Record Layout for the 2004 Base API Data File

Field names, types and descriptions for the 2004 Base Academic Performance Index (API) Data File.

Field #	Field Name	Type	Width	Description
1	CDS	Character	14	County/District/School code
2	RTYPE	Character	1	Record Type: (D=District, S=School, A=ASAM)
3	STYPE	Character	1	School Type: (E=Elem, M=Middle, H=High)
4	SNAME	Character	40	School Name
5	DNAME	Character	30	District Name
6	CNAME	Character	15	County Name
7	FLAG	Character	5	Flag Values
8	VALID_NUM	Character	7	Number of Students Included in the 2004 API
9	API04	Character	5	Tested 2004 API (Base)(I=Invalid data, B=District or Asam School. Note: Should have asterisk if Valid_Num < 100)
10	ST_RANK	Character	5	Statewide Rank (I=Invalid data, B=District or Asam School. Note: Should have asterisk if Valid_Num < 100)
11	SIM_RANK	Character	5	Similar Schools Rank
12	GR_TARG	Character	5	2004–05 API Growth Target
13	API_TARG	Character	5	2005 API Target
14	AA_NUM	Character	7	Number of African Americans Included in API
15	AA_SIG	Character	5	African Americans Significant? (Yes/No)
16	AA_API	Character	5	2004 African American API (Base)
17	AA_GT	Character	5	2004–05African American Subgroup Growth Target
18	AA_TARG	Character	5	2005 African American Subgroup API Target
19	AI_NUM	Character	7	Number of American Indians Included in API
20	AI_SIG	Character	5	American Indians Significant? (Yes/No)
21	AI_API	Character	5	2004 American Indians API (Base)
22	AI_GT	Character	5	2004–05 American Indians Subgroup Growth Target
23	AI_TARG	Character	5	2005 American Indians Subgroup API Target
24	AS_NUM	Character	7	Number of Asians Included in API
25	AS_SIG	Character	5	Asians Significant? (Yes/No)
26	AS_API	Character	5	2004 Asian API (Base)
27	AS_GT	Character	5	2004–05 Asian Subgroup Growth Target
28	AS_TARG	Character	5	2005 Asian Subgroup API Target
29	FI_NUM	Character	7	Number of Filipinos Included in API
30	FI_SIG	Character	5	Filipino Significant? (Yes/No)
31	FI_API	Character	5	2004 Filipino API (Base)
32	FI_GT	Character	5	2004–05 Filipino Subgroup Growth Target
33	FI_TARG	Character	5	2005 Filipino Subgroup API Target
34	HI_NUM	Character	7	Number of Hispanics included in API
35	HI_SIG	Character	5	Hispanics Significant? (Yes/No)
36	HI_API	Character	5	2004 Hispanics API (Base)
37	HI_GT	Character	5	2004–05 Hispanics Subgroup Growth Target
38	HI_TARG	Character	5	2005 Hispanics Subgroup API Target
39	PI_NUM	Character	7	Number of Pacific Islanders Included in API
40	PI_SIG	Character	5	Pacific Islanders Significant? (Yes/No)
41	PI_API	Character	5	2004 Pacific Islanders API (Base)
42	PI_GT	Character	5	2004–05 Pacific Islanders Subgroup Growth Target
43	PI_TARG	Character	5	2005 Subgroup API Target
44	WH_NUM	Character	7	Number of whites included in API
45	WH_SIG	Character	5	White Significant? (Yes/No)
46	WH_API	Character	5	2004 Whites API (Base)
47	WH_GT	Character	5	2004–05 Whites Subgroup Growth Target
48	WH_TARG	Character	5	2005 White API Target
49	SD_NUM	Character	7	Number of Socioeconomically Disadvantaged (SD) Students Included in API
50	SD_SIG	Character	5	Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Significant? (Yes/No)
51	SD_API	Character	5	2004 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API (Base)
52	SD_GT	Character	5	2004–05 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged subgroup Growth Target
53	SD_TARG	Character	5	2005 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged API Target
54	PCT_AA	Character	5	Percent African American
55	PCT_AI	Character	5	Percent American Indian
56	PCT_AS	Character	5	Percent Asian
57	PCT_FI	Character	5	Percent Filipino
58	PCT_HI	Character	5	Percent Hispanic or Latino
59	PCT_PI	Character	5	Percent Pacific Islander
60	PCT_WH	Character	5	Percent White
61	MEALS	Character	5	Percentage of Students Tested that are Participants in the Free or Reduced Price Lunch Program
62	EL	Character	5	Percent English Learners
63	YR_RND	Character	5	Year Round School
64	SMOB	Character	5	Percentage of Students Who First Attended this School in the Present Year
65	CBMOB	Character	5	School Mobility from CBEDS
66	DMOB	Character	5	Percentage of Students counted as part of district enrollment in October 2004 CBEDS and has been continuously enrolled since that date
67	ACS_K3	Character	5	Average Class Size (Grades K-3)
68	ACS_46	Character	5	Average Class Size (Grades 4-6)
69	ACS_CORE	Character	5	Number of Core Academic Courses
70	PCT_RESP	Character	5	Percent of Student Answer Documents with Parent Education Level Information
71	NOT_HSG	Character	5	Parent Ed Level: Percent Not High School Graduate
