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Record Layout for 2023 Chronic Absenteeism

Field names, types, and descriptions for the 2023 Chronic Absenteeism Indicator 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/local education agency (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
Y=The school is a charter school

7

coe_flag

County Office of Education Flag

Y or Blank
Y=The district is a county office of education

8

dass_flag

Dashboard Alternative School Status (DASS) Flag

Y or Blank
Y=The school is a DASS school

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

Current Numerator

Number of students who were chronically absent.

Integer

11

currdenom

Current Denominator

Number of students enrolled who met the eligibility criteria

Integer

12

currstatus

Current Status

Chronic Absenteeism Rate

(Rounded to nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal

13

priornumer

Prior Numerator

Number of students who were chronically absent.

Integer

14

priordenom

Prior Denominator

Number of students enrolled who met the eligibility criteria

Integer

15

priorstatus

Prior Status

Chronic Absenteeism Rate

(Rounded to nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal

16

change

Change

Difference between 2022-23 Chronic Absenteeism Rate and 2021-22 Chronic Absenteeism Rate

(Rounded to nearest 0.1 after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the CA School Dashboard Technical Guide.)

Decimal

17

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 Status Level

18

changelevel

Change level

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

1=Increased Significantly
2=Increased
3=Maintained
4=Declined
5=Declined Significantly
0=No Change Level

19

color

Performance Level Color

1=Red
2=Orange
3=Yellow
4=Green
5=Blue
0=No Color

20

box

If a color was assigned, this value represents the specific 5x5 grid location

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

21

smalldenom

Small Denominator

Student population less than 150: 3x5 color grid was applied

The Small Denominator rule applies at the School, District, and Student Group levels

Y or Blank
Y=3x5 color grid was applied

22

currnsizemet

Current Year Denominator N-size Met

Schools and LEAs that had at least 30 students in the current status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) in this field. The ‘N-size’ of 30 is used to ensure that accountability results are statistically significant, valid, and reliable. Schools and LEAs with fewer than 30 students in the current status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No) in this field. At the LEA level for the Foster and Homeless student groups, a 'N-size' of at least 15 is required to receive a 'Y'.

Y or Blank
Y=The school, district, or student group had 30 or more students in the current status denominator OR the district had 15 or more Foster or Homeless Youth in the current status denominator

23

priornsizemet

Prior Year Denominator N-size Met

Schools and LEAs that had at least 30 students in the prior status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) in this field. The ‘N-size’ of 30 is used to ensure that accountability results are statistically significant, valid, and reliable. Schools and LEAs with fewer than 30 students in the current status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No) in this field. At the LEA level for the Foster and Homeless student groups, a 'N-size' of at least 15 is required to receive a 'Y'.

Y or Blank
Y=The school, district, or student group had 30 or more students in the prior status denominator OR the district had 15 or more Foster or Homeless Youth in the prior status denominator

24

accountabilitymet

Indicates whether the school, district, or student group met the minimum n-size in both the current and prior year denominators to earn a Performance Level Color

Y or Blank
Y=The school, district, or student group met the minimum n-size in both the current and prior denominators to earn a Performance Level Color

25

certifyflag

Non-certified data flag

Districts and schools that did not certify their attendance data in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) in the current year are automatically assigned an Orange Performance Level.

Y or Blank
Y=Did not certify attendance data in the current year

26

priorcertifyflag

Prior year non-certified data flag

Districts and schools that did not certify their attendance data in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) in the prior year are automatically assigned an Orange Performance Level.

Y or Blank
Y=Did not certify attendance data in the prior year

27

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 an Orange Performance Level.
OR
Schools or Districts informed the California Department of Education (CDE) of bad data submissions.
OR
Submitted Student Absence Summary (STAS) data that is misaligned with their cumulative enrollment data submission.

Y or Blank
Y= Submitted incorrect data and/or data with errors

28

indicator

Dashboard Indicator

"CHRO"

29

reportingyear

Reporting Year

Text

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Last Reviewed: Friday, December 15, 2023