record Layout for 2019 ELA Academic Indicator

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2019 Academic Indicator (English Language Arts/Literacy) 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 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 (Students who took the traditional smarter balance assessment) CAA=California Alternative Assessment (students who took the CalALT assessment)
10	currdenom	Current year number of valid students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment in ELA	Integer
11	currstatus	Current Status - Average distance from Standard of students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment in ELA (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 ELA	Integer
13	priorstatus	Prior Status - Average distance from Standard of students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment in ELA (Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)	Decimal
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	color	Color	1=Red 2=Orange 3=Yellow 4=Green 5=Blue 0=No Color
18	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
19	hscutpoints	Indicates if the school or district is held to the High School cut points	Y or blank
20	curradjustment	The number of points removed from the current year status due to the participation rate being below 95%	Decimal
21	prioradjustment	The number of points removed from the prior year status due to the participation rate being below 95%	Decimal
22	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
23	notesflag	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 (Y = Did not test 10% of students)
24	reportingyear	Reporting year.	Text

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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

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