72	HSG	Character	5	Parent Ed Level: Percent High School Graduate
73	SOME_COL	Character	5	Parent Ed Level: Percent Some College
74	COL_GRAD	Character	5	Parent Ed Level: Percent College Graduate
75	GRAD_SCH	Character	5	Parent Ed Level: Percent Graduate School
76	AVG_ED	Character	5	Average Parent Education Level
77	FULL	Character	5	Percent Teachers at This School with Full Credentials
78	EMER	Character	5	Percent Teachers at this school with Emergency Credentials
79	ENROLL	Character	7	Number of Students Enrolled on the First Day of Testing for Grades 2-11
80	CAPAM	Character	7	Students marked as taking the California Alternate Performance Assessment (CAPA)
81	PARENT_OPT	Character	7	Number of Students Excused from Testing by Parental Written Request
82	TESTED	Character	7	Number of Students Tested on Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR)
83	CAPAT	Character	7	Number of Students Tested on CAPA
84	SCI	Character	10	School Characteristic Index
85	DFC	Character	1	Direct Funded Charter Y=Yes, N=No
86	VCST_E28	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8
87	PCST_E28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 2-8
88	VCST_E911	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11
89	PCST_E911	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in English-language arts Grades 9-11
90	CW_CSTE	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CST English-language arts
91	VCST_M28	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8
92	PCST_M28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in mathematics Grades 2-8
93	VCST_M911	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11
94	PCST_M911	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in mathematics Grades 9-11
95	CW_CSTM	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CST mathematics
96	VCST_S28	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in science Grades 2-8
97	PCST_S28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in science Grades 2-8
98	VCST_S911	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in science Grades 9-11
99	PCST_S911	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in science Grades 9-11
100	CW_CSTS	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CST science
101	VCST_H28	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8
102	PCST_H28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in history-social science Grades 2-8
103	VCST_H911	Character	10	Valid Score for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11
104	PCST_H911	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CST in history-social science Grades 9-11
105	CW_CSTH	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CST history-social science
106	VNRT_R28	Character	10	Valid Score for Norm-Referenced Test (NRT) Reading in Grades 2-8
107	PNRT_R28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT Reading in Grades 2-8
108	CW_NRTR	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in NRT Reading
109	VNRT_L28	Character	10	Valid Score for NRT Language in Grades 2-8
110	PNRT_L28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT Language in Grades 2-8
111	CW_NRTL	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in NRT Language
112	VNRT_S28	Character	10	Valid Score for NRT Spelling in Grades 2-8
113	PNRT_S28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT Spelling in Grades 2-8
114	CW_NRTS	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in NRT Spelling
115	VNRT_M28	Character	10	Valid Score for NRT Mathematics in Grades 2-8
116	PNRT_M28	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for NRT Mathematics in Grades 2-8
117	CW_NRTM	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in NRT Mathematics
118	VCHS_E911	Character	10	Valid Score for (California High School Exit Examination (CAHSEE) English-Language Arts (ELA) in Grades 9-11
119	PCHS_E911	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE ELA in Grades 9-11
120	CW_CHSE	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CAHSEE ELA
121	VCHS_M911	Character	10	Valid Score for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11
122	PCHS_M911	Character	10	Product of Test Weights Multiplied by Valid scores for CAHSEE mathematics in Grades 9-11
123	CW_CHSM	Character	5	School Content Area Weights Percentage in CAHSEE mathematics
124	TOT_28	Character	10	Product of Total of Test Weights Multiplied by Total of Valid scores in Grades 2-8
125	TOT_911	Character	10	Product of Total of Test Weights Multiplied by Total of Valid scores in Grades 9-11

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