File Name: grads09.txt, grads10.txt, grads11.txt, and grads12.txt
For each school, there is one record for every instance where there is data. A school may have 1 to 16 record(s), depending on data reported.
Note: This file does not contain the county name, district name or school name. To obtain this data, users must download the Public School Directory and match records by the CDS_CODE field. See description of CDS_CODE field below.
Field Name |
Type Field |
Width |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
CDS_CODE |
Character |
14 |
This 14-digit code is the official, unique identification of a school within California. The first two digits identify the county, the next five digits identify the school district, and the last seven digits identify the school. |
ETHNIC |
Character |
1 |
This is a coded field for race/ethnic designation. The ethnic designations are coded as follows:
(See Glossary for complete definitions of the ethnic groups.) |
GENDER |
Character |
1 |
This field is a coded field identifying gender. The gender is coded as follows:
|
GRADS |
Numeric |
4 |
Number of twelfth-grade graduates. This data includes summer graduates and does not include students with high school equivalencies (i.e., General Educational Development (GED) test or California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE)). |
UC_GRADS |
Numeric |
4 |
Number of twelfth-grade graduates who also completed all courses required for entry into the University of California (UC) and/or California State University (CSU) with a grade "C" or better. This data includes summer graduates and does not include students with high school equivalencies (i.e., GED or CHSPE). |
| YEAR | Character | 4 | Year of data. |
