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Record Layout for 2023 Math Academic Indicator

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2023 Academic Indicator (Mathematics) data file.
Field# Field Name Description Acceptable Values

1

cds

County-District-School Code

14-character string

2

rtype

Record Type

S=School Record
D=District/local education agency (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
Y=The school is a charter school

7

coe_flag

County Office of Education Flag

Y or Blank
Y=The district is a county office of education

8

dass_flag

Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) Flag

Y or Blank
Y=The school is a DASS school

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=Recently Reclassified Fluent-English Proficient 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 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment)
CAA=California Alternative Assessment (students who took the California Alternate Assessment)

10

currdenom

Current Denominator

Current year number of continuously enrolled students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment or the California Alternate Assessment in math plus the number of LOSS scores added due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the federal 95% participation rate requirement.

Integer

11

currstatus

Current Status

Average Distance From Standard of continuously enrolled students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment or California Alternative Assessment in math (includes LOSS scores added due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the federal 95% participation rate requirement).

(Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal

12

priordenom

Prior Denominator

Prior year number of continuously enrolled students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment or the California Alternate Assessment in math plus the number of LOSS scores added due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the federal 95% participation rate requirement.

Integer

13

priorstatus

Prior Status

Average Distance From Standard of continuously enrolled students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment or California Alternative Assessment in math (includes LOSS scores added due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the federal 95% participation rate requirement).

(Rounded to the nearest 0.1 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 to the nearest 0.1 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 Status Level

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 Change Level

17

color

Performance Level 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

currnsizemet

Current Year Denominator N-size Met

Schools and LEAs that had at least 30 students in the current status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) in this field. The ‘N-size’ of 30 is used to ensure that accountability results are statistically significant, valid, and reliable. Schools and LEAs with fewer than 30 students in the current status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No) in this field. At the LEA level for the Foster and Homeless student groups, a 'N-size' of at least 15 is required to receive a 'Y'.

Y or Blank
Y=The school, district, or student group had 30 or more students in the current status denominator OR the district had 15 or more Foster or Homeless Youth in the current status denominator

20

priornsizemet

Prior Year Denominator N-size Met

Schools and LEAs that had at least 30 students in the prior status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) in this field. The ‘N-size’ of 30 is used to ensure that accountability results are statistically significant, valid, and reliable. Schools and LEAs with fewer than 30 students in the current status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No) in this field. At the LEA level for the Foster and Homeless student groups, a 'N-size' of at least 15 is required to receive a 'Y'.

Y or Blank
Y=The school, district, or student group had 30 or more students in the prior status denominator OR the district had 15 or more Foster or Homeless Youth in the prior status denominator

21

accountabilitymet

Indicates whether the school, district, or student group met the minimum n-size in both the current and prior year denominators to earn a Performance Level Color

Y or Blank
Y=The school, district, or student group met the minimum n-size in both the current and prior denominators to earn a Performance Level Color

22

hscutpoints

Indicates whether the school or district is held to high school cut points

Y or Blank
Y=The school or district is held to high school cut points

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
Blank=Not a Pair and Share School

24

currprate_enrolled

Number of students included in the participation rate denominator for math for the current year

Integer

25

currprate_tested

Number of students tested in math for the current year

Integer

26

currprate

Percent of students tested in math for the current year

Integer

27

currnumPRLOSS

Number of LOSS scores applied to currdenom and currstatus due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the federal 95% participation rate requirement

Integer

28

currdenom_withoutPRLOSS

Current Denominator without the Participation Rate LOSS Penalty Applied

Current year number of continuously enrolled students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment or the California Alternate Assessment in math

Integer

29

currstatus_withoutPRLOSS

Current Status

Average Distance From Standard of continuously enrolled students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment or California Alternative Assessment in math in the current year

(Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal

30

priorprate_enrolled

Number of students included in the participation rate denominator for math for the prior year

Integer

31

priorprate_tested

Number of students tested in math in the prior year

Integer

32

priorprate

Percent of students tested in math in the prior year

Integer

33

priornumPRLOSS

Number of LOSS scores applied to priordenom and priorstatus due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the federal 95% participation rate requirement

Integer

34

priordenom_withoutPRLOSS

Prior Denominator without the Participation Rate LOSS Penalty Applied

Prior year number of continuously enrolled students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment or the California Alternate Assessment in math

Integer

35

priorstatus_withoutPRLOSS

Prior Status without the Participation Rate LOSS Penalty Applied

Average Distance From Standard of continuously enrolled students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment or California Alternative Assessment in math in the prior year

(Rounded to the nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal

36

indicator

Dashboard Indicator

"MATH"

37

reportingyear

Reporting Year

Text

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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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