Record Layout for 2022 Chronic Absenteeism
Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2022 Chronic Absenteeism Indicator Data File.| Field # | Field Name | Description | Acceptable Values | Suppression Rules | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cds | County-District-School Code | 14-character string | None | 
| 2 | rtype | Record Type |  S=School Record D=District/LEA Record X=State Record  | 
    None | 
| 3 | schoolname | School Name | Text | None | 
| 4 | districtname | District Name | Text | None | 
| 5 | countyname | County Name | Text | None | 
| 6 | charter_flag | Charter School Flag |  Y or Blank Y=The school is a charter school  | 
    None | 
| 7 | coe_flag | County Office of Education Flag |  Y or Blank Y=The district is a county office of education  | 
    None | 
| 8 | dass_flag | Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) Flag |  Y or Blank Y=The school is a DASS school  | 
    None | 
| 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 SED=Socioeconomically Disadvantaged SWD=Students with Disabilities FOS=Foster Youth HOM=Homeless Youth  | 
    None | 
| 10 | currnumer |  Current Numerator Number of students who were chronically absent.  | 
    Integer | Blank if currdenom<11 | 
| 11 | currdenom |  Current Denominator Number of students enrolled who met the eligibility criteria  | 
    Integer | None | 
| 12 | currstatus |  Current Status Chronic Absenteeism Rate (Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)  | 
    Decimal | Blank if currdenom<11 | 
| 13 | 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  | 
    0 if currdenom<11 | 
| 14 | certifyflag |  Non-certified data flag Districts and schools that did not certify their attendance data in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) are automatically assigned a "High" Status Level if their earned Status Level was Medium, Low, or Very Low.  | 
     Y or Blank Y=Did not certify attendance data  | 
    None | 
| 15 | 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) are automatically assigned a "High" Status Level if their earned Status Level was Medium, Low, or Very Low.  | 
     Y or Blank Y= Had more full-days of out-of-school suspensions than the number of days reported as absences  | 
    None | 
| 16 | reportingyear | Reporting Year | Text | None | 
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		Last Reviewed: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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