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Record Layout for 2016-17 Five-Year Grad Rate

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2016-17 Five-Year Grad Rate Data File.
Field # Field Name Description Acceptable Values
1 cds County-District-School Code 14-character string
2 rtype Record Type S=School Record
D=District/LEA Record
X=State Record
3 schoolname School Name Text
4 districtname District Name Text
5 countyname County Name Text
6 charter_flag Charter School Flag Y or blank
7 coe_flag County Office of Education Flag Y or blank
8 dass_flag Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) Flag Y or blank
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

10 currnumer Number of graduates in the 2016-17 5yr graduation cohort Integer
11 currdenom Number of students in the 2016-17 5yr graduation cohort Integer
12 currstatus

CURRENT STATUS - 2016-17 5yr Graduation Rate

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

Decimal
13 priornumer Null Integer
14 priordenom Null Integer
15 priorstatus

Null

Decimal
16 safetynet Null Y/N
17 change Null Decimal
18 statuslevel

Null

1=Very Low
2=Low
3=Medium
4=High
5=Very High
0=No Data

19 changelevel

Null

1=Decreased Significantly
2=Decreased
3=Maintained
4=Increased
5=Increased Significantly
0=No Data
20 color Color 1=Red
2=Orange
3=Yellow
4=Green
5=Blue
0=No Color
21 box If a color was assigned, this value represents the specific 5x5 grid location

10=Very High Declined Significantly
20=Very High, Declined
30=Very High, Mantained
40=Very High, Increased
50=Very High, Increased Significantly
60=High, Declined Significantly
70=High, Declined
80=High, Mantained
90=High, Increased
100=High, Increased Significantly
110=Medium, Declined Significantly
120=Medium, Declined
130=Medium, Mantained
140=Medium, Increased
150=Medium, Increased Significantly
160=Low, Declined Significantly
170=Low, Declined
180=Low, Mantained
190=Low, Increased
200=Low, Increased Significantly
210=Very Low, Declined Significantly
220=Very Low, Declined
230=Very Low, Mantained
240=Very Low, Increased
250=Very Low, Increased Significantly
0=No Color

22 reportingyear Reporting Year Text
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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, July 18, 2023