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Record Layout for 2022 ELA Academic Indicator

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2022 Academic Indicator (English Language Arts/Literacy) 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/Local Educational Agency (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
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 Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment)
CAA=California Alternative Assessment (students who took the California Alternate Assessment)
None
10 currdenom Current Denominator

Current year number of continuously enrolled students who took the Smarter Balanced summative assessment or the California Alternate Assessment in English Language Arts/Literacy (ELA) plus the number of Lowest Obtainable Scale Score (LOSS) scores added due to the school, district, or student group not meeting the federal 95% participation rate requirement.
Integer None
11 currstatus Current Status

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

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

Decimal Blank if currdenom<11
12 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
0 if currdenom<11
13 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
None
14 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
None
15 prate_enrolled Number of students included in the participation rate denominator for English language arts Integer None
16 prate_tested Number of students tested in English language arts Integer None
17 prate Percent of students tested in English language arts Integer None
18 numPRLOSS 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 None
19 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 ELA

Integer None
20 currstatus_withoutPRLOSS Current 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 ELA

(Rounded after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
Decimal Blank if currdenom_withoutPRLOSS<11
21 reportingyear Reporting Year Text None
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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, October 22, 2024
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