File Structure: Transfers Into and Out of DOCs
Field names, data types, and descriptions for the specified school year, transfers into and out of Districts of Choice (DOCs) data files.Definitions for all the data elements included in the downloadable data files of the transfers into and transfers out of DOCs for the specified school year. Data in these files are disaggregated by gender, race/ethnicity, and student groups.
Transfers Into Districts of Choice
| Field Name |
Data Type |
Maximum Width |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Name | Character | 50 |
District name |
| CDCode | Character | 7 |
This 7-digit code is the official, unique identification of a district within California. The first two digits identify the county and the next five digits identify the school district. |
| Total Transfers In | Numeric | 6 |
Total count of students who transferred into the DOC. |
| Male | Character | 6 |
Male |
| Female | Character | 6 |
Female |
| Asian | Character | 6 |
Asian, Not Hispanic |
| African American | Character | 6 |
African American, Not Hispanic |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Character | 6 |
American Indian or Alaska Native, Not Hispanic |
| Filipino | Character | 6 |
Filipino, Not Hispanic |
| Hispanic | Character | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino |
| Pacific Islander | Character | 6 |
Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic |
| White | Character | 6 |
White, Not Hispanic |
| Two or more | Character | 6 |
Two or More Races, Not Hispanic |
| Unknown | Character | 6 |
Did not report or missing |
| SED | Character | 6 |
Socio-economically disadvantaged (SED) – Students are SED if: they are migrant, foster, homeless at any time during academic year; they were eligible for Free or Reduced-Priced Meal (FRPM) Program (also known as the National School Lunch Program), or had direct certification for FRPM at any time during the academic year at the testing school; the parent education level is marked as “both parents did not received a high school diploma” at the time of testing |
| EL | Character | 6 |
English Learners (ELs) |
| SWD | Character | 6 |
Students with disabilities |
Note: The "Total Transfers In" is calculated as the total number of students who transferred into the DOC between July 1st – October 15th for the specified school year, as reported through California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS).
Transfers Out of Districts of Choice
| Field Name |
Data Type |
Maximum Width |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Name | Character | 50 | District name |
| CDCode | Character | 7 | This 7-digit code is the official, unique identification of a district within California. The first two digits identify the county and the next five digits identify the school district. |
| Total Transfers Out | Numeric | 6 | Total count of students who transferred out of the DOC. |
| Male | Character | 6 | Male |
| Female | Character | 6 | Female |
| Asian | Character | 6 | Asian, Not Hispanic |
| African American | Character | 6 | African American, Not Hispanic |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | Character | 6 | American Indian or Alaska Native, Not Hispanic |
| Filipino | Character | 6 | Filipino, Not Hispanic |
| Hispanic | Character | 6 | Hispanic or Latino |
| Pacific Islander | Character | 6 | Pacific Islander, Not Hispanic |
| White | Character | 6 | White, Not Hispanic |
| Two or more | Character | 6 | Two or More Races, Not Hispanic |
| Unknown | Character | 6 | Did not report or missing |
| SED | Character | 6 | Socio-economically disadvantaged (SED) – Students are SED if: they are migrant, foster, homeless at any time during academic year; they were eligible for Free or Reduced-Priced Meal (FRPM) Program (also known as the National School Lunch Program), or had direct certification for FRPM at any time during the academic year at the testing school; the parent education level is marked as “both parents did not received a high school diploma” at the time of testing |
| EL | Character | 6 | English Learners (ELs) |
| SWD | Character | 6 | Students with disabilities |
Note: The “Total Transfers Out” is calculated as the total number of primary enrolled students who transferred out of a DOC between July 1st – October 15th for the specified school year, and into another California public school, or non-public, non-sectarian certified (NPS) school, as reported through California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS).