Record Layout: English Learner Progress Indicator

Field names, types, and descriptions for the English Learner Progress Indicator (ELPI) data file for years 2024 and 2025.

Field #	Field Name	Description
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 EL=English Learner LTEL=Long-Term English Learner
10	currprogressed	Current year number of Summative English Language Proficiency Assessments for California (ELPAC) testers who increased at least one ELPI performance level (PL) between the prior and current year. Integer
11	currmaintainPL4	Current year number of Summative ELPAC testers who maintained the level representing English Language Proficiency (ELP) between the prior and current year. Integer
12	currmaintainOth	Current year number of Summative ELPAC testers who maintained an ELPI PL other than the level representing ELP between the prior and current year. Integer
13	currdeclined	Current year number of Summative ELPAC testers who decreased at least one ELPI PL between the prior and current year. Integer
14	currprogressed_Alternate	Current year number of Summative Alternate (Alt) ELPAC testers who increased at least one Summative Alt-ELPAC performance level (PL) or improved at least 10 points on their scale scores between the prior and current year. Integer
15	currmaintainPL3_Alternate	Current year number of Summative Alt-ELPAC testers who maintained the level representing English Language Proficiency (ELP) between the prior and current year. Integer
16	currnotprognotmain_Alternate	Current year number of Summative Alternate ELPAC testers who did not: 1) increase at least one Summative Alt-ELPAC PL or improve at least 10 points on their scale scores between the prior and current year; or, 2) maintain the level representing English Language Proficiency (ELP) between the prior and current year. Integer
17	curr95	The number of students added to the current year status denominator and counted as not making progress in the current year status numerator because less than 95 percent of the population was tested. (For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide) Integer
18	currnumer	Current Numerator Integer Current year number of Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC testers meeting the progress criteria between the current and prior year. (For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
19	currdenom	Current Denominator Integer Current year number of Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC testers in both the prior and current years meeting the criteria for inclusion in the status denominator and students added to the current year status denominator because less than 95 percent of the population was tested. (For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
20	currstatus	Current Status Decimal Percent of current year Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC testers meeting the criteria for progress between the prior and current year. The calculation includes the number of students added to the current year status denominator because less than 95 percent of the EL population was tested. (Results are rounded to one decimal place after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
21	priorprogressed	Prior year number of Summative EL ELPAC testers who increased at least one ELPI PL between the prior and current year. Integer
22	priormaintainPL4	Prior year number of Summative ELPAC testers who maintained the level representing English Language Proficiency (ELP) between the prior and current year. Integer
23	priormaintainOth	Prior year number of Summative ELPAC testers who maintained an ELPI PL other than the level representing ELP between the prior and current year. Integer
24	priordeclined	Prior year number of Summative ELPAC testers who decreased at least one ELPI PL between the prior and current year. Integer
25	priorprogressed_Alternate	Prior year number of Summative Alternate (Alt) ELPAC testers who increased at least one Summative Alt-ELPAC performance level (PL) or improved at least 10 points on their scale scores between the prior and current year. Integer
26	priormaintainPL3_Alternate	Prior year number of Summative Alt-ELPAC testers who maintained the level representing English language proficiency (ELP) between the prior and current year. Integer
27	priornotprognotmain_Alternate	Prior year number of Summative Alternate ELPAC testers who did not: 1) increase at least one Summative Alt-ELPAC PL or improve at least 10 points on their scale scores between the prior and current year; or, 2) maintain the level representing English Language Proficiency (ELP) between the prior and current year. Integer
28	prior95	The number of students added to the prior year status denominator and counted as not making progress in the prior year status numerator because less than 95 percent of the EL population was tested. (For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide) Integer
29	priornumer	Prior Numerator Integer Prior year number of Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC testers meeting the progress criteria between the current and prior year. (For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
30	priordenom	Prior Denominator Integer Prior year number of Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC testers in both the prior and current years meeting the criteria for inclusion in the status denominator and students added to the prior year status denominator because less than 95 percent of the population was tested. (For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
31	priorstatus	Prior Status Decimal Percent of prior year Summative ELPAC and Summative Alt-ELPAC testers meeting the criteria for progress between the prior and current year. The calculation includes the number of students added to the prior year status denominator because less than 95 percent of the population was tested. (Results are rounded to one decimal place after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
32	change	Difference between current year status and prior year status. Decimal (Results are rounded to one decimal place after calculations. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
33	statuslevel	Status Level 1=Very Low 2=Low 3=Medium 4=High 5=Very High 0=No Status Level (Determined after calculations and rounding. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
34	changelevel	Change level 1=Decreased Significantly 2=Decreased 3=Maintained 4=Increased 5=Increased Significantly 0=No Change Level (Determined after calculations and rounding. For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide)
35	color	Performance Level Color 1=Red 2=Orange 3=Yellow 4=Green 5=Blue 0=No Color Performance on state measures, using comparable statewide data, is represented by one of five colors. From highest to lowest, the five performance levels are: Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, and Red. Performance levels are determined by combining both Status and Change.
36	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, Maintained 40=Very High, Increased 50=Very High, Increased Significantly 60=High, Declined Significantly 70=High, Declined 80=High, Maintained 90=High, Increased 100=High, Increased Significantly 110=Medium, Declined Significantly 120=Medium, Declined 130=Medium, Maintained 140=Medium, Increased 150=Medium, Increased Significantly 160=Low, Declined Significantly 170=Low, Declined 180=Low, Maintained 190=Low, Increased 200=Low, Increased Significantly 210=Very Low, Declined Significantly 220=Very Low, Declined 230=Very Low, Maintained 240=Very Low, Increased 250=Very Low, Increased Significantly 0=No Color
37	currnsizemet	Current Year Denominator N-size Met Y=School or LEA met the minimum required number of students in the current status denominator N=School or LEA did not meet the minimum required number of students in the current status denominator Schools and LEAs meeting the minimum required number of students in the current status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) in this field. Schools and LEAs with fewer than the minimum required number of students in the current status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No). (For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
38	priornsizemet	Prior Year Denominator N-size Met Y=School or LEA met the minimum required number of students in the prior status denominator N=School or LEA did not meet the minimum required number of students in the prior status denominator Schools and LEAs meeting the minimum required number of students in the prior status denominator have met the ‘N-size’ requirement and will receive a ‘Y’ (i.e., Yes) in this field. Schools and LEAs with fewer than the minimum required number of students in the prior status denominator will receive an ‘N’ (i.e., No). (For further information regarding this data field refer to the California School Dashboard Technical Guide.)
39	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
40	indicator	Dashboard Indicator "ELPI"
41	reportingyear	Reporting Year Text

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Last Reviewed: Thursday, November 13, 2025

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