2020–21 CAA for Science Research File Layout
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County-District-School (CDS) codes uniquely identify schools and are used for funding, assessment, accountability, grant applications, data reporting, and tracking purposes.
| Field # | Data Element | Start Position | End Position | Length | Program Values | Field Definition | Research File Column Header (CSV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | County Code | 1 | 2 | 2 | N/A | Identifies the county by CDS code. | County Code |
| 2 | District Code | 3 | 7 | 5 | N/A | Identifies the district (LEA) by CDS code. | District Code |
| 3 | School Code | 8 | 14 | 7 | N/A | Identifies the school by CDS code. | School Code |
| 4 | Filler | 15 | 18 | 4 | N/A | N/A | Filler |
| 5 | Test Year | 19 | 22 | 4 | 2021 | Year of the testing program associated with the file. | Test Year |
| 6 | Student Group ID | 23 | 25 | 3 | N/A | This field will be populated with referenced data. | Student Group ID |
| 7 | Test Type | 26 | 26 | 1 | Y = CAA Science | N/A | Test Type |
| 8 | Total Number Tested at Entity Level for a particular subgroup ID |
27 | 33 | 7 | This field is subject to the suppression rules. | Total number of tested students at entity level (county, district, or school) for a particular demographic (subgroup ID). All grades are included in this total. |
Total Tested At Reporting Level |
| 9 | Total Number Tested with Preliminary Valid Scores at Entity Level for a particular subgroup ID |
34 | 40 | 7 | This field is subject to the suppression rules. | Total number of tested students with preliminary indicators at entity level (county, district, or school) for a particular demographic (student group ID). All grades are included in this total. |
Total Tested with Preliminary Indicators at Reporting Level |
| 10 | Grade | 41 | 42 | 2 | 05 = Grade 5 14 = All High School |
This is the grade level this record represents. Grade 13 is all grades 5, 8, 10, 11, and 12 Grade 14 is all high school grades 10, 11, and 12 |
Grade |
| 11 | Test ID | 43 | 44 | 2 | 18 = CAA for Science | 18 = CAA for Science | Test ID |
| 12 | Total Students at the Grade Level for a particular student group ID within entity | 45 | 51 | 7 | This field is subject to the suppression rules. | Total number of students at the grade level for a particular demographic (student group ID) within entity. | Students Enrolled |
| 13 | Total Number Tested at Grade Level for a particular student group ID within entity | 52 | 58 | 7 | This field is subject to the suppression rules. | Total number of tested students at the grade level for a particular demographic (student group ID) within entity. | Students Tested |
| 14 | Mean Percent Correct Score | 59 | 64 | 6 | Format 999.9 This field is subject to the suppression rules. |
Mean Percent Correct—The sum of percent for students with preliminary indicators in the selected entity (i.e., state, county, district, school, or student group) divided by the Total Number Tested with preliminary indicators from the selected entity (field #18). |
Mean Percent Correct |
| 15 | Preliminary Indicator – Percent Category 1 | 65 | 70 | 6 | Format 999.99 This field is subject to the suppression rules. |
Total count of Category 1 students divided by the sum total of tested students at all levels * 100. Category 1–Limited |
Percentage Preliminary Indicator Category 1 |
| 16 | Preliminary Indicator – Percent Category 2 | 71 | 76 | 6 | Format 999.99 This field is subject to the suppression rules. |
Total count of Category 2 students divided by the sum total of tested students at all levels * 100. Category 2–Moderate |
Percentage Preliminary Indicator Category 2 |
| 17 | Preliminary Indicator – Percent Category 3 | 77 | 82 | 6 | Format 999.99 This field is subject to the suppression rules. |
Total count of Category 3 students divided by the sum total of tested students at all levels * 100. Category 3–Considerable |
Percentage Preliminary Indicator Category 3 |
| 18 | Total Number Tested with Preliminary Indicators at Grade Level for a particular student group ID within entity | 83 | 89 | 7 | This field is subject to the suppression rules. |
Total number of tested students with Preliminary Indicators at a particular grade for a particular demographic (student group ID) within entity. | Students with Preliminary Indicators |
| 19 | Type ID | 90 | 91 | 2 | 04 = State |
N/A | Type ID |